1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,600 You're listening to episode 291 of the Marathon Running Podcast. 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:06,440 In this episode, we're going to talk about all the upcoming 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,960 running trends. This is the Marathon Running 4 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:14,080 Podcast with Letty and Ryan. Join us for weekly content on 5 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,960 all things running and let us take you from the starting line 6 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:23,640 to the finish line and beyond. Hey runners and welcome to 7 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:26,040 Episode 291. My name is Letty and I'm going 8 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:28,680 to be your host today and today I'm going to talk to you about 9 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,840 everything that's new and upcoming in 2026 when it comes 10 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,280 to running trends. Last month, I went to two, not 11 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,360 1-2 different running conferences. 12 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,280 I went to IRX, which is the international running Expo that 13 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,400 happened in Amsterdam, as well as TRU, which is the running 14 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,960 event which happened just a few days ago in San Antonio, TX. 15 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:49,200 So again, two different running conferences, both of them were 16 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,560 buyer to buyer events where we were showcased everything that's 17 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:54,760 happened, including tons of embargo shoes. 18 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,800 So we kind of get an idea that we can share with you guys, our 19 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:00,640 community, and let you know what trends are happening. 20 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:02,200 It's kind of like insider trading. 21 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,160 We can tell you what to watch out for and whatnot, except for 22 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,160 it's legal. And I'm here to do that now. 23 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:10,040 And I've been trying to figure out how to best present all this 24 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,360 information that I received to you guys so that it's not 25 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:15,080 boring, right? I don't want to just sit there 26 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,880 and rattle off a bunch of different shoes and what shoe 27 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,280 versions they're coming out of. Although I will probably make a 28 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:24,200 separate YouTube video for this, but instead I'm going to talk to 29 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:26,480 you about certain trends that are happening. 30 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:28,520 And you guys know me, I'm very organized. 31 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:31,200 I have papers in front of me that you're going to hear 32 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,000 rattling. Or if you're watching, this is 33 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:35,240 also going to be available as a YouTube video. 34 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,960 And which might be a good thing to do for this episode as I will 35 00:01:38,960 --> 00:01:42,760 lay over footage that I'd taken at both events so you can have a 36 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:45,480 visual effect as well. But if you're running, it's OK 37 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,920 to I'm going to do my best to explain everything in a lot of 38 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:50,520 detail. So you don't really need the 39 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:52,160 visual. The way I'm going to organize 40 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:54,520 all this information is I'm going to go through different 41 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:58,320 trends that I saw, starting with brands that are coming to the US 42 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,560 trying to break into the US market that you have probably 43 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:03,520 never heard of. Lots of us have never heard of 44 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,000 them before. The reason we're going to talk 45 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,800 about this is because by having more brands entering the US 46 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,720 market, there is going to be more competition, which means 47 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,760 that you guys are going to have more selections and you're going 48 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:15,520 to have. That will be a price point 49 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,080 that's going to be trending downwards away from the $300.00 50 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:23,160 of these big brands price tags where you know all these shoes 51 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,920 have been 250, three, $100 for racing shoes. 52 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,200 You're going to see these shoes a lot cheaper. 53 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,720 So we're going to go over that. After that, we're going to be 54 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:34,200 going through Lightspeed shoes. And then last but not least, 55 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,760 we're going to talk about some shoes that stuck out to me for 56 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:41,120 being super nice, foamy, cushy, cloudy recovery shoes. 57 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,040 All right, so let's get started. Let's talk about these global 58 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:47,960 challenger brands that are coming to the US and that have 59 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:51,240 left an impression on me. First, there is a brand called 60 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:54,960 Anta, it's spelled ANTA. This friend I had never heard of 61 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,640 before. Anta is a brand from China that 62 00:02:57,640 --> 00:03:02,160 focuses on elite performance. So think super fast shoes and 63 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:05,360 they have an athlete that is their sponsored athlete, Kinesia 64 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:07,680 Bekele. If you guys don't know him, he's 65 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:09,440 one of the fastest marathon runners. 66 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:13,800 About Kip Togis age, he was his competition that has now retired 67 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:17,360 from the Super fast running, but he is still very well known in 68 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:22,160 the running world obviously and he is basically the face of the 69 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:25,160 brand as of right now. Anta has been in the long 70 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:28,960 distance racing shoes since 2015 and soon after that they started 71 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,080 integrating top athletes into their production team. 72 00:03:32,640 --> 00:03:36,120 They have the racing C Series, the C standing for challenge 73 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:38,880 community incorporation, and when I was looking at their 74 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,960 booth and was given the tour, I noticed that they had their 75 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,880 energy return percentages printed on the walls next to the 76 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:48,920 corresponding shoes. And as first carbon plate shoe 77 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:54,360 launched in 2021, which is the C2O222 comes from the fast 78 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,960 marathon time at the time, which was two O 2 two hours and 2 79 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:01,080 minutes for a marathon, symbolizing the goal of changing 80 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:05,280 two hours, changing the limits. Since then they have evolved. 81 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:09,240 So there's a 20252026, the elite version. 82 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:10,880 The shoe looks really intriguing. 83 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,800 And like I said, Berkeley actually was at the running 84 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:15,320 Expo. I did not get a photo with him 85 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,959 or any footage of him, unfortunately, but he was there 86 00:04:17,959 --> 00:04:22,120 as their spokesperson, basically helping the brand to receive 87 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,280 more attention because they have this big player, this fast 88 00:04:25,280 --> 00:04:27,480 runner, you know, again, the face behind their brand. 89 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:29,600 And that was really interesting to see their shoes. 90 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,720 I cannot wait to try out. I did hold the shoe in my my 91 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,040 hand and felt it. It was super light and it looked 92 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:38,920 like one of those really good racing shoes that we see from 93 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:40,240 all the other brands at this point. 94 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,200 So it's kind of nice to see that there is a little bit of 95 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:44,320 competition, especially at the price point. 96 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:48,920 If you look online and look for the C2027, if you're watching, 97 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,600 it's going to be on the screen. You can see that you have a 98 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,720 bracing shoe, de racing shoe where Peculiar helped design it 99 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:58,640 listed on their website for $130.00. 100 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:01,600 If you look at the men's section, it looks super fast. 101 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,320 Again, I cannot wait to try this shoe and you guys should 102 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,480 consider that too. And hopefully I will place links 103 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,000 of all these shoes in our notes below. 104 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:12,640 All right, so moving on to the next brand, we're going to talk 105 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:16,320 about the brand 361. I had heard about that name 106 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:18,280 before, but I wasn't really sure. 107 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:23,400 I know that is a 32° brand at Costco and that's not the one 108 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:26,320 we're talking about here. So there's a shoe brand that is 109 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,880 I believe from China and it is called 361. 110 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,320 And I looked at their booth, everything looked very nice, 111 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:37,840 especially the Mirror Nude 2. So this Mirror Nude 2 is a shoe 112 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:43,160 that weighs 4.9 oz for a racing shoe, which is super, super 113 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,080 light. I felt that shoe, I picked it 114 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,280 up, I threw it in the air. It literally feels like paper. 115 00:05:47,280 --> 00:05:49,520 I cannot believe they can make shoes that light. 116 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,080 But a little bit more about the brand 361. 117 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,760 This brand is a company based, like I said, out of China, 118 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:58,360 focusing on the proprietary one piece palletized foam, so the 119 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:02,160 prima foam technology for a consistently bouncy feel. 120 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:05,160 They are launching in February in the US. 121 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:07,280 Another shoe that they are featuring that I also got 122 00:06:07,280 --> 00:06:10,160 excited about is actually the shoe that I'm showing to you 123 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:16,320 right now, which is the Los 2. It's a daily trainer that is 124 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,280 very light for what it is, which is exciting. 125 00:06:19,280 --> 00:06:22,360 I usually don't mind having daily trainers way a little bit 126 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:23,800 more. And this shoe comes in and I 127 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:27,080 happen to have a scale right next to me at 3 point. 128 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:31,400 I'm sorry, 8.2 ounces, which is pretty light for a daily trainer 129 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,840 of this size and cushioning. So I'm excited to be testing 130 00:06:34,840 --> 00:06:37,120 that as well. This shoe will also come out in 131 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,040 February and I'll have a review for you guys before that. 132 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,360 All right, so moving on to the next brand that I'm very excited 133 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:44,320 about that's also coming to the US market. 134 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:48,120 I'm going to be talking about the brand called 910, so 910 and 135 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,760 this brand is from Indonesia. I'm very excited about this 136 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:54,880 brand because I met the owner I believe and he was very, very 137 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:56,600 nice. And it doesn't happen very often 138 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,880 that you actually get to meet the person who created the shoe 139 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:03,080 and is behind the shoe. Same as with the brand Anta. 140 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:07,800 This shoe is worn by a very fast runner called Colin Macau, which 141 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:13,360 I am now following on Instagram and he is the 2022 Marathon 142 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,360 World Champion. If you have not heard of him, 143 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:18,400 but you probably have. So he is very awesome, very 144 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:20,880 fast. I think he runs a 214 marathon. 145 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:24,640 And for a new brand to pop into this market and having an 146 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:27,520 athlete like that, I think is a very good testimony because 147 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:30,080 these athletes probably could be wearing any shoes or probably 148 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:34,280 want to wear any shoes available that help them perform best and 149 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,680 they stand behind the brand. So that goes to show something. 150 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:40,520 Anyway, the racing shoe that is the fastest that is going to be 151 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:45,760 coming out on the market is the Geist Ikiden Elite X shoe, which 152 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:49,640 is this beautiful shoe that is just super, super light. 153 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:52,040 Again, I'm going to tell you right now how much the shoe 154 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:56,520 weighs. So this shoe comes in at 6.15 oz 155 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,280 and this is for a women's 8 1/2 size. 156 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:01,640 All the all the numbers I'm giving you today is women's 8 157 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:03,840 1/2. So it's a very, very light shoe. 158 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:05,960 I haven't worn it yet, but I'm very excited. 159 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:09,360 I've worn it around the house. I haven't run in it and this 160 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,520 shoe is popping. I'm not sure what the price of 161 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:14,840 the shoe is going to be. Actually I can find out. 162 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:19,160 It comes out for purchase online only at this point, which is 163 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:22,000 going to be mid-december, so mid the middle of this month kind of 164 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,240 like right now ish. And the price point is going to 165 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:28,560 be $225.00. So the last brand from also Asia 166 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:32,039 is coming to the US market this year is going to be High Racer. 167 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,600 High Racer is a brand nobody's ever heard of before. 168 00:08:36,159 --> 00:08:39,840 It's spelled height Racer. Just hello Racer and their 169 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:42,799 shoes, their claim to famous. They're engineered for speed. 170 00:08:43,039 --> 00:08:46,080 I spoke with the son of the owner who was at the Expo giving 171 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:49,880 me a tour and they literally have every type of shoe from 172 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:54,640 spikes to cushy shoes, but also really good looking racing 173 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,520 shoes. The material that they use in 174 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,600 their shoes is pretty phenomenal. 175 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:01,560 I mean, I was looking at the shoe touching it. 176 00:09:01,560 --> 00:09:05,600 It looks really, really legit. There's one shoe that has a full 177 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:08,440 carbon plate that kind of goes around on the outside. 178 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:11,320 And for you guys watching, I'll show you that particular shoe. 179 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:14,120 It's not just silver paint. It actually is the carbon plate 180 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,960 that goes around the shoe. So I was very excited to see the 181 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:19,320 shoe. The shoe that I was able to take 182 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:21,760 home for testing. This shoe is called the High 183 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:26,160 Wings Pro 1 in the colors red purple. 184 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:29,720 Although it looks pink to me, the shoe is absolutely 185 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:32,880 phenomenal. It's super lightweight, so you 186 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:36,320 can literally see my thumb through this and it features a 187 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:40,200 carbon fiber plate that is gold. So if you're watching, you'll 188 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:43,560 see the gold carbon fiber plate in this amazing running shoe. 189 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,520 This shoe is so light. It's almost see through. 190 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,200 I'm going to give you how much it weighs. 191 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:53,880 It comes in at exactly 6 oz for women's 8 1/2, which is around 192 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:58,640 170 grams, which is phenomenal. I can wear it barefooted. 193 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:02,240 It is one piece. There is no tongue in it. 194 00:10:02,680 --> 00:10:05,640 Honestly, when I was running with the shoe this weekend, I 195 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:09,320 ran one of my faster 15 miles, probably fast as I've done in a 196 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:11,360 while. And I mean, obviously I'm not 197 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,920 going to attribute it all to the shoe, but the shoe felt amazing 198 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:19,000 and I would not hesitate running in the shoe, running a race in 199 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:22,240 the shoe, running a marathon in the shoe, and skipping my 200 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:25,280 beloved Alpha Flice. That's how much the shoe really 201 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:27,480 spoke to me. I also like the color pattern a 202 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:29,800 lot. So you might be seeing me 203 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:32,320 running a marathon in the shoe in the future. 204 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:34,880 Whenever I choose to run a marathon, that's how much I like 205 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:36,480 the shoe. Again, the name of this brand is 206 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:41,400 called Hey Racer, and the price point of this shoe is $180. 207 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:45,400 If you compare that to the price of the currently Alpha flies at 208 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:49,320 $300 I believe, I mean you're saving a lot of money for a shoe 209 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:52,760 that is a racing shoe that will not last super long. 210 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:56,120 And I don't know, you decide I'm going to keep running in the 211 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:59,240 shoe and let you guys know how it holds up. 212 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:02,080 I'm assuming it's not going to hold up any better than any 213 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:04,800 Vapor Alpha Fly because it is racing shoe. 214 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:06,960 But I was very excited about this brand. 215 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:11,720 They also have the Pasadena line, etcetera, where they have, 216 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:14,440 you know, Max cushion shoes, the high wings Max. 217 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:18,880 They have all of this online and I'm going to probably put that 218 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:22,520 down in the comments. So you can also see this brand, 219 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:26,120 which seems very legit. So that's it from the running 220 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:29,320 shoes coming to us from Asia to the US from Asia. 221 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,200 But there is another brand that I'm super, super excited to have 222 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:34,120 connected with, which is Kip Run. 223 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:37,280 Kip Run is a brand that I first became familiar with earlier 224 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,960 this year when I was in Kenya. I saw a bunch of Kip Run 225 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,360 athletes and I thought Kip Kipchogi kept them. 226 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:45,320 This is a Kenyan brand. This is a Kenyan racing team. 227 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:47,840 But it comes out that it is a French brand. 228 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:51,080 And the French brand got its name, Kip Run, because the 229 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:55,640 French designers were in New York cheering on the runners of 230 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:58,200 the New York City Marathon. And while they were doing that, 231 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,880 they heard people saying keep running, keep run, keep run, 232 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:04,120 keep run, get it. So Kip Run was developed as a 233 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:05,920 running brand. They do have a connection with 234 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:07,520 Kenya. They have a Kip Run house 235 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:10,520 because they do a lot of outreach to athletes in the 236 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:13,480 country of Kenya and I think that's really wonderful. 237 00:12:13,560 --> 00:12:17,080 And as you guys know, I'm hosting a camp in Kenya and 238 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,840 we're definitely going to swing by and see the Kipp run house, 239 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:22,800 which I'm very excited about. But anyway, back to the brand. 240 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:26,440 The brand is created by Decathlon, which is the third 241 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,560 largest running distributor. It is prominent in Europe, but 242 00:12:29,560 --> 00:12:31,680 we don't really have Decathlon stores here. 243 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,440 So they're doing a completely different approach when they're 244 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,800 entering the US market and they are figuring it all out. 245 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:40,920 But let's talk about their line of shoes because they have some 246 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:43,000 very exciting shoes happening as well. 247 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:44,760 They will have their Max cushion shoes. 248 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:48,200 So this is basically your recovery daily trainer shoe. 249 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:51,880 I like to either run in really fast shoes or Max shoes and 250 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:55,200 that's what they have for that. Then they will also have their 251 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:57,880 Tempo shoe, which is a Kip Run Tempo, which I cannot show you 252 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:01,440 because I don't have it in front of me, as well as the Kip Run 253 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,280 Elite. The Kip Run Elite is their 254 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:08,880 racing shoe which has a carbon fiber plate, a 39mm stack with a 255 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:14,520 5mm drop. They listed as a 215g shoe, 256 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:23,640 which translates into a 6.55 oz shoe or 186 grams in a size 8 257 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:26,120 1/2 in women. I'm sorry, in size 8IN women 258 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:29,200 they do not have half sizes. But what we found and what 259 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:31,680 they've been finding consistently is that if you have 260 00:13:31,680 --> 00:13:35,880 a shoe that doesn't have half sizes, you were the smaller size 261 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:39,960 for racing and for your easy runs, you were the bigger size. 262 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:43,760 So I got a nine in the Max Christian shoe and A8 in the 263 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,360 Elite Racing shoe. So last but not least, when it 264 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:48,680 comes to brands coming to the US market, we're going to talk 265 00:13:48,680 --> 00:13:50,720 about Deodora. But Deodora has already been 266 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:52,640 doing it for the last, I think couple of years. 267 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:55,880 And we've already tested Deodora shoes and they're doing good. 268 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,240 They're doing really good. I was very excited to meet with 269 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:00,480 them and see what is new, what's coming out. 270 00:14:00,680 --> 00:14:03,000 Theodora has a spike that is coming out, and one of our 271 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:07,520 testers is a 229 marathoner who does workouts on the track, and 272 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:10,680 he's going to be testing that alleged fastest spike in the 273 00:14:10,680 --> 00:14:12,440 world. So I'm very excited to hear how 274 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:14,920 that goes for him. Other than that, they are coming 275 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:19,240 out with the Gara 3 in the near future, as well as some other 276 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:22,520 models that are under embargo that we are not talking about 277 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:25,800 nor showing you today. They also have the chair of 278 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:29,520 Wheel 2, which is a neutral daily trainer, as well as the V 279 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:32,320 Gorda 4 coming out. And we're excited for that. 280 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,640 And stay tuned for Theodora. Theodora is doing a lot of great 281 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:38,240 things. And yeah, so that's basically it 282 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:41,640 for shoes that are coming into the US market. 283 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:45,640 I'm probably most excited about the 910 shoes, the high racers 284 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:48,840 as well as and tests. And I can't wait to see what 285 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:51,520 they do. Another shoe that is not AUS 286 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:54,520 brand and it's not coming to the yes, because it's already been 287 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:56,240 here. But I definitely want to just 288 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,280 throw it in here for those of you guys that are looking for 289 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:01,080 fast shoes. The Mizuno per web Pure is a 290 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:04,680 shoe that is coming out and it's going to come out very soon. 291 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:09,520 At 4.8 oz. This shoe is paperweight, so 292 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:12,120 that's definitely going to be a good and fast competitor for 293 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:16,120 those of you guys that run fast. We have our fast testing person 294 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:18,600 checking out that shoe as well for you guys. 295 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,560 And we'll do a review on our YouTube channel for you guys as 296 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:23,640 well. So that's basically it for trend 297 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:28,520 #1 of brands coming into the US market that a lot of them we've 298 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:30,800 never heard of before. We had never heard of 910. 299 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:33,240 We had never heard of Hwy. So we hadn't heard of Anti, we 300 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,720 hadn't heard of 361. So alone right there you have 4 301 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,760 markets that are going to be creating competition and 302 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:43,280 creating, as you already saw, as I already told you, these carbon 303 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:46,920 plated racing shoes that are going to be a lot cheaper than 304 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:50,120 what's out on the market now. So that's, that's very exciting. 305 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:52,400 Now for the second part of let's talk about some super cushy 306 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:56,400 shoes that I I love having anything cushy on my feet when 307 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:59,160 I'm not going fast. And so there are some brands 308 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:02,680 that I had never heard about. One of them is the brand Rad Rad 309 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:06,000 is a brand that started in the UK and they started by having 310 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:09,000 shoes that were for CrossFit and now they're breaching over and 311 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,960 coming over to running and they're also establishing 312 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:15,760 themselves in California. One of their shoes is the UFO 313 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:19,960 and it kind of looks like a UFO. It's a super stacked trainer. 314 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:24,000 It has a dual P backs midsole and it is super cushy. 315 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:25,760 I mean, the shoe has so much stack. 316 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:27,440 I don't even know what the stack height is. 317 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:31,280 And it's beautiful. It has a very consistent rocker. 318 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:34,640 Basically you're putting it down and it just keeps rocking, kind 319 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:36,840 of like a ball going back and forth. 320 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,360 It's kind of cool. I tried it on while I was in 321 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:42,120 Texas and I loved running in it. So I've been running my easy 322 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:44,840 runs in the shoe and it just feels really, really good. 323 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:47,520 It looks different. It looks loud and bulky. 324 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:49,840 They have it in yellow, they have it in pink, and they have 325 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:54,160 it in orange. But I'm not one to shy away from 326 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:57,920 bright colors and so the shoe has been really cool. 327 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:00,120 I can't wait to do a full review for you guys. 328 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:04,599 This shoe comes in at $200 and that $200 is probably going to 329 00:17:04,599 --> 00:17:08,680 be very well spent, $200. While I was on the floor and 330 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:12,040 having them show me through their booth, they showed me one 331 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:13,720 of their shoes. One of the wife's had been 332 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:17,960 running in a shoe and written on it that she had put 200 miles on 333 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:21,400 the shoe and the shoe did not look any different than a shoe 334 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:23,599 that has been just used a little bit. 335 00:17:23,599 --> 00:17:26,760 So I think when it comes to durability, the shoe is going to 336 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,760 be a really good bet and you guys should definitely check it 337 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:31,800 out. All right, so let's talk about 338 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:34,360 the next brand that has a shoe that is very cushy. 339 00:17:34,360 --> 00:17:37,160 Skechers is a shoe that everyone knows. 340 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,160 Everyone's heard about Skechers, but Skechers running is actually 341 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:43,200 a separate entity from the regular Skechers. 342 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:47,720 And Skechers has had a shoe that I reviewed in this past couple 343 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:52,280 months, which is the Skechers Airburst shoe which I absolutely 344 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:54,600 love. It's a easy running shoe that is 345 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:58,480 quite heavy. I think it came in at 99.2 ish 346 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:00,640 oz. But I really appreciate the shoe 347 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:03,040 because the shoe is just very forgiving. 348 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:06,680 You can throw it in the washer, it lasts forever and it's good 349 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:08,960 for your easy mouth. Feels comfortable, feels like 350 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:13,640 there's no foot fatigue. So this along with the rad shoe, 351 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:18,600 along with my all time favorite, the Hoka skyward X, which has a 352 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,440 similar feel to the sketcher air burst. 353 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:25,640 Those are my go to three running shoes and it was good to see 354 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:28,680 that they still have all of these shoes on the market. 355 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:33,600 Hoka is updating and I actually have to check my notes because 356 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:36,080 I'm not allowed to talk about a lot of the embargoed shoes by 357 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:37,560 Hoka. So I'm going to put my foot in 358 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,240 my mouth here and stop right here with that. 359 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,920 I know that Skechers still has the air burst because they 360 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:44,720 basically just came out with them and they're going to come 361 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:47,600 out with a slip inversion with a heel color is just a little bit 362 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:51,120 more stiff so you can just slip into the shoe without trampling 363 00:18:51,120 --> 00:18:53,240 down the back. So that's what they have coming 364 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:56,160 out on the market. Skechers also has some other 365 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,920 shoes and it's definitely worth it to check their website. 366 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:03,360 So I'm going to wrap everything up here, put a ribbon around it 367 00:19:03,360 --> 00:19:06,840 because I talked about two different 2 trends and you guys 368 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:09,440 don't want to be bored with any more shoe talk, especially if 369 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:12,080 you listen to this on the podcast, if you're watching this 370 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:16,440 on YouTube, yes, I will have more detailed videos on all the 371 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:18,440 other brands. So we have skipped this far. 372 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:20,680 You know, you have got Puma, we've got ASICS, we've got 373 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:24,040 Mizuno, we've got New Balance, Saucony, Track Smith, etcetera. 374 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:27,240 So there will definitely be more content for that. 375 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:30,480 Thank you so much for tuning in and until next time. 376 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,800 Thanks for tuning in. For more information, go to 377 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:42,520 www.marathonrunningpodcast.com or check us out on all channels.