I admire Adidas for like 12 years now, running, walking, training in them feels so good. I had just ordered Solar glide 5 Orange color. My current shoes are Pulseboost HD, still going solid.

I loved the Solar Glide, specifically the Solar Glide 19 (which came out in 2019). It was comfortable, durable, and I used it on all types of runs! The new Solar Glide 5 also looks nice, but I can't get over the added weight. At this point, I think Puma (Velocity 2) and Skechers (Excess 2) shoes are better for those daily miles.

Yea! That forefoot strike is definitely coming along! I've heard you say in the previous years that you were trying to land more forefoot and recently it has looked more forefoot over midfoot. No opinions from my end, just cool to see your footstrike up close!

After running for years on Asics Kayano, the guy at the runningstore suggested the Solar glide. Since I thought I needed a stability shoe I choose the Solar glide 19 ST… and oh my oh my… what game changer… For me it just felt awesome. After a couple of months I even bought a second pair. Last year I bought two new pairs of the solar glide ST and in between the solarboost. I use for the easy runs outside and the treadmill runs. I just love them.

:QOD: Companies I admire most: Patagonia for living their values. Tesla for achieving their "master plans" and Sean's bar in Ireland open since 900 for longevity.

@zeitgeistx5239

2 жыл бұрын

Tesla still has achieved full self driving that they promised would come in weeks since 2014. If you had a child when Elon started lying on Twitter, they would be school age now.

Thanks for showing some love for the Solar Glide. I've always love the Solar Glides over the years. Not the most talked about runner but I've always love the looks and feel of the shoes. And QOD: Tesla and Apple for different reasons. Tesla for their drive - no pun intended here - to change the world. Apple for putting out products after products that most people would love to have...and very polarizing if you ask me - either you love Apple or not...there's no in between. :)

Ok, I admire Chik-Fil-A… while I don’t eat there very often, their business motto is to serve their customers. The employees state “My Pleasure” after you say Thank You and they close on Sunday to allow the employees to have that day. Their leadership is tried and true and in the south… and now many other parts of the USA…. They are the mark of excellence.

@tishamonroe7418

2 жыл бұрын

yes! ditto

I’m a large guy but I have put 350 miles On my solar glides, and solar boosts . I loved them, looking at getting at another pair but loving my Reebok float ride energy 3s.

QOD:I admire Rabbit, I support smaller woman owned companies. They make amazing product, and have a great community. I personally almost exclusively wear rabbit on my runs, and love it (not sponsored). I have a pair of 5” FKT’s I wear for my races & will wear until they die.

small family owned businesses that care for their customers and make products with pride. Door County Coffee comes to mind.But I love many.

: I admire any company that emphasizes on protecting the environment by using eco friendly materials such as Allbirds, Baubax, Janji, etc.

QD.. I'm going to tie into the parley reference. It is great seeing shoe brands stepping up to address the environmental impact of their shoes.. Adidas have been working with Parley for years. Many brands are now bringing in shoes that have a smaller 'footprint' on our planet. And (full disclosure.. I'm proud to be a brooks ambassador).. super proud of Brooks. Not because they were the first athletic brands to sign the climate pledge, or because the Ghost is now carbon neutral, but because they have really embraced my own plogging. They have been so incredibly supportive of my own mission. It shows me a big brand can still have capacity to focus on an individual and that individual's attempt to raise awareness .

Honestly I think on gets a lot of slack but they really listen to there customers about complains and none complains and take feedback really well. And make the necessary changes for the people. So they can wear what they want doing what they love

The close up of the toe box looked like a bunch of eyes staring out from the darkness - haha

I bought a pair of Solar Glide 5s around Christmas last year on sale. Got around 200km on them. The ride was quite nice initially, but for me and my feet there seems to be a pressure point on the inside of the arch that was quite annoying and gave me a solid blister.

QOD: Decathlon for producing cheaper gear for all sports without sacrificing the quality. They have a long when it comes to their shoes but most of their gear can give big company run for their money.

QOD: Lego. Simple to Complex. Art to Science. Young to Old.

Luv the cushion on these but had to return them.. the breathability/ventilation was horrible, my feet got super hot jus running for 10 mins

On the “why UB over these” question - I imagine the UB is geared more at the fashion crowd after taking off in the streetwear world over the past few years. So the Solars are more of the cushy shoe for running, the UBs are the cool shoes.

@SG-qx1fg

2 жыл бұрын

UB are also good in the gym because of the midfoot cage

QOD: admire a company: no that seems so naive, companies exist for their own benefit.

@thestoebz

2 жыл бұрын

Not exactly true. Lots of companies exist because they have great products that people love to use.

What’s the breathability like to get this for summer miles?

I'm sure there's lots of great companies out there that do great things. I'm going to keep it to a sports specific company. Hammer Nutrition because of all the local races they support around the country.

QD: Reebok. Producing some fantastic running shoes at equally fantastic prices. Ian 🇬🇧

@eriktred

2 жыл бұрын

And a fantastic history in the shoe market. I want to read Joseph William Foster’s autobiography “Shoe Maker” as I heard an interview with him. Fascinating business success story.

Hello Seth, I need help! I wanna register to the marathon in Rotterdam but i dont know how to pay the fee... it allows only Deutch banks or something, how did you do it?

Looks like a good shoe to sonsider....for lifestyle people and runners. If anything....I would hae liked to have seen Adidas include the reflective 3M strips on the "3-stripes" as they did with the SolarBoost shoes. As I'm sure a lot of runners run into the night or in the night. Why not be a little more visible and not have to go buy some 3M Freflective tape? :) If okly the had a blue.... And for people living in Canada....Adidas Canada has discounted this shoe down toe $135.99 CDN....I think it's regularly a $180.00 CDN shoe....not cheap for an "all around training shoe". Costing more than the Nike Peg 39 and the Puma Velocity Nitro 2.....might order a pair....

Replacement of the max road 5 because it‘s no longer available in germany anymore?

hola, las recomiendas para correr un maratón, solo con fines de llegar a la meta, mi peso es de 85 kg

Thanks 🙏

QOD: Ocean Conservation Namibia - not a company but a non profit organisation saving seals everyday in Namibia - I recommend checking them out on youtube

QOD: Goya; because they refuse to be canceled during these days of cancellation.

I bought this shoe and wear a men's 9. I weighed it on 2 scales and got 11.1 oz. Still heavy, but almost an ounce lighter than the listed weight just FYI.

QOD: Patagonia

QOD: Tesla. A lot of people talk about changing/ bettering the world, yet few seemingly actually do. I believe the boundaries Tesla is pushing will put us all in a better world

@sam-wv2ds

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know, I think a lot of Tesla’s “pushing the boundaries” is just a marketing scheme. For instance, over 80% of the charging stations for its electric cars are powered by fossil fuels.

404 g / 14.25 oz in my size US 12. Way too heavy for what it delivers.

QD: The Nature Conservancy. Environmental conservancy without a political agenda. “There is no planet B”. What’s the latest new on DGR merch… any possible release date coming soon?

@levandmarthapolyakin-aaron2183

2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites too, for decades

QD: tesla....stated purpose (their "WHY") and achievements

If it is any company, then i would admire Boeing but if it was only shoe brands, then i would admire adidas.

PETA comes to mind first, for obvious reasons I think. The work they have done to protect animal welfare and steward a healthy home for us all has made an incredible impact.

Decathlon, I like there Moto Sports for all

In the house.

Scheels

This is a good looking shoe 👌

QD: I like Nike a lot. Their marketing is amazing. It inspires me to go out and just do it. Their products have also amazing design and materials.

Yo Seth!

QD: Asics, because they have green initiatives but they don't scream to everyone about it, they just do it quietly

@andrewcarnegie5342

2 жыл бұрын

Any benefits of doing it quietly? Instead of making more and more people aware of environmental changes and marketing products that cause less harm

@Ptrmndza

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewcarnegie5342 Because many companies aren't really green, it's all just marketing hype, doing it quietly imllies a sincere effort. I mean, doesn't everyone already know about global warming/climate change?

@andrewcarnegie5342

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ptrmndza Even if a company doesn't make significant difference in the environmental impact, the marketing done to make people aware of environmental issues still makes a huge impact, more than doing it quietly. If someone is doing something good, it should be known by many more so other people can get influenced too. And I think adidas is actually doing something good unlike apple that removed chargers in the name of environmental benefits but doing that actually increases the packaging waste.

@Ptrmndza

2 жыл бұрын

Why does it need to be marketed when everyone already knows about environmental issues, Adidas creating marketing hype to sell more shoes isn't going to help the environment, it just encourages narcissism

@andrewcarnegie5342

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ptrmndza By assuming that everyone is aware of environmental issues you're Imposing your views on everyone and that's the most narcissistic thing ever.

Ratio+Novablast better

QOD: I have lots of respect for Chick-Fil-A and their stance on taking Sundays off. They do as well in 6 days as any fast food chain working 7 days a week

It's Addy-dass, not Adeedas, but an interesting review however you choose to pronounce it - thanks!

@dominicmcnamara

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, say Adi Dassler, in your mind, when pronouncing Adidas....simple.

@levandmarthapolyakin-aaron2183

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, and along the same line, it’s Pooma, or Pyuma

Mizuno is perfeita

Patagonia

300g is too heavy.

Wieght is a joke.

Early

QOD: Tesla - only company to come from nowhere and completely overturn a century of legacy technology, marketing, distribution and still, with massive global automotive companies scrambling to copy them or undermine them.....they continue to lead, to shine and change the industry and the world.

Nike. As basic of an answer that it is, you have to give kudos to how far they have come in 50 years. From selling shoes out of a van in the early 70’s, to being one of the largest companies in the world by 2022. It’s mind blowing, inspiring, and should give any entrepreneur hope!

@SG-qx1fg

2 жыл бұрын

Hard disagree about Nike being inspiring, especially given their multiple controversies over the years (sweatshops, Mary Cain, pregnant athletes..)

@SG-qx1fg

2 жыл бұрын

@Japhy L Czysz exactly. And even though they made changes, they still refuse to acknowledge why they had to make the changes.

@jonassvensson6492

2 жыл бұрын

Patagonia

Grace and Lace is a company I really admire…nothing to do with running…but built by a woman that overcame a tragic event in her life to design and manufacture clothing for women, she was picked up by Shark Tank also. 10% of the profits go to supporting an orphanage in India.