 Yeah Guys eating something there Good morning YouTube. It's snowing. What did I say last night? It's supposed to snow. Oh talking about winter gear on yesterday's video and Today we're gonna take the Solomon's out for a test in the snow a lot of people interested in finding good Lug action on the bottom of their shoes. So the traction the grip however you want to define Basically not slipping and falling in fact yesterday a couple of you did mention that you're a little nervous a little afraid of running in the winter Because you're you don't want to fall and get injured which I totally get and I understand that so I'm gonna talk about the lugs on the bottom of Solomon's shoes and How and why I appreciate the design and build quality of Solomon so sound good Joseph You're crazy you're crazy. Oh, that's my boy. That's my boy Tip of the day coming right up. Hold on the Yeti rambler. All right. This has nothing to do with running gear per se This is a comfort. This is a Yeti rambler. It's insulated. It keeps your hot drinks Incredibly hot like it'll keep a hot a drink hot for eight hours So guys in the middle of your run if you need to jump in your car and warm up for ten minutes and get a hot drink of coffee Or tea I love coffee like this is amazing like just put a hot drink in here Or after your run and you've got you know, maybe a 30-minute drive back to your house Just having something hot to sip on because guess what I'm freezing out and this tastes so good All right guys, that's my tip of the day by the way all these products are available down below Down below. All right guys. I just did four miles in the Solomon X a alpine shoe I'm gonna talk about this shoe in incredible detail back at the house But essentially I just want to mention before making any decision about a running shoe during the winter You got to think about the surface and the type of snow Slash ice that you're gonna be dealing with wherever you might live in Denver, Colorado a lot of times at night It'll be 20 degrees, but during the day. It'll be 40 degrees We don't really stay below freezing all winter. Whereas if you're in St. Paul, Minnesota, Chicago Buffalo Even maybe Boston, but like there's parts of the country in the United States Or if you're from Sweden or Norway or Switzerland, like there's parts of the world where it never gets above freezing So that in that will impact the type of snow you have to deal with for example Right here where I'm standing it's all slushy and wet and therefore that will impact the type of shoe decision that I make for a particular run And then of course thinking about the surface that you're gonna run on whether it's pavement Whether it's a like a dirt if you live in Nebraska or South Dakota Where it's just like a lot of dirt roads that are like farm roads where there's dirt underneath the snowpack That will impact the type of shoe you decide to buy or Okay, I realize a lot of you will not be running up in the mountains like we have here in Colorado during the winter months Like it's you know, it's not always feasible. It's not always the easiest thing to do I happen to enjoy it and so last winter I purchased these shoes and I actually made the wrong decision I didn't realize that Solomon had a another shoe that is more designed for Running in snow particularly in on trail conditions in the mountains All right switching from the Solomon S lab XA alpine shoe to the Solomon speed cross shoes And essentially I'm doing this for you guys to see how quickly I can get my feet wet And these are not waterproof whereas these are definitely waterproof But I just want to see because it's not very it's not it's cold today But it's not freezing freezing and so there's a lot of mud and slush and just wet conditions So I'm gonna see how quickly my feet get wet and all right. Let's go come on enough talking. Come on. Oh Yeah, we're cold. We're freezing. We're wet now. They did I was dry in these probably for about eight minutes Maybe ten a little longer than I expected, but yeah, I cannot feel my toes now So definitely not the winter running shoe right here. All right, let's go back to the house Back to the studio shed and I'm gonna break down all the Solomon's and give you my thoughts on what you should consider If you're looking at Solomon's and I realize that Hold on there's a car about to pass and I realize I have not bought any of the Nike shield shoes And if you have that's cool and let me know what you think of them But I haven't bought any of those yet. Maybe soon All right, we'll get the question of the day back at the house. Come on. Come on No, keep going just nice and gentle It's getting better guys. It's getting better one massage at a time. The pf is going away slowly slowly Okay, if you've been watching this channel for two to three weeks You probably think that I own Nike the most out of all the running shoe companies out there new balance Hoka Brooks Adidas Solomon, but you would be wrong. It's not Nike. It's actually Solomon Here's all of my Solomon's right over here and it's because I've been doing a lot of mountain running in the last three years lots of mountain running up steep steep 14,000 foot peaks here in Colorado and essentially I Go so it's Solomon the most Nike second Hoka third that's kind of the order of shoes that I own and I want to talk about this the the Solomon collection tonight and Basically basically explain what my strategy is going to be for winter running this year And of course the key word of the day is snow comment below if you made it this far without one word snow I'd appreciate it. I'd appreciate it and the question of the day. What is going to be your go-to? training shoe for the winter months coming up and if you don't have one shoe in mind Are you interested in investing? $100 $150 $200 in a pair of running shoes for the winter months, and if not, that's fine I'm just here I'm just gauging like where you guys are at with your running shoe collection and what's your hopes are for? Getting through the ice the snow the slush and maybe honestly I remember when I was in high school. I you know that wasn't even on the radar You just wore the shoe that you had in the closet like it's just the shoe that was laying around and you went out and pounded out Five miles like anyway, so I get it. But if you are kind of thinking more Uh, I want to be a little more proactive perhaps in my winter training. What is the shoe that you're looking at? I'd appreciate it comment below. I'd appreciate it as concisely as possible now I'm going to run you through all of the Solomon shoes that I own. All right. Here we go we're going to start with the lightest shoe and Go up to the heaviest shoe. Okay, so here we go the lightest shoe Is this Solomon s lab sense six sg and don't don't get me started on the names of Solomon shoes Don't get me started But basically this is my racer when it comes to uphill mountain running We're talking like running eight miles up the side of a mountain or 13 miles Like a pike's peak This is the lightest shoe that I own in the Solomon light up lineup However, Solomon has since come out with the the sense seven So I will probably upgrade this shoe next summer to the sense seven and I love this shoe very lightweight I ran some uh Koms this summer in this shoe that's king of the mountain meaning the fastest time ever up a mountain here in colorado So this shoe has a special place in my heart. All right next up the Solomon speed cross just the standard And this is just a good go-to trainer I would say I usually wear this shoe for like the eight to 12 mile range The Solomon speed cross has great lug action, but it's still pretty lightweight. Love this shoe. Love this shoe That's all I have to say about it. It's a good one moving on to the Solomon s lab ultra So if you are from France, hello, or should I say uh Au revoir. No, that's goodbye. Bonjour This is the Solomon ultra and françois from france One UTMB which is you know the biggest ultra race in the world 100 miles through the through the Alps And essentially he won that race in this shoe the Solomon ultra. It's a great shoe Unfortunately, I have not been able to really enjoy this shoe because of my plantar fasciitis Um, I can't wait to wear this next spring and summer And actually to the gentleman in switzerland who has been asking me about solomens and apologize that I don't remember your name exactly This guy the Solomon ultra could be a good option. However, it is not waterproof It's it's pretty good, but it's it's definitely not fully waterproof on the upper this shoe The Solomon ultra would be a great shoe for winter training in a city environment in an urban environment Um, it won't keep all of the slush and the snow out But it's going to do a pretty good job and it's once again, it's good on the pavement Even though it's it's designed for the trails you can wear this on the roads and then the Solomon speed cross four Which I just found out today. They are coming out with a Solomon speed cross five next I believe it's next march. This guy is my go-to for you know eight to 15 miles on the trails in Rough conditions. Look at the lugs on the bottom of this shoe This guy could and this will also do very well in snow because of these lugs on the bottom However, it's very aggressive as far as the lugs go and I would wear this shoe on trails in the snow that The trails are not completely packed down So, you know, if you have like a bike path and a snow plow You know moves over it and there's snow on the ground You you could you could probably wear the ultra on that plowed bike path But if you're out in the woods or you're out somewhere where there's a little more The snow is not as packed down. This is your guy the Solomon speed cross four so long as So long as the snow is not too deep So this is what you saw me running in today the Solomon s lab xa alpine shoe Solomon s lab xa alpine shoe and of course you notice immediately the built-in gator So you saw me basically running through puddles today So I would wear the Solomon speed cross four on trails that are packed down But it's still kind of loosey-goosey. You know what I mean? So when there's snow on the ground and it's just a little loosey-goosey I would wear this shoe when you are essentially Breaking trail and you're out there at 4 a.m The the snow plows have not come through your neighborhood And you could throw this shoe on and you will stay dry the lugs on the xa alpine are not too aggressive And so you can definitely use this shoe on the roads, but you're still going to feel pretty safe With the with the grip that you see there on the bottom However, however, I'm going to warn you now I forgot. This is my secret of the day. Uh, this is called Spenco. Yes, it's down below in the description And essentially Spenco spenco and this is this this is not an insert that gives you any support It's very flexible, but it basically provides a little bit of cushion for your body for your feet And I love this stuff. This uh, this allows me to go run Sometimes like 30 miles on training runs like it just provides a little bit of cushion and a little bit of relief From the pounding. Well today, I only did four and a half miles in this shoe And the outsole on the xa alpine in my opinion is very stiff and hard So this this this plate this I almost want to call it a plate on the bottom This is very hard and stiff. It's going to be very durable. I'll probably have this shoe for three four years I'm not even kidding. Like it's just got that kind of durability built into it I would strongly recommend buying some Spenco and essentially cutting it out to the size of your foot And then slide it into your shoe so that you are basically relieving some of the Um, the hard the stiffness of this shoe. I love this shoe, but it is a little stiff I just want to be completely transparent with you guys. Like it's a little hard It's a little hard on the outsole. I know that was a whirlwind of Solomon shoes I could have gone into a lot of detail on all of them But I just want to let you know that I am actually Going to hopefully purchase the Solomon snow cross to this winter. So in basically February I'm going to start Building up my aerobic base for my 2019 marathon effort And in order to do that, I would like to be running at high altitude in the mountains in February and March Of course and a little bit of April. So of course, there's going to be a ton of snow up in the mountains in Colorado And where am I going to run? I'm going to run at ski resorts You know before the crack of dawn, I'll show up at a ski resort and I'll just run up the mountain in the Solomon snow cross Two's when I purchased this shoe like I love this shoe But it doesn't quite have the lug action on the bottom for uphill snow running So I'm interested in getting the Solomon snow cross to stay tuned for that shoe Now I'm not going to sugarcoat it with the solomins. They are an aggressive shoe I love them. I love them especially for the summer mountain running experience I am excited though to use especially like the speed cross four And then potentially the snow cross two for the winter running up mountains This this winter, but if you before you go out and buy solomins or the Nike shield lineup Just remember think about the climate that you live in and think about Where you mostly run in the winter whether it's on the roads whether it's on sidewalks whether it's on an indoor track whether it's on a I know a gentleman in North Dakota that he just does laps on the golf course He has like he makes a path and he just does laps on the golf course And so you just got to yeah just evaluate where the surface that you're running on and the conditions that you anticipate running in Um, I love Solomon. Just beware I would definitely go to a running shoe store that actually knows Solomon really well and can fit your foot To the right Solomon because it is they're different They're just totally different than ultra than hoca than nike then Definitely different than adidas or new balance or anything like that. I hope that made sense I know I covered a lot of ground pretty quickly I want to try and respect your time And so your questions are critical ask them down below I do feel like out of all the running shoe companies out there My most the most of my experience is actually in Solomon's over hoca over nike So don't be afraid to ask your questions about Solomon down below in the comments and I'd be happy to answer And thanks for being here. Thank you. I mean, I just you're just blowing me away with your support With just with your support from around the world today a comment came in from estonia shout out to estonia Hello, welcome. I mean come on estonia like that's like that's amazing. I love you guys You rock now go out and run Seek beauty or work hard and love each other and we will be back tomorrow Time to get these shoes inside