 Taking the beacons out for a little easy day little recovery day after yesterday's 20 mile run or as Jeff from Arizona My new running buddy likes to call them the baby blues. We're taking the baby blues out for a short three mile easy run I'm not going to let myself run faster than nine minute pace So I'm just gonna bop along and that is my truly I try I really do my best to try and stick to nine minute pace on my easy days And so we're gonna take the the beacons out and yes the comment of the week is coming up It's I could I could probably truly choose 20 to 30 comments that are mind-blowing and inspiring and Earth-shattering just incredible comments down below. I I'm only gonna choose one because we can't be here all day But that is coming stay tuned for the comments of the week, which is the best comment in the previous seven days on This channel it's getting Ridiculously hard to choose one comment, but I'm gonna try and stick to that So all right, let's get the beacons on and go do three miles just bopping along bopping along baby That's a nice sunset out there. That's a nice sunset out there. All right. Oh man seeking beauty Okay met the goal 925 per mile. I did not go under nine minutes although. I wanted to I felt pretty good But I knew because I'm doing something on Saturday Stay tuned that I I needed to just chill out at nine to ten minute pace somewhere in there And I believe it was yeah, the watch says 925 per mile. So that's good I met the goal and if you haven't seen the vlog about running slow in order to race fast Go check it out upper right hand corner It's not like my full thoughts on the topic of Recovery days being easy easy, but it'll give you a general idea of what I tried to do on my easy days, okay Whoo, things are whoo trucking along trucking along come on Bopping along in the baby blues. I love easy days. Love easy days. Okay I just checked Strava and I have put 30 miles into the beacons. So in 20 more miles So at the 50 mile mark I will give you my full review on how the beacon is performing how it feels underfoot how the Upper is is holding up. So stay tuned for that and now for the comment of the week So every week I give a shout out to the best comment in the previous seven days It's getting difficult, but I'm gonna do it tonight and because there's so many comments It's really it's really difficult, but I chose rooster tonight. I believe rooster is from Australia Thank you rooster for this comment. He says I watch YouTube for the free donuts, right? You just kidding all jokes aside number one is shoe reviews number two are the stories And this is the important one real people on the real journey to their goals of half or full marathons Ultras 5k or 10k PRs are just to make the distance It's inspiring to watch and the and the help that people are willing to give in the comments is great to read Sure, there are some nasty keyboard warriors out there But the love and magic of youtubers out there far outweigh this and it can show the true Characteristics of the human spirit keep posting man. Thank you rooster. You get the comment of the week I just first of all you answered the question of the day very well Thank you for that. This was from two days ago And I think you just encapsulate like yes every now and then you find a bad egg in the in the comments You know and that's fine like there's gonna be critics and I I actually welcome it I welcome it, but overall it's it's the positivity and the encouragement and the motivation that you guys are bringing Not just not just me talking to you and sharing beautiful shots But it's it's frankly your thoughts your wisdom that you're sharing in the comments below that I believe Rooster and many other people are picking up on so keep commenting keep it coming keep it coming and the keyword of the day is Future why is it future because we are preparing for the future on YouTube and in running in general by listening to you by Reading your comments and the question of the day and two days ago. You just you did it you did it I think there was about 200 comments on one video where I asked this question What are the top two reasons you watch? Running videos on YouTube so we ended up with 10 options you all had two additional ideas that I had not thought of so I'm gonna list I took all of your comments and I put them into a spreadsheet because I want to prepare for the future And I want to listen to you YouTube your opinions your thoughts your ideas matter They really matter and so I compiled them into a spreadsheet And I'm gonna list from the least to the most as far as which ones got the most votes down Sorry, which one's got the least votes all the way up to the most votes and then we'll break it down Okay, you ready? Okay number 10 injury prevention. I didn't even think of that I probably should have had that as an option, but anyway two people mentioned it in the comments So number 10 is injury prevention number nine how to start running that got four votes So to all the new runners out there welcome number eight nutrition got six votes Number seven entertainment. I did not think of this category 14 people watch running videos on YouTube for the entertainment. That's a good. I like that. I like that to be entertained That's a good reason number six Training plans and tips got 25 votes. So 25 people interested in training ideas training plans. I like it number five Building community got 26 votes Amazing like that's that it's frankly. I mean that's that's a high one on my list. Okay number four Gear reviews. So this is out outerwear watches hats gloves sunglasses Backpacks that sort of thing that was number four and that got 42 votes number three Racing recap in vlog videos. So racing recap vlog videos got 43 votes. Love it. Love it. Love it number two running shoe reviews 65 votes running shoe reviews and number one Running motivation 83 votes. So the top three again racing recap videos running shoe reviews and running motivation Thank you for taking the time to voice your opinion. It matters for voting. It matters. Thank you and essentially I'm gonna save this spreadsheet and study it a little more. I'm not gonna break down right now every single category It's fascinating. I feel like it's an amazing amount of information for me to Absorb to process and yes to act upon for you speaking of which number two is Running shoe reviews. Guess what? Yes tomorrow new shoes arriving. Stay tuned I'm not gonna tell you what I'm getting but it's gonna be an interesting shoe I'll just put it that way interesting shoe and third place racing vlogs. Well guys, I can't help myself I'm jumping into a race on Saturday. I can't help myself. I'm jumping in. I'm jumping in. It's not a 50k I'm not gonna tell you the distance come back Saturday. Actually come back Sunday. Well, unless you want to connect on Strava I'll upload it to Strava on Saturday, but on Sunday, you'll see the race video. It's not a 50k Well, I'm gonna stop there. I'm gonna stop and number one running motivation Ladies and gentlemen, you're in the right spot. I hope you saw yesterday's vlog and video from Magnolia Road Well, let's roll a little clip from that So if you didn't see that video go check it out upper right hand corner click on that link and it just absorb Absorb the beauty absorb the grit absorb the mud absorb the the music It just was a good video that I want to make more of therefore Because you made your voice heard two days ago in the comments below by answering the question of the day You put running shoe reviews as the number two reason why you watch running videos on YouTube I want to listen. I'm listening to you. So I want to provide value back to you by this question of the day Okay, you ready for this here it is Which pair of running shoes should I purchase in the next two weeks to give you my initial impressions on? Run in of course and give you my full review on probably about two to three weeks later All right, so I have a working list Down below pinned to the top of the comment section check out that list and you can choose from that list or If you really make a strong case for another shoe, please do add that in the comments below I will do the same thing with a spreadsheet. I'll go through I will tally up all of your opinions All of your thoughts as to which shoe I should purchase give my review on eventually and there you go That is the question of the day. Thank you your vote your opinions matter. And yes You will guide you will you will have an influence on and listen if the shoe is not listed below Make your case for another shoe, but we you got it You got to get people on board because it's all about that voting. All right. Love you guys That is it for today. And yes, there will be a new shoe tomorrow come back for the secret shoe It's gonna be interesting. It's gonna be interesting. All right seek beauty work hard Love each other and we will