 I love it oh honey three miles in the books nice and easy good year logo I love it I love it I love it with that hyperburst midsole so it is it is about 50 degrees out in Denver but I'm got a little overzealous thinking I could wear shorts today it is still January better put some pants on it's freezing also the shots today aren't gonna be quite as good because I broke the pole that holds the gimbal that holds the GoPro so the shots aren't gonna be quite as zesty if you know what I mean all right let's lace it up now before I put the right shoe on hopefully you can see that one of the tags says hyperburst that's the midsole foam it's a patented technology from Skechers but then also you see there good year 120 years of quality performance and technology and rubber so on the bottom of the Skechers go run ride 8 it's it's got the the black is the rubber but it says good year there on the bottom and I I love when big corporations work with other big corporations and so I don't know how Skechers made that connection with good year to place their rubber the good year rubber on the outsole of their shoes but I just I think it's so innovative to see that cross pollination between two completely kind of different industries you know the automobile industry and the the running industry or the sportswear industry so I think it's neat and I think Adidas has a do they does Adidas work with good year as well it's either good year or maybe it's Firestone I can't remember I think it's good year actually so anyway that's pretty neat good work there Skechers okay let's get this on surprise surprise the family's here at the park he's ready to rock or roll all right let's go buddy oh yeah true love made it to the park yeah with the baby bump baby bump he's dancing this is a hi hon we're back we're just hanging out eating food I love it miles in the books nice and easy we're just coming back just coming back everyone nice and easy go run ride eight we'll get you the thoughtful review first impression in the studio hon those are legit my favorite colors Kelly green and navy blue those are wedding colors oh nice nice thumbs way way up there for me oh hi Michael hi we'll see you there here we go first impressions of the Skechers go run ride eight I realize I'm a little late to the game this shoe was released last fall I think I was in the midst of uh getting ready for the world mountain running championships right around when this shoe came out and so I just was unable to put it through the paces for all of you last fall but now we're getting to it and there it is on the side quick quick uh little side note on branding I'm a little surprised that Skechers did not put their signature s on both sides of the shoe because I want everyone to be able to see the s right there but it's going the wrong direction compared to all the other shoes in the studio anyway just a little side piece for Skechers to consider putting the s on both sides of their shoes okay let's dive into it um first impressions let's see a roomier toolbox I did not feel scrunched at all through that toolbox so I guess I'll just dive into fit right now as well I went true to size spot on true to size I guess you I've said this many times I prefer a little bit of a more a little more of a snug fit through the entire shoe I don't like to feel any sort of slipping when I'm out there running so today like my toes we're just kind of dancing around in the toe box a little bit too much um which actually surprised me a little bit and I don't know if it's because of and let's dive into it the upper if it's the engineered knit upper uh it's a it's a little more flexible than I expected so meaning that it's a little more malleable to the top of your foot very comfortable I will say that about the overall upper on this shoe no issues with the eyelet chain rubbing on the top of the foot it laid really nice and flat on the top of the foot and I still I actually put the cardboard back in I'll take that out just so you can see um and also so far no scrunching up on the toe box as well unlike the beacon v2 and before I forget as I mentioned I think I mentioned this on the run actually the beacon it felt the midsole ride felt like the beacon as far as first impression so if you like the beacon there's a good chance you'll like the sketchers go run ride eight uh no issues with the tongue it's uh it's a it's a normal tongue on the sketchers grr eight not gusseted meaning it's not connected to the outer walls of the upper as far as that tongue is concerned and then um I was going to save this for later but let's just keep rolling my drawback for the shoe and probably my only drawback thus far I was slipping around just a little bit on the run today three miles 5k uh 850 a mile I'm still taking it really easy as I come back from the runner's knee injury uh so I don't know what's going on I'll keep you posted after 50 miles for the full review if the slipping continues when I wear different socks other than smart wool who knows maybe the different fabrics just don't mesh together if you know what I mean let's get the uh the drop so 30 millimeter stack height in the heel uh 24 millimeter in the forefoot for a six millimeter drop that's basically right where I like it felt great today and just so you know the formation of the hyperverse midsole what they do is they they inject uh co2 during the formation process this is a patented technology from sketchers and what happens is it traps little air pockets inside the midsole which helps with uh keeping the midsole nice and lightweight but also a little bit of bounce and I would agree today on the three mile run they felt kind of bouncy out there so if you're looking for a bouncy shoe if you like that feeling through your gate cycle there are the g r the go run ride eight is for you and onto the outsole the bottom of the shoe you can see the good year rubber the black and then also the exposed hyperverse midsole foam I kind of like when companies blend on the outsole uh rubber and exposed midsole I think it cuts down on weight and on that note in men's size nine we're looking at 8.7 ounces for men's size nine and there it is on your screen in grams so this is a very very lightweight daily training shoe so overall uh now listen if you're going at high speeds on wet roads I'm not sure this outsole is going to grip incredibly well maybe the good year rubber would help increase you would think if it's a if it's good year rubber it would increase the traction a little bit so anyway oh also I wanted to mention so far so the the sketchers max road four was actually one of my favorite shoes of 2019 but the only issue on the max road four is you can see the pods there the difference in the outsole patterns I'm not sure I like the pods on the bottom of the of the max road four so I think I'm leaning toward the go run ride eight as my preferred outsole pattern when it comes to sketchers running shoes so anyway just wanted to point that out for all of you so far I don't know I think I like what I'm seeing on the GRR eight better now how will I use the go run ride eight moving forward most likely an easy day shoe but I'm gonna test it I'm gonna take it up to that eight 10 mile uh type of day and I'll also take it to higher speeds as well like 630 a mile 645 a mile just to see how that midsole performs overall my general conclusion is that the go run ride eight is a simple shoe okay they're not overthinking it it it gets the job done and I think okay price point 115 dollars that is awesome if you could get now the question will be is that 115 dollars spread out over 300 miles over 500 miles over 800 miles I don't know I'd be shocked if it goes over 400 frankly but maybe it will and probably my guess is that the midsole would last past 300 400 miles my concern right now would be the upper I would I bet there's gonna be reports out there now it looks like it's a well constructed upper but it's definitely not the most I can I can already sense it's like it's not an a6 it's not a mizuno uh not even close so anyway we shall see if the 115 dollar price tag stands up to the test of time sound good everyone all right and that question of the day who has run in sketchers ever by any shoe from sketchers ever and part two who is going to buy a sketchers running shoe in 2020 is there a whether it's racing whether it's trail whether it's training whether it's track whatever the case may be are you gonna pick up a sketchers running shoe in 2020 I'll be curious to hear what everyone thinks about sketchers moving forward into 2020 kind of like I said in the car today thanks for watching thanks for being here love you guys oh just a good Saturday kind of keeping it a little a little simpler today as far as filming goes but we got it done here in the studio all right everyone we're going to toss it back on the right to the sketchers max road four shout out in the road running shoes of 2019 my favorites from 2019 that'll be on the right and then on the left we'll toss it back to the new balance beacon v2 full review since I mentioned that shoe today that'll be on the left all right everyone thanks for being here thanks for watching seek beauty work hard and love each other see you tomorrow