 Onward and upward how's everyone doing another Saturday which means another Q&A But here's the deal. I'm reading your comments. So on Tuesday, so we did two Q&A's last week I think it was Tuesday I published a question and answer on running shoes, and I asked the question of the day for that video was Did you like the format where I focused in on one topic for the Q&A? I would say it was a resounding yes from all of you based on reading your comments. There was over a hundred comments and Easily, I would say 50% of the comments mentioned they like the fact that I honed in on one topic So that is going to be the strategy moving forward for these Q&A's Which means I'm going to ask the question of the day right now For next week. Okay, so next week we're going to talk so it'll be Saturday. Oh gosh Is it the 17th or 18th of January? Will be question of the day for this video, which I will answer all the questions next week What questions do you have for me about marathon training? Good news. My knee is feeling Amazing, which means I'm starting to think about and strategize for my personal Marathon training block for spring 2020 Which means I'd love to answer as many questions as possible from all of you And I know many of you are training for a marathon right now not everybody But maybe you're thinking about training for a marathon down the road I bet the the question and answer for next week could apply to you as well So that's a strategy moving forward. We're gonna hone in on one particular topic However today, it's random total questions from everywhere all sorts of different topics because I didn't have the time to Put out the word asking for a particular topic a set of questions on a particular topic. Okay, there we go Here we go. Dabbing in number one from Dave this week. Hey, I just had a question regarding the massaging about planer fasciitis Why do you say avoid the areas where it is most painful? Is there any particular stretches? You can recommend keep up the good work and positive energy on the channel. Thank you, Dave I think that was coming in from email So for those that don't know I've suffered from planer fasciitis Which is an injury on the bottom of your foot my pain for planer fasciitis happened right on the heel right where the heel is Not on the bottom of the heel, but a little about an inch forward and oh is so painful so painful I actually had to have surgery in college So I would not recommend surgery if you could avoid it I realize those sometimes you're dealing with planer fasciitis PF is the short way to say it for years and years so Dave Again listening to the doctors what I've heard and I'm not a doctor But when you massage right on the painful area you're actually just inflaming that area more like you're aggravating it Whereas so for that it's a tendon on the bottom of your foot You can look it up the fascia tendon and what's happening is that most likely well not okay I shouldn't I got to be careful what I say, but often times That fascia tendon is too tight and which can be caused by your entire kinetic chain being too tight meaning So your soleus your calf muscle your hamstring muscle your gluteus Your your butt muscle all the way up to your lower back all of those muscles are too tight Which is actually pulling on the fascia Tendent on the bottom of your foot and that often can lead to planer fasciitis so Dave They what I've learned over time is actually massaging right on that area is actually not good You can massage the arch of your foot right so this is the bottom of your foot these are your toes So the arch would be here. This would be the painful area your heel So you can massage your arch and then even through your toes But avoid the heel area and as far as stretches go. Oh man I mean actually yesterday I published my prehab So I have all my stretches there listed in that prehab video It's everything you want to you want to stretch everything, but I guess if I I mean I would say If I had to pick one muscle, I would say your hamstrings. Those are really tight on me It's pretty easy to stretch your calves, but I think hamstrings are a lot harder to stretch. So anyway Dave Watch that video. I hope that helps. Oh, I feel for you. It's not a fun injury at all All right moving on question to Isaac asked Do you have a video on using a treadmill for training Isaac? I do not because I think I I've run on one treadmill in the last 10 years Well, I was actually last summer at a hotel. So Isaac, I don't train on treadmills I have nothing against it, but I just don't enjoy it and I will say They've done studies that treadmills You are using your muscles a little differently That whereas if you are running even on a treadmill that has an an arch to it and you're self-propelling it Because the treadmill is powered by a motor. It's just you're using your muscles a little differently And I at the end of the day love to run outside So that's a couple reasons why I don't use a treadmill, but I get it sometimes the weather is so crazy You have to hop on a treadmill. Okay moving on or do you know now moving on do it Josh asks number three. What's your opinion on the under armor? Hover infinite so or infinity. That's from Josh. I have never Trained in an under armor running shoe Josh. I have nothing against under armor at the end of the day I just haven't been able to work it into the rotation Based on what I've seen from under armor Just looking at the shoe in running shoe stores and pictures online It appears that under armor running shoes to me they seem a little overbuilt So a little too much going on through that upper especially I'm Anyway, that's just based on me holding it. I've never run in under armors, but anyway, that's my general opinion of under I would love to maybe in 2020. Maybe it's my year. Okay moving on question. I think number four. This is from Jim in Iowa. He asked hi, Seth been following the vlog for the last few months great advice and inspiration. Thank you Jim I was wondering if you have a recommendation of a lightweight running vest I've never used one and plan to this use one this year as I train for a marathon I'm looking for something to keep gels and small water bottles. I didn't see anything on the equipment list on YouTube Thank you Jim from Iowa. So Jim, I forgot to grab it. It's actually inside right now because I'm oh, yeah By the way, I'm redesigning the studio. So bear with me. I think hopefully by next week I will have it done we shall see but anyway, that's why it's so bare Jim I would recommend my so the lightest running vest on the market as far as I know at least last summer 2019 is the Raid light, which is a French company Raid light Revolutive. It's a French word three liter. Okay, look it up Raid light Revolutive three liter. I'm probably not saying that right, but I love it. It's so comfortable. No bounce Definitely can carry plenty of gels and water Jim, I think it's perfect for the marathon. So it's Raid light again. It's I love it I wish I could use it in like a 50k. That's what I would use it I wouldn't wear it in a marathon but Jim I think it's a great game plan for a marathon Raid light spelled R-A-I-D-L-I-G-H-T Jim, I'll try to remember to link to it down below. Okay moving on here to too big for roux on YouTube Ask I have pain on the side of my heel. There doesn't seem to be anything online about it. Have you ever had this pain? It could be plantar fasciitis I've had that before plantar fasciitis that kind of migrates up to the side of the heel So that would be my now make sure it's not a sharp pain if it's a sharp pain. You got to be really careful Oh boy. There's a bone in there Well, I think that's toward the front by the there's the navicular bone You really have to be careful But I think that would be more toward the front of the top of your foot the navicular bone is a really dangerous bone to get an injury And but it could be my guess would be Plantar fasciitis that has migrated a little bit is so inflamed But anyway, hopefully it's not a sharp pain on the side of your heel if it's sharp definitely go to the dark doctor, okay moving on to SA hacking on I believe YouTube asked How do you feel about regular heel running taking the place of many of the supplementary gym? exercises squats calf raises hip flexor exercises, etc. They all seem a little redundant and frankly unnecessarily Unnecessary unnecessary when regularly running hilly trails any good. He's 42 So any okay, I'll finish he's 42 years of experience It seems that whenever I run hills and trails regularly my entire body is much stronger and less prone to injuries I couldn't agree more now My runner's knee my theory as to why I have runners knee right now Everybody is because I transitioned maybe a little too quickly from mountain running to the marathon raising and I kind of I haven't been doing the vertical running and therefore my quad strength decreased and From what I've read the research I've done talking to the physical therapist like weak quads and weak hips can lead to runner's knee So I'm actually I'm gonna agree with you, but I will say I'd say it I'd say it can't hurt to do some exercises in the gym in addition to running hilly trails for example I'm beginning to introduce the pistol pistol squat into My regimen in the gym and I'm so excited. I think it's gonna help me. It's single leg pistol squats I'll do a video on it at some point So anyway, I agree with you mostly, but I'm not I personally I'm not gonna cut out the gym once I reintroduce Vertical running into the regimen good question and thought process there moving on to Joshua I like this one a lot. I think this is number seven I've always thought ultra running would be a cool addition to the X games Joshua I have never that has never crossed my mind So I we've talked about this I think last week about how maybe ultra running could be introduced into the Olympics at some point But Joshua, I'm just trying to think like now I could see obstacle course racing be a little more attractive to that X game Community, but maybe there could be an ultra running obstacle course Mixture because the X games for those that don't know it's Snowboarding skateboarding in the summer snowboarding all sorts of crazy winter and summer sports And I'm just trying to figure out like anyway Joshua. I think it's I like thinking outside the box I like your thought process if anybody has any comments about this good ultra running ever end up in an X games type Environment I'm all about pushing the boundaries with respect to running and getting the sport in front of more people Because as I said this past week seven billion runners I'm a big believer that any type of running is good for the body good for the mind and at the end of the day Good for the world. All right, there you go. Okay moving on. I think number eight Matt asks Lastly, okay, this is a big long comment from last week So I only grabbed his question at the end He says lastly when you were talking about an ultra marathon being in the Olympic games It made me think why don't they have the half marathon in the Olympic game? So this connects to the previous question as well Matt. I think there there's not enough. I think on Matt it's it's your oh Man, it's such a it's a high. I see what you're saying, but I think between the 10k and the marathon the Talent level would be diluted a little too much if you had to then divide all of that talent between the half marathon as well I know there's a lot of very talented half marathon runners out there, but At the end of the day it comes down to money, of course because of time on TV But anyway, I think it would dilute it too much Matt is my thought I think it would take away from the marathon take away from the 10k and all of the events would be just a little too Diluted that's my short answer Matt. Anyway, I'd be open to it, but I think yeah, those are my thoughts Matt Good question. Okay moving on. This is from Graham. I have a question What do you personally look for in running socks? What makes one pair of socks better than another? What is your opinion on that? That is from Graham So Graham my favorite running socks at least for trail running especially are Smart wool. I think I have them on right now actually. I love smart wool So Graham I of course comfort is very important What I'm also looking for now Graham and I've learned more about this in 2019 are socks for racing That don't slip inside the shoe So I was able to acquire some Solomon socks this past summer that have a little bit of I'm gonna call it little strands of rubber sewn into the bottom of the sock Just below the toes so just below the toe box to help prevent any slipping Inside the racing shoes and honestly, I mean it didn't make a difference at the end of the day I probably will never actually know but I at least mentally I'm like gosh That is a brilliant idea to help prevent any slipping inside the shoe to just have a little bit of rubber On the bottom of the toe box. So I look for comfort on I look for a wicking of course So wicking away moisture away from the foot and I find smart wool does a really great job because of they integrate wool into the design of the sock and Graham one last point is that when you really get dialed into your running socks You can actually start to pair You're a sock with a shoe because some of the inner liner of different shoes There are that's different So the sock in order again to avoid slipping the sock different types of socks React differently to the inner liner of different running shoes. Does that make sense? Okay, one last point summer winter Summertime I have my summertime running socks and then I have my winter time running socks if I remember I'll try to link to a vlog I made about a year ago all about running socks or you could go search for It on the home page of the channel. Okay, Graham It's actually a big topic running socks You can really dial them in and it's it's a lot of fun to eventually build up your collection of running socks that just are dialed into whatever Surface you're running on and temperatures you're running in okay moving on. Holy smokes. I got that I went off there for a bit Stephen asked this might be the last one. I did get a question via email Earlier today, actually, let's see if I can pull it up and but Stephen asked hi, Seth Would you race a road 5k in a traditional racing flat or a Nike next percent? That is from Stephen I think that was on Twitter. So I don't see this question here. Anyway, so Stephen. I did race one 5k in the 4% in 2018 and I enjoyed it But frankly most 5ks are on the road and you're turning sharp corners at a higher speed And I did not feel very stable turning sharp corners in the 5 in the 4% And I done for that matter. I can confidently say I would not feel Confident turning corners in the next percent either on sharp corners So Stephen I would say no to the Nike next percent for me and a 5k But the Reebok float ride run fast pro is a very lightweight very expensive It's just like the night. It's $250 just like the next percent That is my go-to 5k shoe the Reebok float ride run fast pro which weighs Three ounces three ounces. It's amazing. But a couple other options would be actually right here I would even do the audios for from Adidas I think this could definitely be a 5k shoe a 10k shoe and I have marathon shoe actually And people wear this for marathons as well But I think you could wear this for I think it's light enough for a 5k and it's got a low Profile so the stack height is not crazy high. So as far as turning those corners It's the opposite of the 4% or the next percent and then lastly It's actually up there. Oh should I grab it the new balance zante? Oh, I can't get it I just try it's way up there. It's anyway. It's the new balance zante pursuit. Okay, that would be another option for a 5k. Thank you Steven for the question I thought another question came in via email, but I'm not seeing it It may not have it may have ended up in a different folder. Let me just check real quick because I love you guys and By the way, some of my gmail is really starting to send a lot of emails to spam for some reason So if I miss an email from you, I do apologize. I can't find it. I love you all. Thank you for being here Thanks for hanging out in the bear studio. We're redesigning it and Again next week. We will dial it in to a Q&A all about Marathon training sound good. Have a great week. Go get it. Stay focused work hard. All right pay attention to those little things If you didn't see the vlog today, I made a big announcement about my runner's knees So if you haven't seen it, go check it out. All right, everyone. Thanks for being here. Thanks for watching We'll toss it back on the right to the running shoe Q&A on the right and then on the left I did make a new playlist with all of the Q&A's from the past six weeks So that'll be on the left if you want to go check those out. There you go. All right onward and upward See beauty work hard and love each other. See you tomorrow