 Another box for the next running shoe giveaway. Let's open it up Three pairs of shoes shout out to Texas the great state of Texas. Oh, man. Let's see. Let we're not gonna open up all three Let's just open up one see what's inside. Oh my goodness. All right. Here we go. We ready for this boom Oh Yes, oh the 1080s. Oh The 1080s, I think these are the v9s 1080 v9s new balance. Thank you so much great state of Texas You know who you are size 10. Oh Wow, I actually have been eyeing. I don't own this shoe. I've been eyeing this shoe All right, these will be for the next running shoe giveaway amazing. Thank you again so much so cool Okay, so it was freezing this morning in Denver, Colorado. I'm burning up now the sun has come out hold on Okay, that's much better much better answers is the key word for today because I'm giving you my answers to your questions From the last basically two weeks from Instagram YouTube Strava email and I can't answer all of them I tried to grab Questions that basically could be applicable to many many people. Let's dive in question number one comes from Instagram Sharon Homer he asked. Hey, I've been getting injured pretty consistently for the past year Mostly because I'm a severe heel striker I'm working on that he says and I'm also my cadence is way too slow, which I'm working on this summer I want to up my mileage to at least 60 miles per week and remain injury free free That said is there a shoe you would suggest for someone like me It started with a stress reaction in both first metatarsals Then followed up with some shin problems and knee problems most recently So Sharon that's definitely a lot of injuries and it sounds like you need some stability shoes If you're pronating a lot and if you have if you're having stress reactions or stress fractures You know, that's a bone injury and so you have to walk that fine line between Too much mileage and maybe not enough to hit the goals that you want to but to get around that a little bit A shoe with a little more cushion might help also because you're having a knee injury or a knee issue I don't know what that might be if it's a runner's knee or maybe an IT band injury I'm not sure but that also might that leads me to believe that you might you might benefit from a little more cushion in your shoes So I wrote back to jaren and said the new balance Vongo, I really like that shoe. I don't own it, but I've tried it on in a running shoe store I just don't need another stability shoe in my lineup, but the new balance Vongo Spelled V o NGO would be one that I would look at and then also Maybe probably not but maybe try out the Nike structure lineup It's a little bit of a harder landing I've noticed and so because of your metatarsal issues You anyway, it might be worth just trying and seeing if you like it And if so you can always add a little more cushion Through the Spenco, which I use in my shoes It's just as little cushion that I add for a little more protection from all the pounding From the volume and lastly, of course the hoka lineup You've got the Bondi in the a Rahi a Rahi a Rahi spelled a R a H I both of those are stability shoes from Hoka and I believe it's the Bondi six is the most recent iteration but those are very much maximal issues a lot of cushion and You anyway try that if you don't if you haven't tried hoka, it might be worth a shot to help Okay, there you go Jaren. I hope that helps moving on to question number two What shoe do you recommend for fast interval workouts and also can be used for racing? That's from Lizette Malvarez. Oh, man We've got a lot of options for you So I'm just gonna throw them out and then break down a couple the sock any fast twitch eight or nine The read and I don't know what distance you're racing But the Reebok float ride run fast pro the hoka carbon rocket the Nike zoom fly flying it The new balance a zonte v4 or pursuit Let's see any others Yeah, well, why not the adidas audios for so again, I don't know what distance you're trying to race Let's just take the Reebok float ride for example You got to be careful. This is a very lightweight shoe. It's expensive So keep very expensive although I did see it for like I think 30% off right now So it is the price is starting to come down for this shoe Definitely, I would say a 5k maybe 10k road racing shoe and But you could definitely do some workouts in this shoe But be just be careful if you have a history of injuries Stay away from this shoe But if you are completely injury-free and you want to race fast and train fast This could be a great option Then if you're looking for a shoe for maybe something a little longer the flow the Nike zoom fly flying it Along with a carbon rocket would be two other options This is a one millimeter drop shoe. It's that doesn't get me too excited for racing But if you're okay with zero drop or low drop, this could be an option It's a carbon fiber plate along with a zoom fly flying it and then lastly I really do like I need to I haven't raced yet in the fast twitch lineup But as far as workouts go the times that I have put this guy on I do like how Snappy and how much ground feel I get in the sock any fast twitch lineup Lisette Malvarez, I hope that helps and yes all of these shoes are listed down below just so everyone knows okay moving on I'm gonna try and be a little quicker When did choosing a running shoe become so stressful? I've been trying to look into a larger drop after my marathon and half marathon I like your thinking in a z after running his marathon and half marathon in a zero drop He's looking at the Brooks Glisser in 17 a 10 millimeter drop and the sock any ride ISO 2 an 8 millimeter drop Which do you think would be a good choice or? Are they pretty much the same and that's from incredible Hulk? So if I had to choose from those two I would lean toward the sock any ride ISO 2 I don't know if it's I don't know if it's a marathon racing shoe But if you're if you're just getting out there running and want to complete a marathon It definitely would do the trick So it is interesting that the vapor fly 4% flying it which I don't have out here right now It's a 10 millimeter drop and then the next iteration is called the next percent and they actually dropped down to 8 Millimeters so oh man. We're not gonna get into all that right now, but I do think I am of the opinion I like at least 8 millimeter and even I preferably for me 10 millimeter for fast Racing so another option. I would say of course is the Pegasus 35 turbo lots of good cushion It's if you're looking for a shoe that is gonna protect your legs now for something really snappy snappy and fast This is not the shoe But if again if you're looking to complete a half marathon and a marathon without beating up your legs too too much I think the Pegasus 35 turbo is a great option. Okay moving on good question What cross-country spikes do you think are good? That's from Joey I would go with the Nike zoom forever and the Hoka XC 900 I've tried both on and running shoes stores here in Denver. I don't own them I'm not a cross-country runner anymore But I have just tried them on to see how they feel and I like those two shoes the Nike zoom forever 5 and the Hoka XC 900 v4 But here's something crazy. I don't know if you're racing in an urban environment I so I did a couple races in Denver that mixed dirt and Pavement I prefer dirt for cross-country, but yeah, yeah, you get what you can take sometimes the Reebok float ride I guarantee there's gonna be some high schoolers out there that race in the shoe in the fall for cross-country You might I mean okay in grass. I like spikes for grass for sure I bet some people will use this shoe on grass, but as far as like a Really packed down dirt road. I think this Reebok float ride run fast pro is gonna show up on high schoolers feet in the fall So anyway, I hope that helps get you going in the right direction Okay, moving on and that question was from Joey shout out to Joey. Here we go Seth How many miles do you put on daily trainers? How do you determine what they're when they're done and you move on to a new daily running shoe? Love the videos that is from stick shift G. I believe it was on Instagram So I look at midsole compression over outsole Wearing down so the outsole on a shoe when the when the when the pattern on the outsole of a shoe is beginning to wear down That's fine, but what I pay more attention to is the compression Through the midsole so when a shoe you hear people talk about when a shoe feels dead That is when they begin to look into new running shoes Here's my tip of the day when you get a new pair of new pair of daily trainers Go run and then come back to your house Immediately take notes on a piece of paper or on your phone on how the shoe felt with respect to snap energy return Outsole grip for sure an overall leg feel just like right out a paragraph like a short paragraph Maybe ten sentences just like noting how they felt on your feet and your legs and then in four to six weeks Revisit what you wrote down and compare Okay, do they feel on a scale of one to ten? Do they still feel this snappy? Do they still feel like I'm getting this much energy return? And if you start to see a quick if you're like wait a minute. No Instead of an eight. I now feel a three that is a great sign that it is time to get a new Daily trainer does that help? That's what I do and it's I don't often I don't take notes for all the shoes because now it's just like muscle memory It's and it will take time for you to build up your muscle memory With respect to different types of shoes, but it will happen You just got to really dial in your mental focus when you're trying out the shoes at the beginning So all right good quick great question and again stick shift G all right moving on here We go from Joseph McCoy Seth are the Pegasus turbos good cushion for plantar fasciitis Yes, Joseph my favorite shoes for dealing and running through plantar fasciitis Where the beacons was my number one and number two was the Nike Pegasus 35 turbo why? Cushion plus support So some shoes have cushion, but not great support some shoes have great support But not great cushion so in order to alleviate some of that pain I like a good cushion shoe, but I don't want to be completely Completely loosey-goosey through the midsole. I like a little bit of support meaning through the arch and So anyway, those are my two shoes that helped me the most to deal with it didn't it didn't solve my pf But it helped me train through and have a pretty successful road Racing season last fall so good question from Joseph moving on and oh this is fun I love talking about running shoes with all of you here. We go. This is from Glenn I believe this is from YouTube maybe do you feel like zero drop matters on trails in my opinion? I have found very little difference between shoes with a modern drop and those with zero drop over rougher ground That is from Glenn Glenn when I take zero drop running shoes out on the trails I do feel like I'm working harder, which can be good for training right good for strengthening your legs I it's just I feel like I'm especially my calves and that's that's part of the whole zero drop Movement and the whole zero drop experience is you you are gonna work a little harder in my opinion This is again based on my experience so For racing I would not race on the trails in a zero drop shoe I think it's okay to get a little help from a higher drop in a running shoe now listen There's plenty of successful trail racers out there who use ultra and swear by ultra But for me I prefer a shoe with a little higher drop again Just going back to I do think that my my legs are working a little over time in zero drop So good question. That was from Glenn. I hope I answered that sufficiently All right, and moving on to one more question here. This is from Adam He and this is in respect to the drop and the foot strike. This is a really good question Adam asks your logic is sound I'm just curious what your thoughts are on if you're already a four foot striker then aren't you? Not necessarily rolling through your heel and if that's the case I don't see the drop making as much of a difference since you're not using the entirety of what the drop References as one endpoint. That's from Adam So I think what he's asking is if you're a four foot striker does the drop of a shoe really make a difference if you're not Really using your heel so you're not your foot strike is not heel midfoot toe heel midfoot toe It's just four foot four foot four foot and therefore what's happening back here doesn't really make a difference Well Adam base even if so Adam if you go watch the hundred and two hundred meters sprinters in the Olympics They are true true four foot strikers their heels do not touch the ground But as soon as you start getting to the 400 meters 800 meters Definitely the 1500 meters even if and these guys are definitely four foot strikers These guys the elites even if you are a four landing on your four foot So just below your toes. You are your heel is still touching the ground even if it's ever ever so slightly I love to be a four foot striker. That's where I that's where I live But even on my best days when I'm really focused on my form and my foot strike I am still even if it's ever so slightly my heel is just Just ever so slightly touching the ground and over 40,000 50,000 steps in a marathon I truly believe that a higher drop in a running shoe lifts it lifts your heel up just Millimeters which translates to your Achilles tendon your gas rock and solias in your calf and Right up the kinetic chain into your lower into your upper leg Which I think helps save your muscles energy just a little bit for later in the race And oh my goodness, we did get into a little bit of a discussion a little bit of a debate Four days ago on the vlog when we talked about drop talking about Kipchogi Could he you know run faster or would he run faster or slower in a zero drop shoe? I'm on the side that he would run slower in a zero drop shoe But anyway, and I'm talking zero drop not necessarily Form because some people pointed out some fast marathon runners that race in four millimeter four millimeter six millimeter Etc. So anyway, that's a topic for another day that we will revisit. Thank you Adam for that question I hope I answered and yes keyword again is answers and the question of the day as I move into As I transition out of the boot. I want to know How can I so basically I'm so excited to get to review shoes again for you and to give you my first impressions And to just put shoes through time trials, but I want to know how can I improve? the Running shoe reviews for you. So what would you like me to cover? What would you like me to cut out? What would you like me to add for filming anything you can think of for improving the running shoe reviews and first impression videos Which hopefully are returning sooner rather than later as I get healthy here. So that is the question of the day Thanks for watching the second video if you missed the vlog from this morning Go check it out upper right hand corner and that is it for today. See beauty work hard