 And it's time for the full review of the Skechers Razer 3. I've been running in the shoe for over a month now and I always put 50 miles into a shoe before giving a full review and I always never ever watch another YouTube video about a shoe before I give a full review because I want to give you my unfiltered gut reaction to a running shoe okay. Let's start with a few specs real quick 23 millimeter stack height in the heel 19 millimeter stack height in the forefoot so it's a four millimeter drop my sizing is seven and a half and it's weighing in at 5.8 ounces this is lighter than the Nike vaporfly 4% flying it very interesting a lot of people are advertising the shoe at about 6.1 6.2 ounces at a bigger size and on the topic of weight I will just put this out there right now yesterday I did 22 miles in this shoe my rpm and what is rpm so my cadence how many times are my feet striking the ground over a minute time I had I think one of the higher rpms that I've ever tracked on Strava it was 185 that was exciting and it was in this shoe so my rpm was was high anyway just want to put that out there right now for all of you considering this shoe for half marathons for marathons my cadence was solid yesterday okay moving on to the upper it is an engineered mesh upper I had big issues with this shoe when I opened it and it came out of the box as you'll notice there's a big crease across the toe box and I could really feel this crease the first two or three times that I wore the shoe I will just say an update on the upper it's feeling better in fact I really don't even notice this crease at all I will say sketchers if you're listening try to get rid of that crease through the upper through the toe box it's like I think it comes down to the quality of the engineered mesh and also it seems like there's too much material being used through the toe box and anyway that is one of my biggest concerns I would say of this shoe is this engineered mesh it just feels a little cheap there's no other way to say it it feels a little cheap like you cut some corners through the upper so I'm hoping maybe with the razor for that the upper is really improved and so for the midsole sketchers I think you're moving in the right direction I don't think you're there yet as far as responsiveness and energy return through your through your stride and through your cadence but you did nail the weight it is very lightweight through that like it doesn't feel heavy at all and I really appreciate that I'm just wondering what your next step is gonna be for returning energy especially for a marathon distance like I still am in the camp that this shoe is perfect for the half marathon not as much for the marathon I'm just not I don't feel like I feel like the last six miles of a marathon you're gonna be wishing you had a little more help and a little more spring and return of energy those last six miles of a marathon moving on to the outsole you've got this it's definitely a road shoe I took it out for 22 miles yesterday it was all on dirt and it's didn't listen I just wanted to it was the best option available for me yesterday and I could feel the rocks through the through this very thick midsole I could still feel the rocks on this dirt road so that was a lesson learned so definitely a road shoe I am beginning to notice only after 50 miles that the rubber this black rubber on the outsole is wearing down just a little bit so that's a little concerning as far as durability concern is concerns considering that I've only put 50 miles into the shoe and the only other thought about the outsole is that it is a wide footprint it's a wide landing area so I don't feel unstable in this shoe at all like I feel very in control and I don't feel like I'm gonna roll my ankle or unstable at all so that's a good thing as far as fit is concerned true to size on fit no issues with going with my my normal sizing on the fit and I did forget one to mention one thing very breathable almost too breathable in the winter meaning your feet are getting a little too cold if you live in a hot and humid climate money like your feet are gonna be nice and taken care of you're not gonna overheat in this shoe definitely very breathable through the upper and now this shoe is a racing shoe but I'm using it more so in 2019 for training again I think there's some better options out there for better energy return for racing but for training money shot like middle distance runs 10 to 15 miles even though I took it to 22 yesterday I'm still gonna I'm still gonna stick to my guns that it's a 15 mile shoe but listen a hundred and thirty dollars sketches thank I don't even know what to say for a potential racer for the marathon distance a hundred and thirty dollars sketches thank you for creating a shoe at a decent price point okay is it my favorite shoe no but for a hundred and thirty dollars you are winning the value proposition to all of us runners out there and hopefully sketchers your price point is gonna bring the price down for other companies out there it might take five years it might take ten years but a hundred and thirty dollars for a potential half marathon and marathon racing shoe that's what I'm talking about so kudos to you for a great great price point and so here's the kicker this shoe can be used for training and for racing hundred and thirty dollars keyword has to be value so again sketchers kudos to you and that question of the day what is your opinion on sketchers running shoes frankly I never thought I'd be running in a sketch or running shoe but I'm beholden to no one I'm open to trying new opportunities in the running shoe world so I'd be very curious to hear what is your even if you've never run in sketches ever I still would be interested to hear what is your outsider perspective on sketchers and if you have trained or raced in sketches that like you this is your time to shine down in the comments and give us your thoughts on the overall sketchers running shoe line up so would I recommend this shoe at a hundred and thirty dollars I would I actually would at a hundred and fifty no way hundred and thirty yes okay because of that crossover you can use it for training and for racing Capiche oh man so not too shabby not too shabby all right seek beauty work hard and love each other thank you for watching video number two on the sketchers razor three