 As a daily content creator and a runner every day, you know you got to be one step ahead It's like playing chess That's right We got to be a step ahead just to stay organized stay on the ball keep everything rolling here on YouTube So I pre-recorded what you're about to watch before coming out here to Chicago for the wedding and yes The wedding is today, so we're gonna cut it short. We're gonna call it here actually I'm not gonna do any other filming today and We will pick it up tomorrow. Enjoy what you're about to watch. I hope you learn something Let me know about the question of the day once you hear it in the video See you in the studio And here we are in the studio I know a lot of you out there who are especially trail runners You've been waiting for this comparison video between the Nike trail running shoe lineup of 2019 So here it is for you and in the last seven days. We've gone up Grace Peak Pikes Peak And today Mount Bierstadt All 14,000 foot mountains in Colorado all in three different pairs of shoes today So I finally feel like I have a good grasp on What's happening with my gate cycle my foot strike and just the overall comfort and performance of the Nike Pegasus? 36 trail the Nike Wild Horse 5 and the Nike Tara Kiger 5, okay? And this is not I'm not gonna go into too much detail with respect to the uppers the midsole outsole if you want to learn more about each Individual shoe you can go click on the cards upper right hand corner for those or the end screens at the end of this Running vlog. All right. Are you ready to dive in? I'm excited. Oh, it's crazy. I'm a little surprised. In fact keyword Surprised I am a little shocked and I think I'm going a little bit against the grain Compared to some other folks out there who I've been listening to and reading about these three shoes So let's dive in and as we dive in I can't resist. I got to share a few specs You know the drill. All right, then Nike Tara Starting from lowest to highest with respect to the drop of these three trail shoes Nike Tara Kiger 5 4 millimeter drop. All right, there you go 4 millimeter Nike Wild Horse 5 8 millimeter drop. Okay, so going up there You know how I like 6 to 8 and then Nike Pegasus 36 trail 10 millimeter drop. All right, so that's the drop of these three shoes and for the weight of these three Nike trail running shoes. We're gonna go from the heaviest down to the lightest. All right So the Nike Wild Horse 5 we're looking at 9 ounces or 257 grams. Okay, and then jump into the Nike Tara Kiger 5 we're looking at 8.6 ounces or 244 grams and then the Nike Pegasus 36 trail 8.6 ounces or 244 grams. All right, so the exact same weight for these two right here and as far as performance and Comfort and how I foresee using these three trail shoes moving forward. All right So as far as the comfort of the upper I am I'm sticking to my guns. I've been saying this for the last six weeks I think the Nike Wild Horse 5 has the best Lockdown through the mid-foot especially and overall comfort when your foot slides into the cavity of this Wild Horse 5 So Wild Horse 5 wins the comfort battle with respect to the upper All right as far as the midsole comfort. We're going Nike Pegasus 36 trail. Yes that cushion there that zoom cushion from Nike There's quite a bit of it quite a bit of it in here I believe it's a 30 millimeter stack height in the heel and a 20 millimeter in the forefoot And so that's a lot and I tell you what it felt good In fact a little side story today on about Mount beer stat I started in the Tara Kiger 5's and I switched Late in the run, but I did switch I was yearning for a little more cushion and I found it in the Pegasus 36 trails So definitely more comfortable and before we proceed. I have to just I almost forgot to mention These two the Wild Horse 5 and the Peg 36 trails are considered the trainers of the three and the Tara Kiger 5 is considered the Racer, but guess what? I don't see it. I just don't see it. What is going on here? Nike. All right, and this is where I'm going to ruffle some feathers and Probably I'm going against the grain against a lot of other people out there But these two way the same and this is a trainer and from what I can tell based on the research I've done and even just okay going to Western states out in California I saw people racing in the Tara Kiger 5. It kind of blew me away for a hundred mile race But I don't see it. I don't see it It should weigh at least an ounce lighter than what it does and frankly, I don't like the four millimeter drop I you know for me. I like a higher drop for racing shoes I mean, we're not going to get into the drop of running shoes right now, but that's what I prefer and Again, I don't find I do not find the upper lock down very comfortable I it scrunches up and I went true to size and it just scrunches up a little bit too much through the toe box Even upwards into the eyelet chain and I don't know but call me crazy But even the the stack height in the forefoot like even though there's a rock plate inside this Tara Kiger 5 I'm just not feeling comfortable out on at least out on technical trails Maybe on more buffed out trails. It would do better, but I'm just not seeing it I'm not seeing it and maybe I'm going crazy But help me out if you are a Tara Kiger 5 fan. Definitely. Let me know down in the comments I just I had higher expectations. Maybe I should have dropped them down a little bit And so therefore in conclusion, how will I be using these three trail running shoes moving forward again? I think this is a great commuter Wild horse 5 this is a commuter So if you live near trails, but you have to run on pavement to get to the trails I think this is perfect the outsole is plenty Aggressive to do some nice solid trail work and but it's it's got a nice smooth Transition heel-to-toe for pavement or concrete to get to the trails and for that Pegasus 36 trail How will I use it? I I foresee 10 15 probably even 20 mile trail runs that don't have a lot of vertical Okay, I don't see this being a big mountain shoe at all it's more those rolling hills if you live near Denver, you know like Deer Creek would be a good spot for the Nike peg a great spot for the Nike Pegasus 36 trail and the the midsole Stack height will allow you to run will allow your legs to save a little bit of energy because it is so forgiving Through that mid so forgiving. I hope I okay. I guess one little drawback real quick is durability We will see how durable the peg 36 trail ends up being but that's how I will use this trail shoe moving forward and The tarik tiger 5 if I was gonna use this shoe in a race I think I wouldn't I don't know if I would go over 10k maybe 10 miler probably not a half marathon I just have not seen it and again And I know it has that zoom air in there But it's just not feeling comfortable and maybe it's my foot Maybe it's my gate cycle and I hate to disappoint anyone out there but that is what I'm sensing after testing all three of these shoes on some pretty aggressive trails in the last week and Also less aggressive trails over the last over the last two months. So there you have it Does that sound good tarik tiger 5 wild horse 5 peg 36 trail? And that question of the day if you have Experienced with any three of these shoes or maybe all three of them. Let me know What you're sensing like how are you using these these trail running shoes in your? Rotation of the running shoes stable as we like to call it. So just share your experience right now I must say let's anyway. I'm just not excited about the tarik tiger 5, but I'm very excited about the other two I really am and so I hope that helps I know a lot of you are interested in these three shoes and yes They are available down below in the description if you want to pick a pair up, but I'm oh I can't wait to take these two out especially in the coming summer months. All right. See beauty work hard