 No, oh so sad. I hate to be harsh harsh, but like it's just too expensive. There's other and that first quarter of 2020 is in the books. What a quarter it was. I am actually I'm excited. It's April March was just so crazy And now we're starting the second quarter. I'm I'm optimistic I know we're gonna be going through some very difficult times around the world in the month of April Let's hope the month of May is is better and then the month of June even better than May And we just keep working through this together, but I'm saying is good riddance to the first quarter of 2020 Okay, everyone Gosh, I am catching up on a lot of different things through these strange times and I just tweeted this out I said only took me 18 months, but I finally aggregated a Hoka Hoka on a on a running shoe review playlist on this channel. It only it only took 18 months I'd say I don't know what I'm gonna do in my time But upper right hand corner in case you want to see the carbon X the ring con the hoka Evo speed goat in one playlist and again upper right hand corner I'll also link to it at the end of this vlog But today we're talking about hoka. Oh, yeah, and I also did it for a six and what was it? Oh, yeah, Skechers ace. I don't know where they're others. There's some Skechers up there Over the past couple of weeks. So but today we're talking about hoka running shoes of 2020 and listen This is not in fact, somebody tweeted back of me no love for the Bondi And it's like I got nothing against the Bondi, but I just had so many shoes So little time as I'm always saying so we're going over the mock three the cavu three the Elevon two and the a raw high I think that's how you say it the a raw high for today in the studio and real quick as far as how Hoka works into my running shoe rotation. You know how I love talking about the rotation is that I Lean toward hoka, of course for my recovery days when I want to as I put it kind of baby my legs In fact, I did it today I ran in the hoka Evo speed goat because I was going out on some trails And this is a trail shoe and I just wanted a little extra cushion to absorb my training from the half marathon Time trial on Sunday. So today is Wednesday. So Monday Tuesday Wednesday, and finally my legs are starting to feel better today In fact, okay, so I did 10 miles Seven I think it was there it is on your screen. It was about 750 755 a mile So my legs are starting to come around. I was maybe gonna go a little faster today But I decided to ease it. I'm easing back into it after that time trial and then I will go faster tomorrow And just one more point on hoka and the running shoe rotation is that maximalist and high stack heights I enjoy but I also don't want to over rely on them because Even though it feels good to me on my legs It might allow me to run more and is that necessarily a good thing for my trend like basically Leaning into perhaps overtraining or doing long runs that are almost too long. Okay, so it's a balance It's all about that balance for me when it comes to hoka I guess this vlog is not my full review of all these hoka shoes from 2020 Of course the cards will pop out in the next seven to ten minutes If you wanted to go deeper into each shoe for example talking about the uppers the midsole the outsole in more Detail and let's dive in first to the hoka Mach 3 if you remember from I guess about probably six weeks ago now I took this shoe out for a couple runs and did not take it to 50 miles So if you know if I don't take a shoe to 50 miles, you know that it did not It did not blow me away as far as the performance and the reason I did not enjoy the hoka Mach 3 is The midsole foam felt too firm In it I would say like definitely a tempo day shoe potential But for some reason I just did not have enough Forgiveness through that midsole and also I was running in the shoe when there was a decent amount of snow out here in Denver And the outsole was really really slick. Ah, just really slick like not no additional outs Outsole rubber to help kind of grip the roads So anyway, keep that in mind if you live somewhere where the roads are a little slick right now Or worse like at least in the past in the winter So maybe if you're in a really dry arid climate, you don't even have to worry about that But anyway Mach 3 did not Did not do it for me in 2020 a hundred and forty dollar price tag too much I think 120 would be a more realistic Price point for me to get a little more excited about picking this shoe up But anyway, sadly the Mach 3 did not make it to 50 miles in 2020 moving on to the Kavu 3 there it is on your screen if you're wondering how to spell it interesting name We're looking at a six millimeter drop from heel to toe 26 millimeter in the heel 20 in the forefoot. So definitely medium on stack height category. So Look on the lower scale, you know compared to a lot of other hoka shoes on the marketplace 6.9 ounces in men's size 9. That is what I'm talking about hoka That is a solid weight category for the Kavu 3 and the price point a hundred and twenty dollars Okay, so less than the Mach 3. So I like that a lot now. Where would I put this shoe in the running shoe rotation? Oh Man, it's almost coming across. Yeah, I want to say easy day But that stack height is just actually a little too lean for an easy day I just like a little more stack height, you know 20 millimeters in the forefoot is just a little too low for me And for this Kavu, it's almost coming across everyone as a Cross trainer so you go out for your three mile jog outside your gym and then you transition from outside your gym Straight into the weights straight into the plyometrics in the gym straight into whatever you're doing in the gym Maybe hopping on a bike. It just I don't this is you know, even though the weight is really low I'm not I don't feel you know one of the points. I remember from the The first impression is that it the upper is not locking down over the top of my foot Tight enough or well enough. It's just a little too loosey-goosey through that upper to take it up to higher speeds You know it's 6.9 ounces like that's a tempo day shoe weight category for me But that's how I am going to use the Kavu 3 Moving forward is more like okay I'm gonna go easy out around my gym for three to five miles and then hop right into the gym And now moving on to the Elevon 2 there you go And that's how many miles I have in the Elevon 2 at this point on your screen So a 5 millimeter drop from heel to toe 32 millimeter in the heel 27 in the forefoot so that high Stack height category looking at 10.1 ounces for men size 9 and there's all the stats on your screen In grams and also for the ladies as well now. Oh boy. So I put this shoe In the long run category absolutely middle distance a long run so for me that you know 15 to 22 mile range and 160 dollar price tag for the Elevon 2 Pushing it for me really pushing it there I'd like to see that closer to 145 maybe 150 160 is a little much now. I will say though. I think gosh and again There's on your screen the amount of miles I have in this shoe I think this shoe is gonna go the distance 500 miles 600 miles even higher and you know, I'm not seeing really Anywhere and tear on the outsole at this point I really enjoyed the ride in the Elevon 2 it did well through this Homburg marathon training block you just get in the miles and get in the miles in now because of that weight I did not take the Elevon 2 to you know higher paces Let's say like sub 6 30 minutes a mile for me. Um, I hung out I remember I hung out closer to that 7 minute to 7 45 a mile pace for my middle distance and long run days In this shoe overall love the ride of the Elevon 2 the upper very comfortable in the lockdown on top of the foot What they did with the tongue and I just to remind myself. Yeah, it's oh, yeah, it's a unique gusseted tongue It's not really gusseted but it is connected to the outer wall How they how they set up the eyelet chain is just unique I'll leave it if you want more details Go check out the full review there of the Elevon 2 and I'll let you know if I would buy all four of these Shoes again here in a second and now last but not least the a raw high for okay 5 millimeter drop 32 stack height in the heel 27 so just like the Elevon 2 as far as that 5 millimeter drop All right, but the a raw high for is stability so they built in some Higher density rubber through the outsole so this orange here. It makes a J. Actually, okay? There's the J. So this is higher density foam Just to create more stability through your foot strike I'm more of a neutral running guy neutral running shoe guy But every now and then I mix in some stability shoes and I must say I don't love when running shoe when stability running shoes have a guide rail or a roll bar sometimes it's called built into the Basically built between the midsole and the upper usually it sits right about there I really like really like what hoka did with this And here it is on your screen. I forget the name of the technology off the top of my mind right now But there it is on your screen this J that they built in to the outsole so good work hoka I really really liked it and it is coming in. Oh, yeah 9.6 ounces in men's size 9 or 8 ounces in women's size 8. Okay? In a hundred and thirty dollar price tag. All right, so I I think it's good I like that price tag. I think life lifespan of this shoe Maybe not okay not quite as much as the Elevon 2 because of the outsole rubber that the Elevon 2 built in There's blue here on the outsole, but I do still think that 500 range Absolutely in the a raw high for now the big question. Here we go Mach 3. Bye it again. No Caboo 3 buy it again. No, oh man. Okay, Elevon 2 buy it again $160 No, oh so sad. I hate to be harsh harsh, but like it's just too expensive There's other shoes on the marketplace That you can buy in that more again like I said that 140 range rather than rather than the well Actually, I'll put them on your screen right now that I would put into the same Longer in category that are closer to that 140 range rather than 160 so sad, but I'm just I'm just telling you the truth. Okay, a raw high for one What was it 130? There you go. Yes, the a raw high for the stability shoe makes the mark for purchasing again in 2020 there you go to hoka running shoe lineup of 2020 now question of the day hoka fans out there What are you running in right now and why like why do you love that hoka shoe? And this is an opportunity everyone to go because there's so many like I Feel like I did pretty good thus in the first quarter of 2020 But there are so many hoka shoes out there like the Bondi that I just haven't had a chance to run in yet All right, everyone. There you go. That's today's vlog all about hoka. I love you again. There's many other Playlists out there on the channel right now that you can go Why if you want to learn about a six if you want to go learn about Nike Solomon Skechers and next up is gonna be Adidas. So I'm working on that playlist right now All right, we're gonna toss it back to oh man. What did I say? I think we're gonna toss it back to well If I remember I think it's gonna be right there. I think I'm gonna toss it Oh, yeah, well, I'll do it to the hoka playlist. There you go hoka playlist right there on your screen You guys rock. All right, everyone. Thanks for being here. Thanks for watching. See beauty work hard And love each other. See you tomorrow