There’s no shortage of great runing shoes available in 2024, with most brands now having a wide range of options covering everything from recovery runs to race day. But if you could only choose shoes from the same brand what would be in your rotation?
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Hey Tommy from the Run testers in this Video guide we are going to be talking About different brands and the rotations That we would suggest for each of those Brands so we're going to be talking Through every brand that we've tested And reviewing all of their shoes and Giving our picks for what we would Choose for a three shoe rotation so race Shoe daily shoe and easy shoe this video Is also the podcast so if you're Planning on listening to the podcast Don't watch this video because most of It is going to be the same right let's Dive in and see what we all thought when It comes to Brand [Music] Rotations right so uh in this episode we Are going to be talking about uh our Brand rotations so um I don't know Anything about this Nick's been Organizing this and he's going to be Taking us through all the different Brands and what shoes you can get from Them so Nick do you want to explain this What this whole video podcast is Yes so basically the idea is to give a Rotation for each brand so that's an Easyday shoe a daily trainer SL fast Training shoe and then a race shoe from Each brand so picking out the best kind Of three shoe rotation from each brand We're not doing every single brand here I think we're going to do eight or nine
In full which are the brands we've Tested enough shoes to do that with and Then we've got kind of a best of the Rest category because for Brands like Outra or even bazo not necessarily Tested enough shoes to give a full Rotation so also it will just take way Too long it's already I'm already Worried about how long this is going to Take but I've basically picked the Rotation of three for us so far based on What I think you guys like and what I Like and then we're going to discuss it And see if there's anything that I've Missed and go from there basically and It was going to be in alphabetical order But I was doing off top of my head and I Managed to get the first three in Roughly alal LA and the rest are just Brands so that' be [Music] Fine so the first one is Adidas put it That way so I hope this this will Explain what the situation is so we Going need an easy day shoe a daily fast Shoe and a race shoe so easy day shoe I've gone for here is a supernova Prima A shoe that we tested this year that we Like it's a upgrade on things like the Ultra boost we've seen in the past due To a better foam bit more light Generally just a good easy day shoe Daily shoe far shoe only I've tested the Ads Boston 12 but I think it's clearly
The pick here it's like a a really good Value kind of super trainer and raceu Only K tested it but the adios Pro 4 Seems to me the best option here Assuming we're not going to put the pro Evo in because I don't think that's Really a consumer shoe right so what do We think of that I think Supernova Prim Is probably the one we can discuss here Because the rest Kier will have to take You through the adios Pro four but Supernova PR I think is better than the Rise for this one do you think I haven't Tried it yeah I Think I think for for easy days bit of a Wider platform bit more comfortable bit More cushion just feels a bit more Forgiving the rise maybe is a little bit Firmer stiffer a bit harsher maybe um so Overall the comfort from the prim comes Through over the rise I maybe I mean I I Didn't mind running in the ultra boost 5 I didn't have the 5x I think the ultra boost five as a Yeah it's not it's not an amazing shoe But yeah I think you know for easy it do Do a job but the Prima probably wins out Yeah I I got like the five as well I Think the 5x is just hasn't got a cage Hasn't it a midfi cage so probably Pretty similar and then obviously the Rise could have been the daily trailer But we've gone for the Boston as it's Got the rods in there it's a bit light a
Bit more Sparky there's other options Like the adios which is I think a bit Too lightweight for most people to use As a daily trainer same for the Tumi Which then leaves the adios Pro 4ers I Mean a pretty clear stand you've also Got the SL2 oh yeah Tom you're SL2 man Yeah of course the SL2 so in in some of The comments that when we did that video Some people were saying that they much Preferred it as their daily trainer to The Boston 12 so there we go that's a Very good value shoe right it's very Good value I mean I I think it's £10 Normally but I bought it month and a Half ago and it was like £80 and that Was two months after release so it's Probably G going to get cheaper now so That that is a that is a really good Shoe it's probably not as uh cushioned As the Boston 12 so that's probably Where you know your decision comes when You picking that as a daily shoe both Good options actually that turn up in Sales a lot so I think you could if you Could sneak to four shoes but let's move On from Adas because I would say that's The one we have the least discussion About because there's a lot of shoes There that only one of us has [Music] Tested and on to aex where we've all Tested like all the shoes and then we Can have a good discussion about the
Easy do shoe I so far I've stuck in the Kayo 31 because I actually really like It I prefer it to Nimbus I think I enjoy The extra support you get from it I've Picked the super Blast 2 as the fast Trainer we have not tested the magic Speed 4 that is a problem here but I Think Super Blast 2 is probably the best Allrounder daily trainer and then we Going for the meta speed Sky Paris I Think that's a pretty clear choice Kier And I got Marathon PBS in that shoe Tom Likes it as well but yeah what what do You think to this rotation guys yeah the Only I think I think definitely see last Two definitely Sky Paris I would I'm Probably going to use that for Valencia Um but yeah the the cushions one's the Only one that you probably have got a Bit of debate on I would actually go for The Joo 31 as well just because I don't Think there's there's much in it um and I do like that slight bit of extra Stability when you need it but um yeah I Agree with you Nick I think you've gone For the right ones I BL is definitely a Good shoe though right yeah yeah I mean That's that's I guess that's the one Thing I and whenever we talk about easy Day shoes it's something I sort of Caveat where I I don't mind running in a Shoe that's perhaps deemed a little a Little bit stiffer or a bit firmer or Whatever you know there's not quite so
Much of that kind of pillowy cushion and I think the NOA Blast for me can cover Those easy day runs and some of the the Slightly more uptempo runs there's a bit Of Versatility there in it I've not run In the super Blast 2 yet still waiting Um I don't know about that one but Sky Paris I I think absolutely that one's Right up there with um yeah best shoes Of the year and so yeah I I don't I Don't mind the K 31 I think just for me Prefer my preference to go for something A bit kind of maybe lighter than over Blast or yeah I think the numberers 26 If you want a bit of cushion I think no Blast could Sub in for the super blast Or the K really it's it's a really good Shoe definitely I I I probably would use Like that for easy runs as well but it's Um it's a great shoe and then we have Tried the edge Paris I think it's very Similar to the sky Paris it just feels a Bit different I prefer the feel of the Sky you might prefer the feel of the Edge in which case you know if you can Test him go for it but both Amazing Shoes just the sky Paris is the one That's felt the best to [Music] Me now still on alphabetical it's Brooks's turn now they've released a lot Of shoes this year I think we've got two Very strong shoes in this rotation and Then a pretty dodgy race the Hyperion
Elite Four is the race we've gone for Here I think Brooks knows that it's not Quite at the level of other Racing shoes Out there we're going to maybe see some Updates to it quite soon but load of e Day shoes here so I've got the glycerin Max in there for now um I think that I Picked that because I think some of you Guys really like it I probably would go For the ghost Max 2 myself there but G Max in there and Hyperion Max 2 I think Is a pretty clear winner as the Allrounder daily trainer fast shoe how About you guys I really love the max to Like and again if you if you're thinking About the way we talk about the NOA Blast I actually ran long long way in The max um two out at Berlin so did like 30 miles in it very very easy Pace again So that's you know me back in that ballp Where I can I can use those for slower And easier but I yeah I don't know I Just love the fit of it it just feels Great on the foot of that shoe um I can Ghost Max 2 again quite like that but I Think the glycerin Max has come in and I Don't normally pick shoes that have got That kind of big whack and great stack But yeah I I've been I've been really Enjoying the miles in in the glycerin Max and I think that has sort of dragged Me away from the slightly firmer more Rocket Ride of the of the ghost Max If I'm going to go for something that I
Really get you know more kind of plush Cushion comfor out of yeah how about you Tom did have you did you go through all Of the options there Kieran and I didn't Talk about the uh the race Sho I feel like there's not a lot to say About it it's not yeah not my favorite But yeah we've got the one in there that I would choose out of out of their Offering uh so yeah I haven't I haven't Even tried the the r Sho the elite um But I would probably say uh Max for me In fact glycerin Max was up until the Point of me getting the more V5 I was Really really warming to it as as as a Really as a big competitor for the more V4 which I would took out the other day Just to see if I was actually correct in My um previous obsession with that shoe And I think the the um gliter max is Just really solid all around shoe it's Like it's a bit softer than the the Ghost Max too um it's just more Comfortable I think I think it's a more Fun shoe to run in and for me might iy Runs are easy so I want something that Is just as comfortable as possible and I Don't get that as much from the ghost Max 2 so I would go for the glycerin Max On that for the daily one Um it's a tough one really I actually Quite like the uh Hyperion Max um two It's two isn't it yeah yeah yeah yeah I Do I do like that I took that out
Yesterday for a interval session and I Do think it's a solid shoe so I'd Probably have hyper Max 2 for the daily Option and then yeah no idea about the Race one I think the other about the glycerin Max And the hyper max they're I think They're the hands down the two best Looking Brook shoes Brooks in big LS on One side though yeah well not to forget Who they and and actually I saw that I Put the I put the glycerin 21 in here Somewhere it's just a bit of a utility Someone it was mainly because I comment Someone commented on the channel Actually that it often gets overlooked As something that again has a bit of Versatility for the lower up to the up To that kind of not your fastest but I'd Say both the glycerin and the ghost are Really good shoes the standard versions I think we tend to prefer the slightly Low Drop rocket shoes that Brooks and Are doing I think overall I think BR Glycerin Max for me the way the rocker Is it's so late in the shoe that the the Drop is like all in the last centimeter And I find that can a bit blocky as a Result of that but and the other you Haven't mentioned is the standard kind Of hyperium which is their very Lightweight um no play pretty you know Simple daily trainer that's another good Lightweight shoe but the Hyperion Max to
I think is a big step up on both that And the Hyperion Max one I think it's a Really good she for Long Long training RS in [Music] Particular right next up we've gone on To hoker who I think have had a a Stormer of a year and released loads of Shoes that I think have gone into you Know near my actual rotation but for Their rotation so the cushion Sho is a Bit tricky because I think I've only I'm The one tested the sky flow so far which I think is basically an upgraded Clifton None of us are big fans of the Bondi I Believe and then the daily you know far Shoe the kind of super trainer thing the Mac X2 is maybe my standout shoe of the Whole year Mac 6 also very good and then Ray sho got the rocket X2 and the cellow X1 I think they're two shoes that do Quite different things well the rocket X2 is the kind of lightweight very Nimble very far shoe and the C X1 is Really bouncy really fun I kind of Prefer that as a shoe so I've gone for That over the rocket but certainly a lot We could talk about with this Rotation go k I've barely tested any of These so So again I've not been in the sky flow But I guess I maybe this is one I get Called out for I see people p p thises But guess the other one is the Skyward X
Which oh yeah people say it's like a Fast training shoe but Hoku will almost Say it's like a slow training shoe I Wouldn't wear it for fast I don't think It's very good for slow so you know I I Think it's a bit too wild it's not There's not enough stability in it for Me I find it hard to control for to do Those easy easy days but um max2 I Totally agree with I think that's a Kraken shoe um would happily do all my Fast training and up to kind of half Marathon racing even in it um yeah I Think it's a really good racing Alternative yeah yeah yeah I I mean yeah I mean I have raced in and done and done Fast times so I've not running the cell X1 um I do like the rocket X2 though and I think the way you described it kind of Speaks more to the way that the shoes That I look for in in running shoes so Something a little bit more Nimble and a Bit more yeah bit more precise um But yeah I haven't had the experience With the cx1 but then the Max 6 is is Such a good shoe and I think I you know I think we talked about this a lot we we Tend to not necessarily go for big I Would be very happy using the Max 6 as My easy run Chew in a rotation like Right now actually I'm picking between The Max 6 and the skylow a lot for easy Runs and I used the Max 6 a lot recently And I think it's very comfortable but
The skylow is probably the one that I Think will be seen as more of an easy Day shoe by people at large in general And I think it probably is better for That purpose but that is a great Allrounder yeah that for the macx 2 if You don't want a plated shoe I guess is How I put it yeah it's funny they've all All the brands have got these shoes that Actually almost in that kind of bottom Chunk of your training from Easy up to a Certain Pace there's a shoe that could If you only want to buy one could do That job and the max six feels like that To me you know yeah if you don't yeah I Wouldn't use it for easy days okay but Sky flows it's it's quite similar just a Bit more cushion basically so it Probably fits the bill bit more Clifton's probably slightly squishier But um um feels a bit lower to me a Little bit yeah but but the Cliff's not Really good shoe again that's yes There's a lot going on I think the Racing end of things c x1's a bit heavy The rocket X2 maybe's a bit too kind of Direct and firm for marathons for some People but yeah a couple of really good [Music] Shoes and then Nike I've got next we're We're completely out of the Realms of Alphabetical now because Nike next um so Nike we've got Another brand that we don't necessarily
Get to test everything with and Certainly not all of us get to test it But I think easy day Sho was one from Last year that I think Kier and I both Really liked which is the vomero 17 Which I still think is a bit better than Pegasus 41 but that is also a very good Shoe and then the daily Far shoe I think The Pegasus plus is a step up on the Pegasus for that they've just launching The Nike zoomfly 6 which should be a Plated trainer that will hopefully be a Good shoe like the zoomfly has been a Bit of a a bit of stinker I think in Recent years it's fair to say and I Think with the new version they're Hopefully going to have a bit more Actual real zoomx and stuff like that in It so we'll see how that is but for the Moment Pegasus plus is in there then you Got vly or Ally for race day I pick the Ally I I prefer the Ally over the they F Probably for marathons in particular but I think that's what the area where Nike Is strongest is fair to say is the Racing shoes where they really Excel um What do you think to this rotation guys Another one I think we haven't really All done this is yeah another one that I Can't really the only one I can comment On is the ratio the uh which I think is A tricky one I mean I I've always been Uh I mean a massive fan of the Ally one Still bang on about that shoe all the
Time Ally 3 not as mass not as big a fan Of but I actually think I prefer it to The vaporfly three so I definitely think That the Ally is the strongest one for Most people now I think if you look back At the old days of AES and Ally one Maybe two you were getting two quite Different experiences in those shoes I Think now they're quite comparable and The same sort of people are going to you Know be looking at those two shoes for The same thing I just think half just Got a little bit more bounce and um Propulsion the VAP fly for me and you Destroyed the VAP fly in 7K was it yeah Haven't got a good relationship with the VAP fly 3 yeah I just completely ruined It um but I I still prefer the AL Kieran You've test if you what are your Thoughts Vero versus Pegasus I you know I like the Vero when we first used it Now when I put them sort of side by side I I actually had a really good time in The Pegasus 41 it sort of what are you Doing it K I ran well I mainly ran around like With day heat in Italy at it and it so Maybe it was part we we we had like a Italian romance but I um yeah I just I Don't know there's something in my head Like I think the Vomero just feels like a little more Shoe on the foot if that makes sense It's a bit more kind of
Um heft to it and I I don't know there's A there's a lightness bit of an Aries to The to the peg there's a roominess in The toe box and more flexible uppers and All those kind of things I I really like I just found it again just a really easy Shoe to to put on and go and run that I Mean when you're a holiday like that Just sort of casual miles where I was I Didn't really know what I was G to do Some days I did some faster stuff some Days I went out and and you know Basically melted in 30 degrees and had To go really slow and it was really Struggl and I just felt the the peg 41 Looked after me a bit more for that um So I'm I'm very happy to run in that as My easy day shoe and again I also think This kind of tick that box where I can I Can do a little bit faster it's not Particularly Punchy shoe it's quite sort Of vanilla but it it's quite U sort of Utility shoe um yeah thing about Nike is I think they're the probably I was Thinking about today at work actually Like their shoes are all quite similar They're still quite sticking to quite Traditional drops and geometry haven't Got that kind of rockers designed Haven't really had a big play to chew You know as a training shoe for a while So there's a lot of similarities like The vomero the Pegasus plus the Pegasus You know they all have quite similar
Drops quite similar Silhouettes so There's not that much and the Invincible Is one we haven't talked about just Because Invincible three were not Particularly big fans of I'd say you one And two I think would have been straight In the easy day shoe but I didn't like The three very much myself So yeah that's going to get comments for Sure because there's a lot of people Love that shoe right I mean b the Vero And pigasus so it's it's our podcast So yeah I can't run in the invincibles I Don't get I can't I don't quite two was A good Sho did like the invisible [Music] Two right next brand is it's all going To be Tom so we we can sit back here It's New Balance time so Easy day shoe was a tough one here Because OB Tom's just got the more V5 That's potential here the ballos is a Shoe that is great fun but really Expensive but very fun for easy runs and Pretty versatile 1080 have not tested Tom has we can talked about that daily Fast I put in the SC train of V3 here Kier and I just finished up testing that I think that's a particularly good Allrounder shoe for marathon training There's pretty much every kind of Marathon training mod it's not Necessarily got a lot of Express top end Pace but a great shoe for grinding out
Loads of miles that's a plated shoe that Is and then for the race day we've got The Pac 2 and the SC Elite V4 I think The SC Elite V4 is probably the most It's a shuee that most people get on With the Pacer V2 is a bit lower stack Bit firmer I probably slightly prefer it The elite myself but I think the SC Elite V4 is probably the one to put in Tom's got about seven pairs he can talk About that as well go then Tom hit us With your new balance what do you want To get what's easy day shoe here then Tom because this is tricky uh easy day Shoe is a tricky one because there's a Few that crop up in the New Balance Realms I would say if you it's going to Be between the Um I wouldn't put the ballos in for easy Day I'd put that in a daily as a daily Shoe for me because I use that for a lot Of my interval sessions and stuff sort My sort of my equivalent to the talk Endorphin speed range or something like That but without a plate um yeah so for The easy day I would go for definitely The M5 if you like cushioning that shoe Is really really comfortable um it's It's probably my favorite easy day shoe After one run we'll see how it goes After more but um so I'd put that down For easy day but I think that something Like the 1080 v14 is is probably more Accessible for some people there's a lot
Of cushioning than more V5 I think 108 V4 might actually be better for some People like like you K and you might Prefer the 1080 v14 because it's a bit Firmer still got loads of cushioning in It but it's just a little bit more Accessible a little bit more stable um So I'd go for one of those for the easy Day shoe uh for the daily shoe I would Go for balos or the rebel yeah Rebel is A brilliant shoe as well they've got a Lot of very good daily trainers I say Right now new uh I for me it would be a Ballos just because I like there's a bit More bounce to it in that foam but I'd Be equally happy with either and I think Some people wouldn't like the amount of Foam in the ballos for daily runs if You're going to do intervals and stuff Rebel's probably the the top option for A lot of people and it's a lot cheaper Yeah um and then yeah see Elite V4 the Top slot for me I mean it's not my Favorite car plate shoe but it's Definitely the best one they've got Which I would use for a race yeah I'd Say that's probably the the weakness in The rotation it's also their race shoes Have a tendency to cut people's heels up Kieran don't they yeah I mean that's Always been a bit of a disappointment For me cuz I didn't I didn't wasn't the Best carbon ratio i' running but I Didn't mind it otherwise but again it's
Yeah say come you've got holes in the Heels I couldn't never really been able To put it back on I think I probably I Should have sized up or half sized up I Think that's a really interesting one Actually with the um SE trainer V3 or Some of new Balan his shoes actually Around the sizing they terrible having Yeah some problems about finding what What fits right I think the SC uh Trainer V3 is great though I'll Definitely put that in that slot I I Probably if I was going easy day as well I would have I haven't tested the the New Balance 108v 14 just yet I would Have but definitely would have picked The 13 so if the 14 is more of the same With a little bit more cushion I don't Know is it yeah did you say it's more Slightly firmer which is why I think You'll like it yeah that that will Probably kind of definitely sort of um Feed into how I like the shoes as well So that's yeah I would kind of agree With those um yeah don't know about for The it's a difficult one for The Rao Because again it's one of those where Everything else I think sort of felt Felt good apart from the fact that it Makes holes in You yeah interesting brand I think their Racing shoes are not quite as good as The other brands but definitely the Daily trainer they've got three great
Shoes that have come out this year Pricing is a bit Wild on some of them Particularly the SC Trainer but um good Actual performance for [Music] Sure right next up we have pummer um who Have had a lot of shoes come out this Year and I think it's been up and down I Think there's a couple of crackers here And there's a couple I'm not so keen on So easy day shoe I think we could Probably debate this because I've got The velocity Nitro 3 in there at the Moment but I think there are some more Cushion shoes the magnify Nitro 2 the Magmax I don't really like the magmax I Didn't put it in but Tom might argue for That then the daily shoe I've stuck in The DV8 Nitro 3 so far another shoe I Wasn't a big fan of plated daily trainer I think you could actually put in the Velocity Nitro three there if you think It's not cushion enough for an easy day Shoe I think for the race day we're all Going to agree probably on the DVA Nitro Elite 3 uh the fast R2 I've tested is Good but I think DVA Nitro 3 is better It's cheaper it's lighter just I think a Better race iue Tom just ran a very good Half in that so we can talk about that But I guess the easo might be a matter Of debate here if we if you've got fans Of the magmax or the Magnify yeah it's is a tough one um
Magnify I really like the magnify uh I Think it's solid U very stable very Comfortable cushion shoe um I think the Magmax has a little bit more to it it's It's got a bit more foam bit more bounce In it it feels a bit softer um it's not It's I I'm not I think Mike's a bigger Fan of the magmax than me he he talked About it being a lot of a really Versatile shoe I don't think it is I Think it's fine as an easy day shoe I Think it's solid it's a little bit too Firm for me I I like a little bit softer Shoe such a soft Shoe Time come on yeah It's but it's a very sturdy all round Well balanced chunky shoe uh definitely Nice and accessible in fact all of the The pum shoes are accessible for easy Days for for most people um I would Probably for me I'd put the magmax in Because I think it's probably the nicest Ride for me out of all of all those Three uh the um daily shoe yeah I'll go For p velocity Nitro 3 which is a good One because it's so because it's so Cheap in comparison to other shoes so That's a nice one to have in there and I I do still use that shoe quite often and I don't need to I've tested it already Uh and yeah P pelocity Nitro uh three Elite deviate Nitro Elite Nitro Elite 3 Uh I when I started testing that shoe Out I wasn't very fit and I I think I Used it for one or two 10ks and I I
Immediately liked it it wasn't until I Did the half marathon in the weekend That I really really understood how good That shoe is um maintaining my marathon Pace was 4 minute kilometers was just so Nice and easy it felt very bouncy from The off it just feels like the vaporfly 2 for me like which is exactly what they Should be going for that sort of that Sort of feel which you didn't get from The ear versions of that shoe so Definitely it's by far the most Superior Carbon plate shoe that they've released So far I haven't tried the um fastar 2 Um but apart from that it's it's Fantastic car play Sho really outs that One as well haven't you uh no I haven't Oh okay good I haven't yeah K I'm not Sure what you've tested on the pummer Range this year I I don't like any Pummer Shoes no I literally haven't put my foot In a pumer shoe for for a while they They yeah they forgot my they forgotten My Address some of those but um I know You'd like the velocity so we would just Say that's the best one that's always Good to well yeah I agree with you [Music] Guys right soy next uh brand with a lot Of very very good shoes so I think There's some debate to have with the Easy day shoe I think we can choose here
Between I think the really really Cushioned Huracan 24 which is the big Very cushy shoe I really love it Actually and I don't really tend to go For such cushion shoes but I really like That or you could go for something a bit More kind of a versatile cushion trainer Like the ride 17 another very good shoe I think none of us are huge fans of the Triumph 22 so that's not in the Contention here daily fast seems an Absolute no-brainer here with the Endorphin speed 4 just seems to have That locked down you know as one of the Best options from any brand and then for Race day so the Endorphin Pro 4 has Obviously come out this year a sh we Like a lot uh the Elite V2 the Endorphin Elite we haven't tested yet but it is Out there now they are still launching New colors of the Endorphin Elite V1 Which is the other option you can look At here which is more expensive I think Faster than the pro four but maybe a Little bit less accessible so I think It's a bit of a toss up there but I'll Let you guys decide over that and I Think kieran's gonna tell us why the Ride 17 should be hit in Hur well than K Yeah I mean I've not I've not run in the Hurricane actually but for the same Reasons I quite like the Pegasus 41 and A few of these other shoes I just think It's it's another shoe that if you don't
Want something that's really big and Over cushioned it just feels a bit more It's not they're not minimal but you Know in the in the world we're in now They're kind of a bit more direct and a Bit more natural I think they you know Relies on kind of nice Rocket Ride it's Got a really easy fit uh it's just Another one of those shoes that I I find Very very sort of instantly disappear It's very easy to put it on and just go And run almost anything in it and not And forget that you're wearing it um it Delivers for me just enough cushion Without sort of feeling like it's a too Big a shoe on the foot or too heavy or Too clunky and it soaks up and off of The road and I can run slow I can run up To kind of midpac in it and uh I think It's you know it's pretty well priced as Well love love the way the uppers feel All of those things it's just it ticks Those boxes for me it could and if you Don't want to use ples that could slip In as a daily as well I think it's fair To say yeah Tom you preference on easy Day shoe here triph 21 I guess um well If we're going for the most recent ones Actually the hurricane yeah hurricane I Really like hurricane great sh and what About the racer what would you guys pick Out of the pro four and the elite V1 I Guess we haven't tested the tricky one I Don't really like the pro four I I I've
Raced in it like twice now and I only Did that for testing purposes I've never Wanted to pick up again for any sort of Race I just don't think it has and That's coming from somebody who's Obsessed with the pro three I got all my PVS in the Pro three and I still take The pro three out sometimes if I'm doing Like a fast session and i' I'd much Rather wear that than the pro four um I Would say that for most people I think The pro four is the best option of the Current generation of shoes that they've Got um because the elite is really weird Shoe to run in I think if you were a Beginner or if you're not used to comple Sho and you put on the elite that's Going to be a very dangerous shoe to Wear I I but I would say that for me I Would definitely pick the elite as my Ratio just because even though I find it A bit uncomfortable i' still much rather Wear it at the pro four which I don't Really enjoy wearing at all yeah I I Don't feel like there's enough Difference between the pro four and the Speed for it's just there's not enough Of a of a difference I if I was going to Race even that I'd probably go speed for In it for me but the yeah the elite I've Done I have run long miles in that and Raced in it as well and I would yeah I Think it just feels more like it's a More energetic shoot I think it's a bit
More harsh and I I think yeah Tom's Right there's there you know some people Might not get on with that over longer Distances I think if you're a newcomer To the marathon I can see the the pro For being less of a risk um but I don't Now now actually even sort of I think About the pro four up against shoes like The the the New Balance SC Trainer V3 I'm like actually you know the SC Trainer V3 for me if you're a first Timer going into run a marathon you're Looking at four hours Plus you know I would say I think I I Rate the pro for a bit more higher than You two I think it is a pretty far sh I've done some very hard Marathon Sessions in that shoe and I was pretty Impressed actually by the pickup off the Foref foot I think the elite is a faster Shoe though but definitely harsher I'd Agree with you on That um so it's the Elite V2 is meant to Be really soft almost dangerously soft Now we're talking now we're talking my Language some of the squishy you know The squish videos on that look pretty Wild so that might end up being Inaccessible in a different way um but Yeah I think but the rest of soing Rotation daily easy some of the best Shoes on the market race shoes I think The other brands maybe a little bit Ahead of them but pretty good
[Music] Though all right let's go on to on now This is I haven't actually put in a Complete rotation for this as yet Because I think they've got a bit of a Hole in the kind of fast daily trainer Era of their rotation I think the new Cloud boom Zone which has been leaked And well not leaked but seems to be Popping up on the website now looks very Interesting as it has the the foam from The uh Cloud boom strike uh and no holes So probably probably quite a good shoe None of the pods but anyway at the top End you got the so the kind of Comfortable shoes here a lot of good Shoes here I think the cloud eclipse is Pretty good I like that shoe a lot uh We've got cloud moners and Cloud moner Hypers so we could put the cloud moner Hyper in as a daily basically I'll leave You that you decide on that Kieran you Like the cloud moner hyper a lot so you Can decide where we put that in the Rotation and think the race Sho is Clearly the cloud beam strike although None of us have tested the standard Version I've tested the ls version which Is an amazing shoe I think it's one of My favorite carbon shoes so I think That's a big step up on the clouding Meco 3 for me but yeah where where we Put in the hyper Kier where you which Category you put that in the hype is
Another weird one it's like a sort of Skyward X situation where it's like I Think it was sort of described being Like a Punchy super trainer and it's to Me it's not that's not what it does best I you know again I used it um during an Ultra used it for sort of long really Long cushion runs you know six seven Eight hours on feet and it was brilliant You know nice roomy toe box good cushion Without feeling sort of sloppy and Sapping and I would definitely put it Into the easy but then you look at the Price and you're like okay well you know Mik do I want to pay that much for for My easy shoe and then up against some of The competition you think well they're Probably better options out there better Easy shoes that going to cost me you Know twoth thirds of that price um so I Think it is a really good easy day shoe There's probably you know some people May be able to run faster in it but it's Probably not at the price point you want To pay for for an easy day shoe I I Cloud monster 2 um I really like as a Shoe Cloud Eclipse I think there's too Much to choose between these two both of Those I make good easy day shoes as well But we just put in two easy we're put in The cloud CS in the cloud mon hyper and Then the racer what do you think Tom You've just made me realize how far Behind I'm on on shoes um I haven't
Tried loads of these ones uh didn't um Cloud yeah I mean the main one I test is The hyper and I would put it in easy day Um got the cloud Surfer actually which Is the cloud Surfer next we haven't Tested the cloud Surfer is a lot lighter Than a lot of the other shoes so it does Have a bit of pickup speed but it's Still to me feels best cruising around As a daily trainer but yeah if if that If if that was yeah classing this that As a shoe that we could have based on This generation then I would probably More likely use that as an easy day shoe Than a the cloud hyper I'd definitely More like to buy it than the cloud hyper So um yeah but I haven't tried any of The more recent ratios so I think we're Crying out for a fast trainer basically From on I think the cloud Zone might be It we'll see they I think they carbon Shoes we can get a chance to test the Noral cloud strikes soon I think as well I think they are have vaed themselves Right up into the kind of contention With that so that's good to see and Cloud boom Zone whatever the cloud zone Is called again looks like a good shoe So we'll see see you on [Music] That and then uh We've on to the best of The rest category so there's a few Brands here that I don't think we've Tested enough to have to full rotations
Ser we've got Muno Altra Under Armor Kiprun Salamon so I think there's some Really good shoes from these Brands and I think we can talk about a lot of Different things here but I don't Necessarily think I could name a good Rotation for each of them so couple of I Think stalwart pick from these brutes I Think the Muno Neo Vista is an amazing Daily shoe or even easy shoe I think That's right up there was one of my Favorite new shoes of the year so that's I think going in this best of the rest Rotation corre I've got the I've got the Good i' got the Salamon slab fantasm 2 As the racer here I think that's a Really good racer it's a bit overpriced I think it's a really it does a bit of AAP 2 feel to it it's like lower well Not not it's not lower stack but it Feels a bit more direct than some of the Shoes really good shoe that easy day Shoe I've not got anything in here I Mean the Under Armor infinite Elites not Pad KIPP and have got quite a good kd900 But I haven't picked an easy day shoe Here yet so I thought I'd leave that to You guys to and also to choose obviously The other categories if you disagree With my Picks what what's what we choosing here Choose all of them mate you went so Quickly through all that well I haven't Picked an easy day shoe so you got to
Pick one from those Brands and then you Can debate my other picks uh I've not Tested a mauno easy day shoe for a long Time so the only one I have FR reference Of is the Neo Vista which I would use For days I use it for most most of my Runs it's fantastic all round shoe uh What the other ones you had there alra For experience that's quite a good shoe Yeah tried that um not bad kiun he's Actually Salamon oh the aoide from Salamon not a bad shoe yeah look at my Cup see there anything else under arour Elite infinite Elite yeah there's Another shoe called the there one it's Called Hyo impact which is a more Sustainable shoe which I think pretty Good nice soft easyy day shoe got a Slipper like feel um nice amount of Cushioning can can go up the gears a bit As well that's potentially interesting If you're yeah but it's more I would put Put it a bit more into the sort of Casual use shoe what about the Condor I've only used that once that's not ter That's a fairly okay easy day Sho Actually the Condor 2os that's one of The yeah in terms of a bigger cushioned Softer yeah eco-friendly shoe actually That one does drop in as a yeah it was The first time you put one on the Thought actually the and the Condor both Shoes that before you'd put on um sort Of eco-friendly shoes and they felt like
Bricks you know they're very firm very Hard even for me and those to back that Trend for sure that's the vager vager You say vager is that right I think it's Vea vea okay can't be V be walking around saying that I think It is it's yeah I think It's uh and then Racers from other Brands what do you think to this you Haven't tested Salomon I know but you Have tested some others Uh M Muno I love the Rebellion Pro two Yeah I it's a very good shoe but it's a Shoe that I think even you as someone Who loves it so you don't necessarily Want to RAC in it that I would I would Risk I I I've use it I mean it's just a Bit of a risky Sho I've used it for half Marathon I liked it it was fun it felt Fast in it but I don't think I'd use it For a marathon it's a bit too awkward as A shoe for that so I don't yeah maybe They haven't got a what have they got Another car PL shoe they've got the Flash which is a training shoe but um But I mean it's it's a good shoe it's One that P in sales quite a lot as well It's just um it's a pretty wild ride and It's harder one to recommend because it Is so wild Yeah's so vond 3 ma Vista and then the Salamon I guess racer it's quite a nice Little rotation we could done a Sustainable rotation although not a lot
Of sustainable carbon shoes I guess no It's one Gap that is one definitely Gap Um but chucking the single Evo One yeah perfect yeah let's go for that That's our that's our sustainable racing Shoe because you can't buy it so Actually put into Production um that is all I've got boys That's long enough I think I think That'll do us I think that'll do us yeah Yeah yeah good good work um it's good it Didn't generate into like the uh the Carnage of the picking the best shoe Categories I thought it might end up There where um well it's good that Mike Was busy tonight cuz this would have got On another 20 yeah that's true yeah Another person's opinions we' have had Would been hitting the hour mark but Yeah it's a fun discussion please dive In below and then the last thing I was Going to finish with if you had to stick With one brand what brand would you pick Oh if you had to pick one of the Rotations only Yes oh you want s that now I I want it Right now uh it's a tricky one because It's like I go for New Balance apart From The Rao so I can't have New Balance It's probably going to be uh oh Christ Yeah I think it's going to some real Real frantic faces and I haven't tried Enough of hus to know it it's probably Gonna have to be soy for me not aex oh
I'm going aex it's a big shout I'm going Aex what's easy day sh we had for Aex you're right aex Aex I this is trick for me because I for All training shoes I would pick the Hoger shoes like as my first choice even If it wasn't you know this thing but the Racing shoe I obviously pick the aex and It's the thing probably I care about the Most Isn't It ultimately yeah if you do If you're a runner that doesn't race Then I need to get the rocket out again Just in case it's sure underrated but um Yeah you know most of your miles are Easy miles but at the end of the day you Know I wouldn't be able to to pick s and Then do Valencia marathon in the SC Elite before knowing that I'm not a big Fan of it yeah I think I think aex Probably just about leaves the way just Because we're all quite led by the ratio Here which is um maybe not the best well I just want the super blast super blast Obviously is amazing Um yes it's aex h the max2 is so Convincing just because it's so fun to Do so many mils in but yeah the Met spe Gu Paris is It's funny because they've all got G They've all got gaps haven't they when You look at them there's not one that You go oh that that's got everything's Nailed there well that's the best Everything it's um s were nailed I think
For Tom a year ago in everything pretty Much um and then obviously Nike have Always had I think slightly dodgy Training shoes but great Racing shoes H I don't know I think Racing shoes are More of a pass yeah I think I'll Probably I'll probably join you on aex Just because you super BL super blast Met spe Paris is an unbelievable onew Punch and then there are loads of quite Comy shoes and an over blast as well so You're yeah it's pretty nice that's Every us on this guide to Brand Rotations thanks a lot for watching Don't forget to like subscribe click the Little bell and if you go into the catch Below you can find a link to our podcast Which comes out at the end of each month Thanks a lot for watching catch you next Time [Music]