 $130. That is what I'm talking about new balance. Here we go. Second video publishing today. My full review. Finally of the new balance fuel cell rebel after 50 miles. And yes, it is a neutral road running shoe. But before diving into the specs and my full review question of the day, are you racing a full marathon this fall? If so, what marathon and have you picked out your racing shoe for your fall marathon 2019? If so, let us know down in the comments. Okay. Let's dive into some specs. Shall we? Here we go. 24 millimeter stack height in the heel, 18 in the four foot. So a six millimeter drop right where I like it in my size. As far as weight goes, we're looking at 6.4 ounces or 183 grams in men's size nine, which is the very standard weight that is often shared on all of these running shoe websites is 6.9 ounces or 196 grams is what I'm seeing on the new balance website. And let's move on to that upper in the fuel cell rebel. Very comfortable. Incredibly comfortable. I actually would compare it to the vapor fly 4% flying it upper, except this upper feels a little more lightweight and a little more, a little thinner and more breathable, frankly, than the vapor fly upper. But it felt the same as far as the foot slipping into the shoe in a lot of shoe companies are now creating these booty uppers that are one piece of material. It's this one would be considered a synthetic mesh. And I must say it did not disappoint as far as on the comfort scale. And I was a little concerned after the first impression run about the eyelet chain. No issues because some of the eyelets simply thread through this red piece of cord on the upper. And I thought, oh boy, there's going to be some durability issues there or basically maybe a little lack of lockdown through the midfoot. No issues at all with my foot feeling like it was moving around too much through the upper because of that eyelet chain. So, bada bing, bada boom. It was amazing. And okay, one maybe slight drawback to the upper is the maybe lack of rigidity through the collar of the fuel cell rebel. It was comfortable, but maybe I would prefer a little more rigidity to this collar. Like it's very loosey-goosey as you can see there. Like there's no rigidity there. Anyway, it's like you sacrifice comfort for maybe a little more of a lockdown around that ankle. Not a deal breaker by any means, but I would prefer maybe just a little more rigidity through the collar. For the midsole. Okay. So remember I mentioned on the first impression, this flared design on the lateral side. So the outside of the shoe, at first, as I pulled the shoe out of the box, I thought, oh boy, this looks a little gimmicky, but I must say I kind of enjoyed it. It basically widens your landing area through your foot strike. And I guess I'll just mention the drawback now. I was going to save it, but I'll mention it now. I hope this flare on the lateral side does not promote overpronating for those that struggle. Remember my right foot? I pronate just a little bit. So I hope that this flare doesn't push your ankle inward as you're going through your foot strike. Just keep that in mind if you do struggle with overpronating. And lastly about the midsole, it has this TPU foam rather than EVA. And I'm just going to stick to my guns. What I said after the first run, this shoe has some pop. How much pop for how long, as far as durability, I don't know. But right now, after 50 miles, it still has pop. It feels fast. It's lightweight. And yes, it does have that little mini plate, little mini plate there through the forefoot. It's not a full shoe. It's not a carbon fiber plate all the way from heel to toe, but it does have that little plate there through the forefoot to help just get you a little more spring through your gate cycle. And for this outsole, everyone, this blue here, this bright blue, we're talking, I don't, there is no sign of wear and tear after 50 miles and coming out of the box. You know how I don't like a really hard firm outsole, because that can really, I don't know, I just don't prefer that. This outsole feels a little firm, but it's it's not proving to be an issue as far as comfort level when it comes to the foot strike. I'm telling you this outsole is going to be, I think it's going to be very durable. I'm now, will it, will it match and pair with the midsole durability? I don't know, but I'll be curious if you take a, if you take this shoe to 250 miles, 350 miles, 400 miles, let me know how the durability is for the outsole so far. So good through this outsole. I'm loving it. And like, like I said, no sign of wear and tear there through the forefoot. I already touched on comfort, very comfortable through the upper foot, like through the foot strike, just it's just a comfortable shoe. I don't know what else to tell you. It's just so comfortable. In fact, I would say it's, it's approaching, maybe not quite as comfortable as the new balance beacon, but it is approaching the new balance beacon as far as comfort goes. Okay. And for the positive, and I already mentioned the drawback, but the positive I'm going to go with, I think, yes, you can use this shoe for a marathon race. I'm going to say it now. The midsole stack height is just enough for a marathon distance. And again, the pop, the shoe has some pop to it that I think if you don't want to go with a full carbon fiber plate, like you see in the carbon X from Hoka or the vapor fly 4% last year's iteration or of the Nike carbon fiber plate, or the next percent or what else is out there now? Well, more and more continue to come out on the marketplace. So if you don't want to spend $250 or I guess 180 for the carbon X to fit, well, probably 200 at this point for the vapor five 4% flying it or 275 for the next percent. What are we looking at for the price of the fuel cell rebel? $130. That is what I'm talking about new balance. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm serious. The positive for this shoe is value. And yes, I a hundred percent would race a half marathon or a marathon in this shoe. I'm just, I'm saying it now. I will be fascinated to see at the Amsterdam marathon, how many people on the starting line have this shoe. And if you're racing a marathon soon, keep an eye out on the starting line to see who is in the new balance fuel cell, I'm telling you it's got the potential to be a solid marathon racing shoe. Now will I use this shoe for my marathon? I don't know yet. I'm still testing, but I will definitely be using this shoe for tempo days and threshold days in my training block leading up to the Amsterdam marathon. So we're talking six 30 minutes a mile for tempo days, five 20 to five 30 a mile for threshold days. So we're talking fast paces, 100% game in the shoe. No doubt. Okay. One last point on the long run, the shoe did fine yesterday for 20 miles. My legs were tired after the race on Saturday, but I was not feeling totally trashed at the end of the run in this shoe. It did great. And here's the crazy thing. I did half on pavement, half on dirt yesterday. So on a really buffed out trail or really buffed out a dirt road, this will do just fine on dirt. So that's how I will be using the new balance fuel cell rebel moving forward. Oh man. It's amazing. I love this shoe. And for that final score, we're going to go with 8.25. Eight point. That's impressive. That is a good score for me. Usually I'm in the seven range for a lot of shoes. 8.25 is awesome. Again, I don't know. I don't know if it'll be my marathon racing day shoe, but if you want to pinch some pennies for your marathon shoe, I would, I would really look at this shoe as an option. I'm telling you right now. All right. Thanks for watching vlog number two today, full review of the new balance fuel cell rebel. If you want to dive more into the first impressions of the shoe, click on the vlog on the right. Or if you just want to learn more about the last training block and the shoe that I was training in for my threshold days, click on the vlog on the right. All right. See beauty, work hard and love each other. See you tomorrow.