 Welcome to the mountains ladies and gentlemen. All right. I'm in my car. It's freezing out I'm running up a 14,000 foot mountain of 14 or here in Colorado today And I'm gonna take the Solomon speed cross fives up the first mountain and then yes I'm gonna do a double run today a double run and I'm gonna take the Solomon s lab Sense 6s g for the second run and then back at the studio I will compare the two talk to you about the differences how you can each use each shoe in 2019 let's rock and roll welcome to the studio. Well, welcome to the studio Okay, a fan of the vlog asked me to compare these two shoes and I went back and forth about it because Basically, these are two shoes that are really in different Categories as far as the Solomon lineup the speed cross five is not a racer The Solomon s lab sense 6s g is definitely a racer. Now. Can you use the speed cross five in a race? Absolutely. In fact when I do the America's uphill race in about a month I'm actually gonna use the speed cross five. Why? Because the lugs are ridiculous. This is a race that goes straight up a ski hill So bigger the lugs the better although it's tempting to put on this guy because of the weight is Incredible much much lighter than the speed cross five So therefore this video and again if you have other ideas of shoes for me to compare Please let me know down on the comments. All right. Let's start first with all right Let's start with a sense 6 here and another person asked today. I think on Instagram What does the sg stand for and yes, that is the keyword for this video sg down in the comments Sg simply stands for soft ground soft ground Which means the lugs are just a little bit deeper on the Solomon s lab sense 6s G that's what the sg stands for and by the way, this is being recorded February 1st 2019 and the sense 7 is Available is available and guess what they lot it lost a little weight It lost a little weight about a half an ounce from last year this this shoe from this iteration of the 6 to the 7 Lost about a half an ounce and I don't own the 7 yet Solomon if you're watching if you're watching I'll take a 7 I'll take a 7 so you know So the sense 6 is a 8 ounce shoe So 225 grams and it's got a 20 millimeter stack height in the heel and a 16 millimeter in the 4-foot which means it's a 4 millimeter drop. I like that drop a lot It's not too high. Definitely not too high and not a 1 millimeter drop And then the lug height although these lugs are a little worn down from last year's summer Excursions is a 6 millimeter lug height and for the speed cross 5 much different shoe 10 millimeter drop So 30 millimeter stack height in the heel really high 20 millimeter in the 4 foot 11 ounces so about 320 grams a lot heavier than the sense 6 and so how do these shoes Work together because guess what they're just different shoes and they're they're designed for different purposes This and if you're okay, so if you're if you live by Mount like if you live in the Appalachia area This is your shoe like if you're in or maybe you're in upstate New York or maybe you're in New Hampshire or you know the mountains of Georgia I like I know Colorado. We have great mountains here great for running But there's mountains in a lot of places in this country the upper the Pacific Northwest So anyway, I don't want to feel I don't want to exclude everybody now if you live in Florida Actually, you know what I've been to Tallahassee Tallahassee is hilly So maybe this shoe could work in Tallahassee, but I don't want to exclude too many people by always talking about these big mountain lug running shoes But they're there they are designed for a specific Purpose and so this is your trainer. This is your trainer the speed cross 5 This shoe gets you ready for this shoe. This is the racer I am betting a lot of money and listen I'm open to other options, but I will be racing the pike's peak ascent in August I am betting big money that the s-labs sense 7 will be my racing shoe for that race in August I'll be shocked if I find another shoe that would do better in those conditions over that distance Now I will say for the s-labs sense 6 or 7. I would not race more than basically A half marathon on the trails I might take it up to like a 25 miler depending on the conditions of the trail But it's it doesn't have a ton of cushion You know what it feels like everybody for shout out to all the high schoolers out there It kind of feels like a cross-country spike. It's heavier than a cross-country spike You could if you lived in a really a Location in the world that has a lot of mud and you're doing cross-country races and mud This actually could be an option. It's a little heavy. It's not that it wouldn't be the lightest shoe But um, anyway, it could be an option for you if you're looking for a cross-country spike That might have just a little more support because some of those cross-country spikes are like there's nothing to them Um, so anyway, it does feel like a cross-country spike today in those conditions in the snow You saw me bombing down the mountain in both shoes this guy crushed it this guy not so much So you got to think about that if it's a really muddy course like I'm hearing some pretty crazy stories from the hurt 100 Which is a 100 mile race in Hawaii and it's notorious for being a very muddy course I would I would lean toward the speed cross five for that shoe again. This is your trainer This is your racer. All right, and yes the question of the day for this video the second video publishing today Have you dialed in your racing shoe or shoes for? 2019 meaning do you know in your mind like okay? I'm gonna be racing 5k's on the roads This is gonna be my racing shoe for 2019 or if you're getting ready for track and you're in high school or college Do you know the spike that you're gonna be racing in for the spring? 2019 track season or Maybe you're getting ready for the New York City Marathon in in the fall Anyway, I I'm just curious to hear what what you're thinking as far as racing racing shoes in 2019 that would be awesome for me. Yes, the Solomon s lab since 7sg will be my shoe most likely for The pike's peek-a-sat. All right. Thanks for being here. Thanks for watching another video about Solomon I know we're doing a lot of Solomon right now, but Listen, I appreciate the build quality the style of the the log action for the mountains Especially and listen, I know ultra has good shoes. Hoka has good trail shoes. Frankly everybody Brooks I'm really interested in the Brooks caldera and The new balance. I think the new balance has a shoe called is it called the king of the mountain? Am I am I dreaming here? Anyway, I'm interested in other mountain running shoes for sure, but Solomon's kind of doing it for me right now. It's kind of doing it for me right now All right, and maybe it's because of the the terrain that I'm focusing on I'm not sure and I'm I'm pointing this way just so you know all the time because that's the direction of the mountains from my Seek beauty work hard and love each other. Hmm. Go get those mountains now. Go get those mountains You