 Welcome to video number two for today all about the Skechers Razor 3 and if you missed this morning's vlog we talked all about fear. Fear is runners a topic that you probably like you know wouldn't expect maybe on this channel but I think it's really important to dig into as athletes and so go check it out upper right hand corner. Okay this is not my full review of the Skechers Razor 3 in this video because guess what I don't you know how I like to do at least 50 miles in a shoe before I give a full review I'm maybe halfway there so we're not quite there yet however you're in luck shout out shout out to Ian from Portland Ian is a runner in Portland he's a youtuber and guess what he heeded the call remember last week I asked all of you to send me your videos well he took the time to film a short one-minute clip all about the Skechers Razor 3 in yes his channel is down below in the description go check it out and Ian thank you for taking the time you nailed it I'm excited for you all to watch this clip in about I don't know five minutes from now because he has put basically a hundred miles in the Skechers Razor 3 which is invaluable information for us as consumers as we start to look at durability because frankly I don't know when I'll get a hundred miles into this shoe hopefully in the next month but we'll see like there's a lot of shoes to be working with and I can only run so much so thank you Ian again for giving me that could that video clip okay this guy is a four millimeter drop you got 24 millimeters stack height in the heel 20 millimeter in the in the forefoot and why and so again this is not my full review but I want to talk about why when will I use the Skechers Razor 3 in 2019 for my training well believe it or not I actually found a review on the Skechers website that I think summarizes what I'm trying to say really really well listen to this I got this shoe with the intention of using it for racing but have found it to be a great choice for much of my daily training as well these are incredibly light but with plenty of responsive cushioning they keep me moving with quick foot turnover boom Chris thank you for that from the Skechers website and base I just borrowed it thank you Chris basically I couldn't agree more I don't think this is going to be remember we talked about marathon racing shoes in that vlog upper right hand corner I don't think this is gonna be a marathon racing shoe unlike Chris though he did say responsiveness it's pretty responsive but not at the top of the class okay in my humble opinion I feel cushioned I don't feel responsive I think there's a difference there through this midsole and oh my goodness what else do I want to share okay with the upper I do remember from the first impression video that I made that the upper was a pretty big concern of mine maybe the biggest and it is still like crumbling in on itself through the forefoot through this upper today I went 10 miles at 620 per mile pace so it's 16 kilometers 355 per kilometer and believe it or not after one mile I totally forgot about the upper falling in on it's there you know crumbling in on itself and that's good like I think it's a simple fix Skechers I think all you need to do is reduce the amount of material through the upper so keep that in mind like the first mate three quarters of a mile to a mile I could feel it a little bit but then as I started going a little faster and a little faster sure enough I did forget about that upper situation and now to the important stuff how will I use the Skechers razor 3 in 2019 I will use this shoe like today for 10 to 15 mile urban runs meeting on concrete and pavement could I take it to 20 absolutely are there better options I would say so would I take this on dirt probably not I live in Denver 30 minutes north of Denver is Boulder Colorado the epicenter of long-distance running and training for many many Olympians and ultra runners and it's just like this spot and hub up there in Boulder why you might think it's because of the dirt roads that you've seen me run on up there that are at 8,000 feet believe it or not I think the big reason a lot of Olympians live in Boulder and train there are for these there's these farming roads that are about 10 to 20 minutes north of Boulder it's farming roads they're kind of rolly a little rolly not completely flat by any means and it's at basically 5,800 feet above sea level these roads and frankly like these are perfect training roads good packed down dirt but not to pack not washboard not packed down like you know how you get on some dirt and it just feels like pavement this is nice good solid farm road dirt if you know what I mean but I don't think I would take the sketchers razor 3 up to Boulder to train on those dirt roads again I think there's better options for example I would for me for the 15 to 20 mile distance for the long runs getting ready for the marathon I'm gonna lean toward yes the Nike Pegasus 35 turbo unless I can find a better option for training like the zoom fly I'm open to the zoom fly but the Nike Pegasus 35 turbo is just my money shot right now for that longer stuff at a faster clip I'm talking like you know 6 30 to 7 minute pace holding that for 20 miles or so and so that's how I'm gonna use the sketchers razor 3 in 2019 for my training let's hear a few quick thoughts from Ian in Portland hello everyone and welcome from Portland my name is Ian also known as the running otaku and today I'm gonna talk about this guy this is a sketches razor 3 and recently there's been a lot of chatter on the internet how it could be the Nike vapor fly 4% killer and I'm here to say that while it's a great shoe it does not kill the 4% you see the Nike shoe is really really good for racing half and full marathons and where this shoe excels is shorter distances 5k 10k half marathon 15k and tempo and track workouts if you're doing something speedy less than an hour I'd say give this shoe a strong consideration now I know Seth was initially concerned about the build quality of the shoe with some glue coming out of the side here and increase where the big toe is now my shoe has those same two faults but I can tell you after 98 miles of running which is that many kilometers it's held up extremely well without any hot spots and even the outsole looks like it's hardly been worn so there you have it the razor 3 and less than a minute and remember seek beauty work hard and love one another bye bye Ian I love it I love it all that's just so cool to just see the collaboration amongst the global running community and shadow Ian and I have never met just so everybody knows like we're just working here and and riffing off each other here on YouTube about running shoes and it's amazing so Ian I couldn't agree more about the outsole and yeah nowhere and tear on the outsole I had a little concern about that but and again I only have about 25 miles in this guy so Ian has a hundred and so his is looking good still so that's good news and that is it for today folks keyword for this video is razor down in the comments and I actually don't have a question of the day for you but rather what questions do you all have for me specifically about the Skechers razor 3 okay ask him up down below and maybe Ian can help as well with answering some of these questions you're the best you rock thanks for listening thanks for watching and again it's an urban shoe 10 to 15 miles I don't think I'll take it above 15 miles but we'll see very well cushioned absorbing a lot of that pounding that you receive on the pavement and on the concrete like you saw today it just felt like my legs don't feel shot today after wearing this shoe for a pretty good solid clip for 10 miles if you know what I mean it's a beauty work hard and love each other see you tomorrow