 All right boys you come over I'll explain what's going on here in one minute explain what's going on here one minute out in the shed let's open them out these just arrived you know who you are thank you so much you guys ready here you stand right over here stand right over here oh nice all right explain what's going on out in the shed with these shoes mark your calendars ladies and gentlemen it's time for the first ever live stream on this youtube channel I just confirmed with true love Tuesday January 1st 6 p.m. mountain time Tuesday January 1st 6 p.m. mountain time so that's 8 p.m. on the east coast 5 p.m. on the west coast and if you're in Europe I know it's gonna be really late but I will yes of course record it and then upload a day or two later the and I'm thinking one hour all right we'll see how it goes and basically you can come with your questions and I will answer them live I also will be dipping actually you know what I might have to do is pull from a hat all of the questions that you asked me last week so all right Tuesday January 1st so we're gonna start the new year off right with a live stream okay shout out to all of the running shoe geeks out there who are watching this video right now yes I know you're out there I am slowly becoming a running shoe yeah I'll just use the word geek I I didn't you know even a year ago like obviously I loved running shoes but in the last six months especially I have become um yes a little more particular about the running shoes that I choose and basically I think I'm building up and I know this sounds a little strange a really really good muscle memory when it comes to different brands of running shoes so just remembering what the body feels like in zero drop in six millimeter drop in 10 millimeter drop all in different uppers and midsoles and zoom x and uh EVA and tpu and all of these different running shoe terms so anyway shout out to all the running shoe geeks okay here's the lineup are you ready to go folks ultra hoca Solomon sketchers new balance last sportiva on adidas sake and yes this is the last running shoe of 2018 uh I didn't buy the shoe shout out to a vlog fan who took it upon herself to email me and ask me my shoe size and she loves this shoe uh it's the fast twitch I've never run in this shoe before I'm excited in early 2019 to take it out through the paces it feels really really nice just holding it in my hands I'm not going to run in it today but anyway shout out to a vlog fan for helping me push this youtube channel forward by taking the initiative to buy me this shoe thank you and just a couple of points before we dive into the favorite running shoes of 2018 I'm beholden to no one all right I'm not sponsored by a running shoe company and just a little side story I was kind of hoping to be sponsored by someone at some point uh it's you know in the ultra running scene I'm not quite maybe not quite fast enough or have won enough races to do that but it was on my radar I'll be just being frank with you but now because of you I actually don't even really have a desire to be sponsored by anyone because now I can try shoes that you're interested in and a lot of you comment uh down down below sharing ideas about shoes that I should be trying and I will get to them slowly uh into you know in 2019 like it just takes time to put shoes through the paces so anyway I'm beholden to no one so that's point number one and point number two you really don't need this many running shoes I realize that uh but I am a trail runner who lives in the city and so I need that crossover at times of trail shoes versus road shoes uh but like 34 dollars hard to pass up that deal Las Portiva won these at a race this year now Sokini you know of a very generous vlog fan bought these for me so anyway I'm not showing you all of my shoes to brag I'm just trying to bring you as much uh value and insight as possible to all the different types of shoes out there and I think just so you know three or four different types of shoes is just perfect a racer two trainers and then maybe an easy day shoe okay like you don't need this many but um anyway I just want to make that point like I'm not trying to collect as many shoes as possible just to have them like I really really want to you know work these shoes out and put them through the paces for you guys last week we talked about the most challenging running shoe of 2018 it was the ultra boost for me however just have to mention a couple of runners who have a bigger frame commented on that vlog upper right hand corner about how the ultra boost kind of saved their running career now these are I think it was two gentlemen both over 200 pounds and they basically said they couldn't run in anything else except the ultra boost uh foam and or midsole that's amazing so everybody has a different type of shoe that fits their body type and their stride and their pacing and so anyway as I'm going through these shoes today keep that in mind like this was not at the top of my list in 2018 but it was at the top of a couple other people's lists like this say they literally said I think they said like they were it kind of saved their running uh capabilities their running careers is running in the ultra boost so anyway just want to make that point now is it even possible to choose one running shoe that is my favorite in 2018 it's really guys it gets really difficult very quickly as soon as you start breaking it down between road and trail neutral versus stability uh racing versus training it gets really complex very quickly I'm going to do my best just to narrow it down for you uh but realize like you have different shoes for different tasks all right but I will say that my favorite trail shoe of 2018 was yes the Solomon s lab since 6sg this guy is 7.8 ounces it's got a 4 millimeter drop and for Solomon that's pretty lightweight like their shoes are known to be a little heavier and so I just love the aggressive lug action on the bottom to get me up the mountains here in Colorado I use this shoe for fkt attempts so fastest known times which I actually successfully got two fkt's meaning I ran up a mountain faster than anyone else ever in this shoe so this shoe has a very special place in my heart and of course I will be picking up the sense seven uh once the snow starts to melt here in Colorado and I can get back out on the trail so favorite trail shoe the Solomon s lab since 6 and then my favorite road shoe of 2018 very difficult choice very difficult choice uh I don't even know what to say there are so many different shoes uh I'll just okay I'm just gonna say it it's the beacon it's the beacon for value for durability for comfort all the comfort is probably the biggest factor as to why I love this shoe it weighs 7.1 ounces so very lightweight six millimeter drop so you know kind of middle of the road and I love it I love it and it's uh it's cheaper than the runner up yes it's the turbo I love this is the honorable mention the turbo great shoe but and I realize like you can now find this shoe for cheaper uh but when I bought it I paid $180 like two or three months ago so it is coming down in price though you just gotta look around for the turbo so this is the honorable mention it was a very very difficult decision between the beacon and the turbo but I went with the beacon mostly because of the price uh the price point between the two shoes and oh it's just the weight oh I just I love this shoe I love this shoe so this is my running shoe of the year as far as on the roads and uh definitely ask me all your questions about this shoe down in the comments happy to answer because I think oh by the way oh my goodness okay looking to the future whoa they're changing the heel on the beacon version two which I believe is coming out in the spring I think I saw I think March correct me if I'm wrong the the heel on the beacon is changing I hope they don't change the shoe too too much you know what I mean when you find a shoe you love and then the next version they change it a ton so just know the version two is going to be changing a little bit for the beacon and just a couple more shoes to mention that I did not get to put enough miles into to really understand the shoe really well I'm bullish meaning I'm excited about the Vamaro 14 really excited about this shoe and so many questions about this shoe coming in anyway I just haven't put quite enough miles into this and I'm on a running break right now but stay tuned on the Vamaro 14 and then the on I know I don't know if I'm just like you know I'm just buying into this weird midsole set up that they have but I'm excited this is January 1st when I lace them up this is going to be my first shoe that I that I run in in 2019 I just I cannot wait it just felt so good testing the shoe in the running shoe store a couple weeks ago when I picked it up so oh very excited about that and lastly that I'm excited about in 2019 Skechers I don't know I mean I'm intrigued to keep uh investigating Skechers a lot of people love Skechers which just blows me away but um there's a I don't know when you as soon as enough people start saying that they love Skechers that's a sign that you need to pay attention to so the go run ride seven that's not this shoe but I've heard that the go run ride eight is potentially coming out fall 2019 if you know any information on that let me know down below I'm intrigued by Skechers I know it's weird but I am I am intrigued by Skechers and as runners we always got to be looking to the future so here's my list of 2019 shoes that I'm looking to try and to probably purchase the Reebok float ride Run Fast Pro basically I'm kind of interested in an alternative to the 4% and I want to definitely do a comparison between the 4% and the Reebok float ride Run Fast Pro the Skechers go run ride seven or eight I'm probably going to pick that shoe up the new balance beacon v2 the version two definitely on my list the Solomon speed cross five oh man I'm definitely picking that up for training in the mountains in 2019 I believe it's coming out March or April uh so here in three or four months and then yes uh does anybody does anybody have any insider information about a turbo upgrade I don't know I think I've seen or heard some rumors but it's at this point it's kind of all rumors as far as I know again if you have any information on a turbo upgrade I'd be very curious to hear your thoughts on that so those are my 2019 running shoes that I'm looking to uh probably acquire probably acquire sound good sound good YouTube and as we continue to investigate to build up our memory for running shoes and different types and all the drops and uppers and midsoles and everything else going on in the running shoe space yes the keyword is geeks we're kind of evolving into a little bit into running shoe geeks here but that is the keyword geeks and yes the question of the day favorite running shoe and I know some of you have already shared uh your favorite running shoe but share again and make your case what was your favorite running shoe of 2018 and why and really like make your case because it will yes it will impact a little bit my decision making for what shoes I purchase to test on and try out for all of you in 2019 all right sound good sound good all right guys December 31st is almost here uh tomorrow uh-huh we're gonna talk about building a training plan how I am going to go about building my training plan and lead up to my first marathon so come back for that tomorrow and of course the live stream next Tuesday January 1st starting the new year off on the right foot with a live stream 6 p.m. mountain time right here on YouTube and uh I'll actually probably make an event for that pretty soon whoo what a day beautiful thank you again thank you again thank you again mmm seek beauty work hard I love each other