 YouTube YouTube here. They are YouTube. Oh my goodness. Okay, as you know We've got the new balance beacons the baby blues baby blues are the nickname for these shoes We've got the Solomon speed cross fives the big bad wolves the nickname for these shoes and now we've got the Hoka carbon rockets will these shoes will the nickname for these shoes be the rockets? I don't know will they live up to the hype of the carbon rocket naming I'm not sure and today's vlog is gonna be my first impression of the hoka carbon rocket on my feet And yes, I'm gonna go out for 13 miles We're gonna do 10 miles at about seven minutes a mile So about four minutes per kilometer Approximately and then we're gonna drop it down the last three miles probably drop it down to like six Twenties, maybe six fifteens. We'll see how the legs are feeling in the hoka car. Oh my goodness. Are you excited folks? And yes, the hoka carbon rockets are the first carbon fiber plate running shoe racing shoe to hit the market Since the Nike vapor fly 4% flying it last year in 2018 So let's put them on the feet I'm gonna film my reaction to how they feel Immediately going on to my feet and then we're gonna go get it done ladies and gentlemen We are gonna go get it done 13 miles. Oh man, and then of course, we'll break it down in the shooting All right, the rockets are on my feet. They're on my feet. What's next? I'm gonna hold the GoPro in my face right in my face and basically the first You know hundred meters of running. I'm gonna film my gut reaction just so you see like okay Yeah, you're nay like just for that first initial impression. All right Ladies and gentlemen, we are halfway six miles gonna go 13th almost halfway and I'm going a little faster than I should be It's a tailwind today. I've got a tailwind It's either the tailwind or it's the shoes or maybe it's a combination of both. I was hoping to go about seven minute pace I'm closer to about 645 pace halfway and now I'm gonna go back to my house Three miles. I'm gonna just try and chill out and then the last three miles I'm gonna drop it down just a little bit because the hoka carbon rockets are definitely Definitely a racing shoe and a fast shoe. So all right Let's go There we go. There's 10 miles 10 miles in 107 And I don't always carry my phone with me But I'm really glad I did today because I got to take some notes about these shoes So I don't forget like how they're actually feeling right now at mile 10 and also how they felt at mile 3 Interesting things happen it right now. So I'm just gonna send myself a text One second here. Hold on hold on All right before going out to the studio to talk about the hoka Carbon Rockets, we're gonna watch a little Super Bowl and yes do some strengthening as we await the outcome of the Patriots versus Rams Who you guys got who you guys got? I'm actually going with I hate to say it I'm going with the Patriots although. I want the Rams to win, but I think I think Tom Brady's gonna pull it out I'm glad it's like how do you go against that? So all right? Well, come to the studio. All right if it looks a little darker in here tonight It's because a big light bulb just burned out right there So we've got a roll of the punches got a roll with the punches. All right tip of the day Keep the cardboard that comes with your shoes because what I do Especially for the expensive shoes, which yes the hoka carbon rocket is a little more on the expensive side I put the cardboard back in after every single run and basically that helps keep the form of the upper so that it Doesn't in my opinion doesn't break down as quickly So that's my tip of the day put that cardboard back in there. All right, let's dive in and yes This is not my full review of the hoka carbon rocket Nor is it a comparison video to the Nike vapor fly 4% flying it That is gonna be coming probably I'd say we'll make I'll be able to compare these two shoes I think in the next two to four weeks. Does that sound good? I actually need to put this guy back on my foot I haven't worn it in maybe six six weeks. Maybe eight weeks So I need to refamiliarize myself with the Nike vapor fly 4% flying it And yes, put some more miles into the hoka carbon rocket for all of you before we get you that comparison Okay, let's dive in first to some specs behind the hoka. Okay. We're gonna do one comparison actually I'm gonna take the cardboard back out of the hoka carbon rocket and the Nike vapor fly 4% flying it In order to weigh them. Come on. Let's weigh them and frankly I don't I don't know how much these two shoes weigh like I'm learning with you right now I I glanced at the weight before I bought it But I don't remember exactly how much and I haven't weighed this shoe in so long It's been like I said six to eight weeks. So let's find out together. Come on Okay, there you go the only comparison I'm doing between these two shoes tonight Seven and the same size shoe just so you know 7.1 ounces 6 ounces so the vapor fly 4% flying it is an ounce lighter It's an ounce lighter. All right So 201 grams for the hoka carbon rocket and 172 grams for the vapor fly 4% flying it I did 13 miles in this shoe today 21 kilometers I averaged 635 a mile and definitely drop the pace the last three miles as you saw Which was good, you know, I didn't quite hold the pace I wanted I think that like I said that head that headwood was battling today and that is 405 per kilometer so solid first run in the hoka carbon rocket and you're probably wondering about the drop so 26 millimeter stack height in the heel and a 25 millimeter stack height in the forefoot Which means a one millimeter drop in the hoka carbon rocket So not quite zero drop but pretty darn close as you know ultra Toppo Who else is very well known for a zero drop shoe? This is approaching a zero drop shoe, which is very interesting And if you're wondering what is it through the forefoot so that 25 millimeter stack height through the forefoot of The hoka carbon rocket is the exact same stack height as the Clifton So just to give you if you're a Clifton fan at least through the forefoot It's the exact same exact same stack height through the upper you saw me putting them on on my back patio earlier today Comfortable very comfortable ladies and gentlemen the upper it's an open engineered mesh open engineered mesh Very breathable felt great today, and then it was like about 60 no maybe mid 50s upper 50s today So I didn't feel hot at all in the shoe just felt nice and breathable and no pressure points. I'm very Aware of pressure points when I put a new shoe on like that's one of the first things I'm looking for as I okay are there any new pressure points happening I'm trying to remember a shoe recently that I've put on you know what the Skechers razor 3 I distinctly remember a few just minor minor pressure points happening None of that in the hoka carbon rocket today through the upper so so far very comfortable through the upper we're talking like a Saw a booty feel through the upper which is good Like I just felt really really nice one last point on the upper probably a lot of you can relate to this Break down through the upper right here on the outside of the shoe and on the inside Like I can distinctly remember my first Clifton's like just tears basically through the upper So it's gonna be interesting hoka. Oh no. Oh no Are you figuring out your upper a little as far as durability goes because that you know as soon as a student as soon As you start getting tears through the upper and actually my first speed goats as well Just like tears right around where your toes meet the rest of your foot and that's no good And I it's like 250 miles in and you're already getting tears through the upper You know, it's not like the shoe is totally shot at that point, but it's not a good It's not a good sign So hopefully the carbon rocket has a better Durability through the upper and through the midsole no major issues today Basically it has that hoka rocker feel but what's really interesting is that you can see The carbon fiber plate. I'm gonna films real close for you and it's a little bit of an issue hoka I'm already realizing there's rocks getting stuck in these It's basically little windows through the outsole of the shoe And so you can actually see that it's kind of neat. I must say it's it's kind of neat marketing I would say however I'm I like I nailed a rock right into that window and I'm actually gonna pull it out for you right now So you can see the carbon fiber plate and listen I like I like that I can see the carbon fiber plate because it's like okay There's actually a plate in there, but obviously I actually distinctly remember I think it was around mile six or seven where I got that rock stuck And I didn't want to stop and I could kind of feel it the rest of my run But and so I'm just hoping hoka that rocks are not getting stuck in these windows into the carbon fiber plate Every single run that'll get a little annoying and so we will see we'll see but I must say as a consumer of a shoe That's kind of brilliant and I enjoy being able to see that carbon fiber plate There you go Those are my first impressions of the upper the midsole and the outsole just after my first run and now How did it perform? Here you go? Transparent honest gut reaction. I After three miles today I had to stop and make sure that I did not tie my left shoe Too tight because guess what my left foot was kind of going numb and it was hurting And so here's my thought on this folks. I think this shoe is running narrow So if you're concerned about fit this shoe appears so far to be running narrow Especially through the forefoot like my foot was kind of throbbing today And I stopped and I was like wait a minute. I did not tie this shoe too tight Like I didn't even unlace it like it was fine And so I'm a little concerned and I went true to like as far as my sizing I went with my size seven and a half and It felt really Narrow through the forefoot. Uh, so I'm a little concerned. I'm wondering if you need to go a half size up I'm thinking I should have maybe done that. Okay, so just putting that out there It felt narrow and my left foot was literally going numb But by mile six it kind of went away. Okay, so maybe I'm just needing to get used to it So I'm just anyway, I just want to be totally transparent with you also in the first three miles I was Yearning for a higher drop. I'm just saying it. I was yearning for a higher drop It's a one millimeter drop as I already mentioned And I was like gosh it would just be kind of nice to have just a little more oomph under my heels So I could kind of get up on my midfoot and forefoot a little better So again, we'll see we'll see but uh, it was in the back of my mind the first three miles and again I did I forgot about it as the run went on now today I'm wrapping up a pretty good training week and so my leg, you know I think I hit almost 10,000 feet of vertical and sure enough like I feel it my legs feel it And so as far as I turn over and going fast I'm I'm factoring that into Answering the question do these shoes feel fast and I tell you what they do they do feel fast However, my legs weren't really that excited to go fast Even though I tried there at the end for the last three miles But I must say they felt like a smooth Operator like they felt smooth just so you know, um nice transition from heel to toe like just nice transition Okay, I think those are my first impressions. Thank you keyword carbon keyword is carbon and that question of the day YouTube we're gonna go in two different directions here two different directions If you want to go this way run with it question of the day Favorite super bowl commercial. I'm actually missing some right now. So I got a zip back in and watch the rest of the game I have no clue what's happening. It's favorite super bowl commercial. That's your first option or your second option Will you consider purchasing the hoka carbon rocket at 160 dollars in 2019 so 250 okay, I said I wasn't gonna compare 250 dollars 160 dollars, huh, huh? All right, so anyway Just putting that out there. You've got two options for the question of the day today All right, and that is it for today if you oh, yeah putting the cardboard back in preserving that upper And yes, if you learn something today, maybe you could share this video around facebook twitter wherever you want I'd appreciate it. I'd appreciate it. Whoo seek beauty work hard and love each other Carbon rocket we shall see we shall see