 Here we go doing a morning run in the Hoka Clifton fives and yes the comparisons coming up real soon with this guy The beacon shout out to Grant for encouraging me to get this comparison going the between the beacon and the Clifton five But I also want to recognize Kent. I'm listening to you as well Like I realized that these two shoes are not in the exact same category But I would make the argument that they were that they are close not exactly But I think a lot of people are interested in this guy But also our Clifton and Hoka fans and so it's kind of that debate that goes on when you're at the running shoes store Or on running warehouse or wherever you're getting your shoes. You're like, which one to go with so I'm gonna give you my full Thought soon, but first let's get a quick easy six miles in. Whoo. All right. Come on Oh, and then an interview coming up. It's kind of interesting. Come on Just wrapped up an interview with Dusty Porter who is a youtuber that helps people Grow their YouTube channel and I learned a lot from Dusty over the last two months and Therefore because of you guys because of you guys subscribing and liking these videos and commenting. Oh the comments I know I say that every single day But he is blown Dusty is blown away by the growth that is happening on this channel and so basically he just interviewed me for his podcast and I just gave I like I got to give you guys the credit because you guys are growing this channel You guys are and one of the questions he asked me was um, what is basically a tip that you would give for other youtubers who? Yeah, that want to make better content and make better YouTube channels and I said Community I said community build a community and it's all you it is all you it is happening because of you So thank you and thank you Dusty for the interview. Anyway his podcast. It's gonna go live here in a couple hours Whoo exciting times. Here's the channel. It's because of you All right just on my way home, and I can't believe I'm doing this I can't believe I'm doing this don't judge a book by its cover, right? I am going into a mall, and I don't like going into malls. They're a little too crazy for me But I will do it for you. I'll do it for you YouTube. I'm going to be investigating Skechers running shoes today. What okay? Skechers the company launched in 1992 out on the West Coast and one of their first Shoes ever was remember those black combat boots That was one of their first shoes that the company ever launched. Well, persistence pays off I guess in 2011 they signed meb Kefleski one of the best American distance runners of all time and He became like their go-to athlete for their running shoe lineup. Well, I'll be honest in high school I Nobody wore Skechers and now this is 2000 to 2004 like nobody wore Skechers ever for you know for running Well, they didn't have running shoes, but for anything like it was kind of a look down upon company frankly and I Apologize Skechers for judging you ahead of time But isn't it fascinating to watch a shoe company grow and I've heard that they are now ranked I think in the top five if not the top three now in the United States for overall athletic shoes sales I could be wrong on that, but I think I read that recently. Maybe it was in runners world. Anyway, we're going into the mall I'm investigating for you guys again. Can't believe I'm doing this, but don't judge a book by its color. Ah, come on Okay Okay, so there's the go-meb speed five and then there's the go-meb razor two. Okay. These are the razors. Okay, the go-meb Speeds are the ones that everyone is after Going with the Skechers ultra go for 59 dollars 59 Dollars ladies and gentlemen. All right, we're gonna talk about this bag of the house. I am impressed Skechers I'm impressed. I can't believe I'm buying Skechers running shoes. I can't believe it. So I'm excited man All right, so I appreciate you helping. Yeah, awesome. Enjoy. Thank you. Yes. I will. All right, cool. I'll be back $59 Oh my including tax including tax Wow. All right, we will see you Back at the house Here we are. Here we are. This is the first time I've ever owned Anything from Skechers let alone a running shoe. So this is not my full review This is not even my first impression because guess what I did not run in this shoe yet today That'll probably happen this weekend. So stay tuned But to begin this reflection on Skechers and affordable running shoes I'm gonna give a shout out to Matt in Nebraska. Thank you Matt for asking the question down in the comments Matt was just wondering like 10 days ago. He said like what about affordable running shoes because guess what the Nike vapor fly 4% is $250. Hello, who could afford $250? It's tough out there, right? It's I it's that's a lot of money and so when 59 dollars comes up on the register. I cannot resist I cannot resist. So what is my first impression out of the box? Not necessary. This is not running related This is just out of the box No bells and whistles and that is related to the shoe and also the buying experience at the store today There's no bells and whistles and perhaps that is why Skechers is able to keep the price down And that is probably my first and major concern about this shoe and frankly probably all Skechers shoes is that the build quality Does seem a little lower. All right, just holding it in my hands. I'm not holding a Solomon right now I definitely know that for sure. And so what will be the longevity of this shoe? We'll see we'll see and listen folks. I understand Financially times can be difficult like we all go through ups and downs financially there's a lot of college students watching these videos and Listen when you're in college like you got to save money like maybe you're working a job or a second job And you're trying to like make ends meet and you can't go out and buy like expensive running shoes Or maybe you have to put like a lot of miles like four or five six hundred miles into one pair running shoes Because you can't afford a brand-new pair. So I get it This might be an option sketch Skechers might be an option to kind of tie you over Until let's say you land that first job where you're on salary and you're a little more financially stable and listen 18 months ago. I bought this hoca Clayton for $20 off of Craigslist $20 used Supposedly it only had 15 miles in it, but I we listen we were I'm just being transparent with you guys Like we were in tough financial times 18 months ago And I could not afford to go out and purchase, you know hundred dollar running shoes like no way like that was out of the Question and so I got on Craigslist. Yes, I got on Craigslist and I bought used running shoes these guys for $20 I probably put at least 300 miles in these shoes and they didn't fit me great In fact, they probably were a half a size too big, but listen it worked in the moment It worked while times were a little difficult financially therefore. I think Skechers has an opportunity To disrupt the running shoe marketplace Hoka launched in 2009 Hoka and I believe that Hoka has completely disrupted the running shoe market especially for ultra runners and long long-distance runners because Hoka has so much Cushion in their shoes like long-distance ultra runners like people running a lot of miles They love Hoka and I think because of the Skechers price point and Hopefully the quality of the shoe which we're about to figure out I think Skechers is poised for and for for disrupting the running shoe market meaning Competition is a good thing in running and in racing and in the running shoe store experience If we have running shoe companies out there that are selling shoes at a lower price point like Skechers It keeps the price down for everybody and listen you get what you pay for Remember that old adage like you get what you pay for sometimes and I believe that is true Also in running shoes like Solomon. I love Solomon, but Solomon's are usually $160 and up most of the Solomon's that I have purchased in the past are $180 and that's pretty high for running shoe prices Therefore I am excited about Skechers and what they're doing and their work with professional athletes Like they're trying to make inroads into the running shoe Economy and that's a good thing. I think for us so long as they're bringing value to the running Community and the keyword of the day is go for the Skechers ultra go shoe and I'm curious about this question of the day Value what running shoe have you purchased and I'm just gonna say ever that has brought you the most value Financially or economically so if you bought a shoe for $50 and you got 300 miles out of the shoe Like I would put that in the category of very good for value So think about it reflect pause for a second think about all the running shoes You've ever purchased like what running shoe have you purchased that was a good price point and Delivered for you on all of the factors that we look at as runners whether it's durability performance Performance over answering that question of the day down in the comments and one last point about Skechers Ladies and gentlemen, I actually really really enjoy Marketing and just like brand development and I think this is a game-changer Within the running shoe box the shoe box that I got today in the store They had this little magazine that outlines all of the running shoes that Skechers is producing and Frankly, this is a game-changer for me I might buy another pair of Skechers running shoes Just because of this little magazine and I'm sure other running shoe stores do this But or sorry running shoe companies do this But do they include this in every single running shoe box that they sell if they did that? I guarantee their sales would go up because look at this in the back of the magazine this little pamphlet They have the men's collection of Skechers and the women's and I am shocked at how Confusing running shoe companies make their different models for example with new balance like new balance your numbering system is Intriguing let's just say it's it's difficult to discern sometimes and so here Skechers outlines their Mebs speed fours and their meb razors and their go run five and it's just like organized and it makes sense And I thank you Skechers for including this little pamphlet in your running shoe box I appreciate that That is all folks. I cannot believe it. I've got Skechers in my possession. And yes, my first impression will happen this weekend I think I'll take them out probably for five or six miles And I'll give you my thoughts on how they do in the first run stay tuned for that and I love you And I'm going inside for dinner. Whoo. What a day. What a day see oh by the way tomorrow Likely likely two videos publishing. We will see going up to the mountain stay tuned come back for that I appreciate you being here See beauty work hard