Yay! Hoka is finally making a PEBA move!!!!! I hope they use it some of their other shoes.

Does anybody have more fun than marketing departments for shoe companies? "Technical synthetic mesh" "Zonal rubber placement" "PROFLY X construction" "Early stage meta-rocker"

@richardjackson6056

Жыл бұрын

Hmmmm sounds like someone doesn't understand shoe engineering. That's ok the 70s want you to run in their shoes

@jeremysedlock9293

Жыл бұрын

@@richardjackson6056 It's okay if you didn't get it.

Great review guys. Upper material reminds me of the Zoom Fly 1 SP

Waiting so desperately to hear about the vaporfly 3s from you🙈🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️. More excited about your review than the release of the shoes hehe 😁

Really excited for this one. Have been saving up bucks for another super shoe, and it’s likely between the Rocket X 2 and the Endorphin Elite. I’m thinking the Rocket X 2 will be more versatile. 🤷‍♂️

Прогрессируешь братка! Давно уже за тобой слежу) все лучше и лучше становится

Looks amazing😊!

Good morning for all the runners from Spain. Like for Meaghan and Thomas. Thanks for this new information about the rocketx2.¡¡¡¡¡¡The run is freedom!!!!. A nice day for everyone.

The heel gives me Adios Pro 2 vibes. If that’s the case, there shouldn’t be a problem. The outsole looks interesting! Definitely more on the durable side. PEBA foam, wow. HOKA making moves! Can’t wait to see a Mach with PEBA foam in the future.

excited to run my half in 2 weeks with these and if they’re solid i’ll be running these for LA marathon 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽☝🏽

@ryanland8951

3 ай бұрын

How were they?

tried this in a local store today. OMG that midsole is bouncing like a spring! The only letdown for me as an over-pronator is the lack of heel support.

We need a “between two shoes” battle between the Rocket X2 and VF3!!! Give the people what they want…😂

Excellent video!!! One question…. Hoka rocket x 2 or Saucony endorphin pro 3?

Gotta get me a pair

I got to try on the Rocket X 2 for some strides last week, and while it's certainly a great entry to the market, it felt to me like a slightly inferior version of the Adios Pro 2

Ordered in Europe already...its on its way to me...fingers and toes crossed it my race day shoe this year! Belfast Marathon in April is the first race test.

@Believeintherun

Жыл бұрын

Let’s go!

@jamesoneill2662

6 ай бұрын

How was it over the marathon length?

Beautiful

Surprised that Hoka didn't call the foam Profly Peba Plus or something like that

As one who is on course for four hours and whose mechanics tend to break down in the late stages, it’d be helpful to know if this is a viable option - along the lines of shoes like the the RC Elite 2 and Endorphin Pro 3, which have served me well over the past couple of years

@Believeintherun

Жыл бұрын

If those work, this will work too. Maybe even better.

I want to try Hokas so bad. It just sucks that I have super wide feet and every pair (in wide) I’ve tried caused blisters or my toes rubbed so much they started bleeding.

High praise

I live Hoka Award leading sneakers this year and last year everybody else trying to compete trying to make their sneakers under feet cushions thicker. I suffer with Heel Spurs very very painful I am an elderly senior citizen I wore the HOKA Bondi 8 the entire time for over five hours that entire day "No Pain At All" Like walking on a Cloud Very light weight Comfortable sneaker will be with HOKA for the rest of my lifetime here on earth I brought two pairs continue to buy and purchase more HOKA LOVE!!! LOVE!!! LOVE my favorite sneakers HOKA

@ 8:05: come on meg! Im pretty sure someone or something (Thomas? Ice Cream?) has given u a sensation comparable to the alpha flyes! Great review btw! ✌️👍 There is really hard comp between brands in 2023! Keep up the great work. Always luv ur videos. ❤️ From Sweden

@Believeintherun

Жыл бұрын

Ralphie the dog is Meg’s Alphafly

Great to hear Jarrod ran in it. What is your thought for us clydesdales?

@Believeintherun

Жыл бұрын

A great shoe for the wide and Clydesdale folk

Anyone have a preference or opinion on these vs the endorphin pro 3? For race days from 5k to half marathon

Great video guys! That's what I'm expecting! Mine come in today but question on the size? So it seems like it was off? For example I'm a size 7 in women and 5.5 in men but when I purchase the shoe it showed 5.5 men and 6 women.

@aldrete5

Жыл бұрын

Such a bummer! They didn't fit. The shoe comes in pretty narrow so I had to order 7.5, men's 5.5 is def not a true women size on their chart. Ladies order your normal size or even a 1/2 bigger show size.

The original Alphafly is the best race day shoe of all times, but I think this one is better than the alphafly 2... so I might get a pair...

I'll watch for your next marathon to see if ya'll are wearing this shoe. 🤣

Was behind an old timer waiting for the start of a 5k yesterday, and he was wearing a minimalist heel. May have been these. It looked awful. His heel wasn’t against the heel of the shoe. Just floating. I was thinking that no way could that be good.

I've got the original Rocket 1 that I wore for a couple of races. I liked it and now use it for track workouts. I'm racing the Outer Banks in November 2023 and it's likely that version 2 will be on my feet.

Looks like it was inspired by the Bondi X

Hi Thanks for the review How is the sizing ? ( I’m a 10.5 in Nike but an 11 in saucony ) How does the toe box width compare to the endorphin pro 3 Thanks again !

@Believeintherun

Жыл бұрын

They felt true to size. You might need to try them on.

Rocket X2 vs Endorphin Elite ???

It looks like the upper is very similar to the original Vaporfly

Pulling the trigger on these… after the 100-200 mile review. Can’t shake off that old Hoka experience with the Rincon/Clifton bottoming out at 150miles. Good review though.

@BITR Fantastic review. Will find store to try and get it. Your SpeedBlast suggestion helped. Hard to believe last week you were in Tokyo. Is #BITR pro-runner group made up of Super-individuals!!!

Given the fact that Hoka finally nailed it with flying colors, what's the meaning of still having a Carbon X (not that welcome shoe, AFAIK) in their lineup ? What's your take ?

@Believeintherun

Жыл бұрын

Carbon X was always a long cruiser or daily for us.

@Pipppetto

Жыл бұрын

@@Believeintherun wasn’t it too stiff for that purpose ? Anyway, I always read/heard about being well below par compared to direct competitors.

Would love to hear Jarrett comments on this shoe with his wide feet, as mine are too, before spending this amount of money.

@Believeintherun

Жыл бұрын

He did a first thoughts with Meaghan

Изейший камбэк, не ожидал такого)

Which would you choose for marathon between this shoe and the Asics Metaspeed Sky?

@Believeintherun

Жыл бұрын

This one

@stevemcneely3214

Жыл бұрын

Definitely have to try this one! Thank you for the recommendation!

The original rocket seem to have gotten alot of positive reviews from others but this seems to be a completely new version the french do have a sense of tasteful design compared to that green monstrosity of the Saucony elite

@Believeintherun

Жыл бұрын

The colorist for Hoka is not French. Hoka is based in the states. The founder is French. But they sold to Deckers years ago. Luckily Jean Luc is getting more involved with Hoka again. He is a certified genius. Take a listen to our podcast with him.

@taurusx1000

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Would these be a good choice for an all out 2 mile race/ 2 mile time trial??

@Believeintherun

6 ай бұрын

Why not

The big question with ever Hoka shoe is, will this last 100, 200 or 300 miles. Lifespan is not predictable with this brand.

@thegumbychronicles4892

Жыл бұрын

If a marathon shoe lasts 100 miles, I'm really happy. I don't wear race shoes beyond that mileage to avoid injury.

This is the nearest Hoka have come to making an out and out racing shoe, but for me it's still too heavy.

Versus Endorphin Pro 3 video coming…?

@andrewjknoxuk

Жыл бұрын

Yep, feel a between two shoes vid dropping soon 😀

Hoka hey

You guys said 40mm heel 35mm toe giving a 5mm drop. Hoka website says 36mm 31mm? Still 5mm drop but how did you guys get that measurement

@Believeintherun

Жыл бұрын

With the sock-liner, it’s 40mm/35mm - which is the measurement that world athletics uses.

@tono1665

Жыл бұрын

@@Believeintherun thanks for the info. Gives me more confidence for them now(on pre order in the uk) for my upcoming marathon.

Better than saucony pro 3?

@paulmulks

Жыл бұрын

Doubt it lol

@Believeintherun

Жыл бұрын

Yep

@paulmulks

Жыл бұрын

@@Believeintherun No chance 😎

@Believeintherun

Жыл бұрын

@@paulmulks let me know your opinion when you’ve run in it 😎

@Hurts4MVP1

Жыл бұрын

@@paulmulks ​ What do you know? Thomas and team are experts. I trust their knowledge over your nonsense.

Stock vs Stalk talk 😆😆

Magan what?

Seriously? top of 2023 racing shoes? 😛😛

Judging on the clean sole, you guys didn't put it through it 's paces.... And I agree, the heel construction looks rubbish.

@Believeintherun

Жыл бұрын

Are you looking at the photos that were taken before we ran in the shoe? We had a combined 50 miles in the shoe.

Too bad it's an oz heavier than the Rocket 1

My only issue with this shoe is how cheap the materials looks. Maybe it's the colorway, but it looks all plasticky and like they just slapped some stickers on it. The upper could def use some improvements. This shoe gives me Nike Zoom Fly SP ripoff vibes. At least it's good to know the PEBA based midsole is decent...

@Believeintherun

Жыл бұрын

I agree. When I first saw it, I didn’t think it looked polished as a final product. When you run in it, you don’t care what it looks like though. -T

$250 😬

Minimal heels are annoying.

Price point kills this, though. Hoka keeps missing the mark with the super shoes.

@ptheiss0428

Жыл бұрын

It’s the same price point as many other racing shoes.

@tonybowen455

Жыл бұрын

@@ptheiss0428 Exactly

Too bad it's 210-220€ :(