 Solomon Speed Cross Fives on the feet final review coming tonight so excited to talk to you guys about these shoes oh man cruising at Deer Creek right now mud snow a little bit of ice but not too much mostly just mud and snow all right let's do this there you have it there you have a full review of hold on the Solomon Speed Cross 5 back at the shed here we go here we go my full review of the Solomon Speed Cross 5 I'm just pulling up Strava just to make sure I got 50 miles in the shoe I believe I did after today's run let's see here Solomon Speed Cross 5 54 miles so I always like to go past 50 miles before I give my full review and thoughts and yeah so we did it we passed 50 miles today did not nine miles today through the snow and mud and oh it was glorious up there okay where to begin with discussing this shoe so as many of you know I do have the Speed Cross 4 I will be doing a comparison another comparison video comparing the differences between these two shoes stay tuned for that that'll be coming probably in the next three or four days but let's talk about this guy where do we begin okay 10 millimeter drop 10 millimeter drop from heel to toe so that's pretty high that's a pretty high drop but usually I don't like that type of drop like that's pretty that's a little too high for me but for this type of shoe where you're running uphill a ton having a little higher drop allows you it basically alleviates some of the torque that you're putting on your Achilles tendon as you're pushing yourself up the hill up the mountain and that was the case today I could feel it today because the stack height of the heel is just a little higher than most shoes out there it is a heavy shoe it is a heavy shoe my version size 8 is 11.3 ounces so basically 320 grams so it's heavy and that's okay that's okay it's not a racing shoe although I might use it for the vertical K race and Aspen going up the snow but it is you know it's just a good solid training shoe and guess what I prefer a little bit of weight in my training shoes because when you put on a really really lightweight racing shoe you just it's a little bit of a mental game but you just feel so much faster and as far as the price goes $130 is what I paid however and I don't I actually don't understand how they're able to price point this shoe at 130 because I feel like it's really well constructed there's a lot of material that's why it weighs 11.3 ounces there's a lot of material in this shoe and so I'm just trying to figure out how Solomon is able to pull off that price point but thank you Solomon for keeping it pretty reasonable especially compared to some of your other shoes but also Campsaver.com I found $109 for this shoe but the sizes are a little limited so if you're really interested in getting into rocky or muddy trail running in 2019 you might want to look at this shoe moving forward because I think the price point is pretty spot-on I really do I really do okay and let's move on to the upper of the Solomon Speed Cross 5 it's a lot more supple meaning soft flexible malleable compared to the Solomon Speed Cross 4 it's a different material that's a little lighter and I noticed it immediately pulling it out of the box that it just the upper and I actually I'm just gonna say it now that is the the greatest or the best advancement forward from last year's Speed Cross 4 the upper is a lot more enjoyable to lace up and just to run in like it doesn't feel as stiff as the Speed Cross 4 so anyway kudos to Solomon for the advancement in the upper but I will just say that I don't know if it's quite as waterproof as last year's iteration I did feel some water splashing into my toe box today just a teeny tiny bit it really didn't bother me at all but I could feel just a little bit of water coming in through the toe box again look at the conditions I was in it was very muddy slushy wet so not a huge deal I don't mind it yeah but anyway keep that in mind if you're looking at running in really really really wet conditions you might want to look at a shoe that's even more Gore-Tex than this one through the midsole it's an injected EVA midsole and again the biggest kind of noticeable difference just looking at the shoe is that the heel is a lot more built up compared to last year and I think they did that I don't know exactly but my theory is that they did this to protect your heel when you're I think when you're bombing down mountains and it's really rocky and so you just like in this shoe I would feel so comfortable literally like just bombing down a mountain first of all the grip on the outsole is off the off the charts but because of this heat this built-up heel and this protection with this extra EVA midsole around the heel it's like amazing like I would feel totally confident just bombing down a 14er in this shoe so anyway that's through the midsole and then on the outsole oh my goodness holy guacamole okay the outsole is a Contra grip rubber that's what they call it a Contra grip rubber the lugs are a little wider than last year's so that's good a little more lug action they're a little wider as far as the pattern of the lugs on the bottom there is a rock plate in this outsole slight like right below the midsole lead leading into the outsole so if you're stepping on like pokey sharp rocks on the trails like I've done it a little bit already but not too much because I'm mostly running in snow right now but I have done it just a teeny tiny bit and the rock plate was awesome like I didn't feel any pain of rocks poking up into the bottom of my foot oh yeah and then lastly they did through the outsole they did they did widen the platform or the landing area of the toe box again they widened it from last year so just adding a little bit more stability and I don't know I kind of like how Solomon keeps their shoes a little bit more narrow especially when you're negotiating really rocky terrain and you're kind of dancing over the rocks so anyway I don't know if that was quite necessary but if you do feel a little unstable when running on trails this is a good step in the right direction for you the fact that they widen the toe box platform landing area and what is the score for this Solomon speedcross 5 8 and a half out of 10 8 and a half out of 10 oh that's a good score in my book really good score 8 and a half out of 10 I just I love it I love the shoe I love the shoe and would I buy the shoe again absolutely and I would I would pay a hundred and fifty dollars for this shoe I really would one recommendation though Solomon 11 ounces right now for my side 11.3 ounces if you could maybe in the next two years three years if you could shed like one ounce or one and a half ounces I think that would be a nice like challenge to shoot for because I don't mind the weight but I think that would be pretty amazing if you could keep the general lug action and overall protection that you will receive and running in this shoe on the rocky trails while still just reducing the weight just a teeny tiny bit I think that'd be a cool challenge for you Solomon and what type of runners should buy this shoe in 2019 definitely the runner that wants to get off the beaten path like I will be using this shoe up in the 14ers here in Colorado and in the summertime although it is doing really well in the snow I will add that but if you just want to get out into the rocks into the mud I would strongly recommend this shoe and again you just want to test out to make sure that it's not too narrow for your foot that's probably gonna be the biggest challenge getting used to a little bit more of a streamlined fit a narrower fit through the midfoot especially if you can figure that out for your foot you will be in business okay and remember the key word is confidence confidence confidence I was bombing down the mountain today in snowy snowy slick conditions I wasn't afraid at all that's why I was holding the camera out like I had no fear of falling because of this shoe and just like my brother and I were talking about last week when I when I did the interview with him I said or he said workouts that give you confidence before your peak race is like it's irreplaceable for your mental state going into a big race having confidence in your footwear going into a training run going into a race it makes a difference it just makes a difference there's no other way to say it so confidence is the key word I had complete confidence in the slush and the mud and the snow today and that's really fun like it's just fun to have confidence when you're going out the door and choosing the right shoe for the for the trail condition for the element condition all of that and the question of the day for this video what is your go-to shoe and this is pretty niche a question but what is your go-to shoe for really rocky muddy runs and listen I know some of you live in cities and you don't have access to lots of trails but like if you have the opportunity for example I'm interested in innovate in 2019 guess what else I'm interested in Scott that's right Scott they make some pretty aggressive trail running shoes Salming Salming a little tiny I think they're from Sweden Salming shout out to Salming so think outside the box like what is what has been the best trail running shoe for really aggressive trails muddy trails that you have gone to comment down below I think we could all learn a ton from your insight your experience your wisdom in that regard oh highly recommend I love it and I think we'll be getting to 100 miles very quickly in the Solomon speed cross 5 alright guys that is it for today thank you for being here thanks for watching thanks for sharing the video if you know someone that like loves trail running or is interested in getting into trail running definitely send this video to them I'd appreciate it that'd be amazing see beauty in the mud work hard in the mud and snow and love each other in the modern snow see you tomorrow