 And video number two is live here. We go ladies and gentlemen the first the vlog this morning was all about the Brooks ghost 11 My first impressions of this shoe go check that out if you haven't seen it But this video is all about socks socks socks specifically Solomon running socks And I have been testing out these socks for I would say two to three weeks now all of them I've been putting them through the paces trying to figure out and listen I thought I thought trying to dial in and figure out a running shoe was difficult It's that's easy compared to running socks like it's so fine tuned in specific So anyway, I was able to acquire five pairs of Solomon running socks I'll run you through all of them But I'm only gonna focus in on this one specifically if I talked about all of them individually We would be here far into the evening, so we're not gonna do that We're gonna focus in on this guy and basically what is my bait? What is my premise or my thesis behind running socks? Can running socks make you faster? No, I don't think so. I honestly don't think running side. It's all about your grit your determination your courage Like it's it's between here right between the ears That is what's gonna make you faster and frankly, I like to say quite often. I don't say too often But fitness does not lie right fitness does not lie our fitness levels Determine how well we are going to do out on the cross-country course and on the track on the roads in the mountains Etc. Etc. So let but but there is a but I will say can a running Running sock enhance your race day experience a hundred percent Absolutely if you are more relaxed because you have a sock that is dialed in even if it's in your mind And you're you're able to calm down That is a good thing keep your heart rate down at the starting line and just relax not get over-hyped You know sometimes in these big marathons or different places like there's loud music and we can get too excited And we go out too fast or whatever the case may be So if you feel confident in your sock choice, and I'll be honest I have favorite socks that I use for particular days So anyway, I would say relaxation and if a sock helps that it you will you could potentially run faster or race faster So we've got the Solomon leg up interesting sock again. I'm not gonna break down every single pair We've got the long run. This is the one we're gonna hone in on then we've got the mid run The short run and then this is the I believe it's called the sense support I would put it I think it's put more in the category of like a crewing sock just getting out there for easy miles Maybe not a full-on workout just a sock kind of a kick it around sock if you will so let's hone in I got to read you some of the ingredients in this NSO long run sock from Solomon. Listen to this Holy smokes 62% poly poly mide 15% poly mide nanoglide 15% polypapaline. I'm not pronouncing this right 6% elastin 2% Silicon so this sock according to their you know their promotion and their marketing from Solomon They're promoting it like this features energy return non-sliding soul anatomical fit Evacuate sweat High-blister lateral support ankle bone protection and ventilated okay, so we're not gonna break down too much We're gonna we're gonna hone in on two points that I really really like Solomon you nailed it see this little ankle pad right there that red that red spot right on your ankle bone Have you ever been in the mountains where oh a rock or if you're on a trail or maybe on a trail with a lot of Sticks and a stick or a rock pops up and gets you in the ankle bone Huh, it's one of the most painful things ever and it's happened to me up on the 14ers here in Colorado Or if you sometimes kick yourself, I've done that before as well where you kick your ankle bone with your other foot I it happens to the best of us. Yes I am feeling some nice padding and protection through the end like it listen This is like splitting hairs a little bit, but I'm telling you Solomon Thank you for that just because of that feature I will be using this sock up in the 14ers this summer when all the snow melts and I'm able to just Focus on not really worrying about a rock on the really really Jagged rocks just pop it up and hit my ankle bone. That's no dice. You don't want that So thank you Solomon for thinking and engineering that into this sock and then we're gonna focus on one other feature This is pretty neat. So this is silicon down here on the I'll just call it the four foot of the sock so on the bottom of your foot and Basically the silicon has some anti It's it's not slick So it's gonna catch in the bottom of the shoe to prevent any slipping for every step Imagine if you're slipping a millimeter or a half a millimeter every single step for a marathon That's not good like just a little slip in the shoe a little slip in the shoe That is not good That's in fact part of the reason why I like to race sometimes in bare feet because I feel like your feet are one with the shoe Anyway, remember in the first in the vlog from this morning I was slipping yesterday in the brooks ghost 11 Really really bad like the inner liner or the inner material material inside the brooks ghost 11 It's not it's it's it's a little bit of an issue. So I'm wondering I'm gonna pair I'm gonna pair this sock with this shoe the next time I take this shoe out because of the silicon Through the forefoot just to help get a lid It basically feels like a little a little bit of rubber just a little bit of rubber just a little It just feels it feels like I'm getting a little grip there through the so that's a pretty pretty high-end engineering there Kudos to Solomon for putting that into this sock So in conclusion, I am definitely going to use this sock for long runs up in the mountains, especially this summer I probably won't use this sock as much on the roads. I think it's just it's built It's really it's got like engineering behind it to help with trail running and wicking away like Three four five hour long runs where you're just you know, you're sweating for three four five hours Um, and you need to get all of that sweat out of the shoe as much as possible So that's how I'll be using this sock and I don't even know if the sock is available yet to the public Um, stay tuned actually know it if I find a link to it I'll let I'll post it down below in the description if it's not there Then you know that it's not available yet to the public or at least I can't find it on their website And basically françois who won utmb two years ago. I think yeah two years ago He's just this incredible ultra runner he won utmb which is a hundred plus mile race over in the swiss Alps And basically he helped design this sock So I have a lot of respect for françois and his racing style and his grit and Listen again, it's a sock. Let's not overthink this sport. Let's try and keep it as simple as possible But at the same time, um, if we can help protect our ankle bones I'm I'm game for that if we can help prevent any slipping in the shoe I'm game for that as well. Okay. We are gonna go with NSO, I know it's a little strange, but we're gonna go with nso for the keyword So the acronym I should say nso down below. Thanks for hitting it up and basically question of the day Have you this is really fascinating. Have you ever had a blister? ruin a long run a workout or a race That's the worst case scenario like a I've had I think I don't know about a race, but I've definitely had a long run Completely obliterated where I'm coming black coming back to my house completely bleeding So that's not good. So that's the question of the day. Tell us your blister stories down below. That'd be awesome And uh, that's the end of today's second video. Thanks for tuning in the solemn long run along with all of these other socks Maybe someday after I put a little more time into these I can talk about these as well down the road Thanks for tuning in to the second video. See beauty work hard and love each other. Whoo socks socks socks