 So last night I was in the studio recording yesterday's vlog and I thought I heard something as I was talking to all of you I just heard the UPS truck drive off. So that means the shoes are on the front front porch. That is exciting That's right. The box arrived from running warehouse. Let's do it. Oh, man So here's the deal. I obviously cannot give you my first impressions today because I can't go run right now But later on tonight, hold on. There we go later on tonight I will give you the specs on the shoe and just give you my thought process as to why I bought these pairs of shoes Oh Man, there's we're gonna go with ultra. There we go. Okay, what it all The ultra paradigm 4.5 now, okay, I'll give you my thoughts on the shoe later. Okay shoe number two here. We go boom I know Skechers. It's crazy. I never thought I'd be excited about listen I'm not excited about Skechers yet, but I'm willing to give them a shot because of their price point I am actually hold on. Let me drop the camera down. There we go. That's better I wanted the camera up high as I was unboxing the big box so you could see it and experience it with me But here we go Skechers boom. Oh, man the go run ride 7 hyper, okay, listen, I'm not a Skechers guy I don't know if I'll ever be a Skechers guy, but I'm willing to give them a shot with your encouragement Frankly a year ago Skechers was not really on my radar I'll get you my full thoughts on the unboxing and the specs for these shoes as well in the studio later tonight All right, I'm off to work and then the rec center and then more work and then the rec center. I Love when cars drive by my big window at my house and they just stare at me like what is this guy doing talking to the camera all the time And listen, I have no idea who is watching around the world inside. We got something here. So that's funny. All right, let's roll I'll explain in a minute Time to get those ears lowered for those ears. All right, let's go get a core workout. Here's the deal Why am I on the scooter? Don't worry. The foot does not hurt, but here's the situation Basically, you know Cleveland marathon off the dock off the docket. It happened last weekend I believe yeah last weekend immediately as soon as I you know was injured and I was making the call about Cleveland I began researching other marathons Why because I knew how fit I was you know two weeks ago three weeks ago four weeks ago before the injury that I just really wanted to try to capitalize on that fitness in a marathon race So I started researching other races across North America. I was even looking at Australia because it's entering into winter down there And so it's the temperatures are starting to cool off But $1,300 for a plane ticket can't afford that therefore I actually found a marathon. Yes in Winnipeg There's a June 16th if anyone's raising it. Let me know I was seriously considering making a push for that marathon if my foot felt a hundred percent Two days ago because of all the cross-training over the past month. I just was hoping okay if my foot is perfect two days ago I might be able to still pull off something in Winnipeg June 16th That's not gonna happen. The foot is feeling so good, but I know it's just not ready Now is the time to just get completely healthy no questions asked and therefore for when I'm walking longer distances I'm gonna use the scooter like in Home Depot or any other situation like around the house again The podiatrist said I don't have to use crutches or the scooter, but I'm just gonna baby it like there's no tomorrow So that's the update on the scooter why I'm riding around again. I just I'm ready. I'm just ready and it's close It's close. I can taste it, but it's just not quite there yet So that's the situation. All right, let's go analyze these shoes Let's rock and roll. All right a little dressed up. We're off to Joseph's summer spring at choir concert So I got to keep this a little concise, but I do want to just open up these shoes for you and give you a couple of specs No, this is not my first impression because I didn't get a run in them today, but that is okay So here we go. Let's start with the ultra paradigm 4.5 a new iteration of this running shoe It is a stability shoe from ultra and ultra for it took me the longest time. It's not ultra. It's ultra ALTRA is the company It's a stability shoe. It's got stability built in with this guide rail here on the side and then also these stability pods Here just above the outsole So we will see, you know, usually I'm a neutral runner a neutral running shoe kind of runner, but I'm willing to give Stability shoes a shot every now and then so we will see if it stays in the rotation I'm excited overall about it and it's got a huge stack height So also just so you know, let me just move this light a little closer here Also, just so you know the all the ultra shoes are zero drop in case you're not familiar with ultra at all Which means there's a for this shoe There's a 30 millimeter stack height in the heel and a 30 millimeter stack height in the forefoot So this is definitely a maximalist shoe a high cushion shoe and I am gonna use this shoe for easy days Although I think a lot of people would probably use it for long runs if you're an ultra fan on the roads Okay, that's another fact. It's definitely a road shoe. You can see the outsole there very much a road shoe not for trails and 30 millimeter stack height is pretty serious now. It's coming in coming in at 11 ounces So that's a little on the high scale for me in my size It's nine and a half ounces, but that's good. You know, it's pretty heavy, frankly So we'll see how it feels on the legs and the feet once we can put it through the paces and the price point Oh my goodness. We're looking at a hundred and fifty dollars for the ultra paradigm 4.5 definitely high as well. I'd like to see I like to see shoes at At least in the hundred and thirty dollar range So that is the ultra paradigm four point five just a quick breakdown for you And now let's open up a shoe number two You already saw it this morning, but I want to get you some specs on the sketchers go run Seven hyper. Okay, let's put it up there. There's one of them and let me just talk to all right. There we go Here we are sketchers go run seven hyper It's a neutral shoe and a quick test that you can do in a running shoe store is basically just do the twist test And that'll basically tell you if it's neutral or stability Depending on how much how flexible it is compared to the four point five the paradigm four point five Much more difficult to twist that and that's the whole idea with neutral is to let your foot Strike the ground and kind of do what it wants. What is a little more? Maybe natural to your foot strike However, what can happen is that in neutral shoes if you really overpronate that can lead to injuries down the road If you do it repetitive Steps over and over and over again overpronating too much. I will say though I think overpronation is a little it's looked into a little too much. I think overpronating just a little bit is okay It's part of your gait cycle part of your foot strike That's my humble opinion and I'm sticking to it and as far as the weight goes It's seven point eight ounces and my size though six point seven So I'm very excited about the weight in this guy very excited like any easy-day shoe that's under seven ounces is Okay for me like the new balance beacon that is a six point four So it's even a little lighter than the Skechers go run seven hyper now through the upper I just one point here is that it's a tongue-free upper. So there's no tongue It's all one piece of material here on the upper which connects directly to this booty collar So this is a booty collar. It's you it's it basically rises up a little higher on your ankle and we'll see I think they're going for comfort, but I will say I'm a little skeptical actually of booty collars because I don't think that It creates quite enough of a lockdown feel I knew that before I purchased the shoe So we will see how it feels once I put it through the paces and then you're looking at hyper burst midsole so a very EVA foam oriented midsole and I'm I don't know I think Skechers is moving in the right direction with their midsole's and especially on the weight side of their midsole's now as far as Responsiveness and energy return. I just need to spend time in the shoe to give you an assessment on that and then quick on the outsole Okay, I'll just say right now. I'm a little I'm a little concerned Skechers I the new balance beacon is one of my favorite shoes because it has exposed Fresh foam through the outsole you see it there on your screen But then it also has some rubber in the high impact areas on the outsole for the new balance beacon And that helps keep the weight down by not having too much rubber on the outsole It keeps the weight down, but it also helps create a little more of a softer landing through your gate cycle So when I see this rubber here and when I put this I put this shoe on my foot already I'm just a little concerned about this outsole rubber Creating a little too much of a hard landing through the foot strike. So we'll see how it does Not obviously have I haven't jogged in it, but and for that price point You're looking at $125 which I think is a little high for Skechers And I'm hoping that Skechers keeps their prices lower so that they can continue to Do battle with other shoe companies to help keep prices down like if this is the cheapest shoe on the market That's great But what if it's I just want to keep other running shoe companies in check when it comes to price points and there you have it Both of these shoes are gonna fall into the easy day category for me Although I must say this go run seven potentially could be like a tempo day shoe It's got that type of weight to it And we'll just see how it feels at faster paces But right now my gut is telling me both of these shoes will be easy day recovery day running shoes for me and yes keyword once again is haul and Question of the day nothing to do with running running shoes. It's Friday when you're watching this therefore Are you racing this weekend? That's the question of the day where you're racing? What is the race? What distance what is your hope for the race? Let us know down in the comments and if you remember Maybe mark it down on your phone or somehow a piece of paper if you remember and you're a part of the D'Amore global running Group on Strava it would be amazing if you could post a picture and let us know how your race went on D'Amore global running if you remember that be really really amazing alright There you have it the ultra paradigm 4.5 and the Skechers go run seven hyper are now in the rotation Seek beauty work hard and love each other. Oh my goodness almost forgot 5 p.m Second video publishing all about the hottest deals that I can find for running shoes over the Memorial Day weekend You're not gonna want to miss it 5 p.m.