- I wanna talk about
the On Running Cloudflash.
Oh my gerd, oh my gerd.
I'm actually a little bit afraid
of this workout Trainiacs.
And how long do you think that I lasted?
What's up Trainiacs?
Today, after about three, four weeks
and I'd say, 100 kilometers.
Somewhere 60 to 65 miles,
I wanna talk about, the On Running Cloudflash.
Which is probably one of the better road-racing shoes,
track running shoes.
Basically the shoe that I am gonna use
when I wanna go fast.
So this shoe here, is 7.7 ounces.
It's got a heel to toe drop of about five millimeters.
It doesn't quite feel as much as five millimeters.
So people who like a more minimal shoe,
with a zero drop, I don't think you'll notice
the difference between the heel to the toe
being just half a centimeter in this shoe.
I used it while I did a bunch of track work,
while I was in Vegas, awesome.
I've used it a lot here doing speed work,
tempo work, getting up to a pretty high speed.
Getting ready for Ironman Austin 70.3.
Very awesome.
Where they didn't tend to feel great is two spots.
Number one, in the long runs.
Now, I didn't feel like horribly beat up
after doing a 21 and a 22 K run with these shoes.
But it's a really aggressive shoe.
It's not made with a ton of cushioning,
it's not made for long runs because it doesn't
take a lot of the pressure off your body.
So, while yes, I did use it for a long run.
Do I recommend them for everyone using it
for long runs, training runs, slow steady runs,
where you'll wanna take a little bit
of the pressure off your body?
Not really.
The other place that I wouldn't necessarily
recommend it, is for off-road running.
It's not what it's made for.
That's not what road-racing shoes are made for.
As soon as I'd go over grass, gravel,
even leaves, pine needles, wood-chips,
things like that,
the traction became a little bit iffy.
But when you're buying a road-racing shoe,
that's not really what you're in for.
Now speaking of going across gravel,
one of my biggest problems with the...
Oh crap, I don't have them anymore.
The Cloud from 2016.
Hi Grace.
Did you have problems?
Was that in these little pods here,
anytime I'd go over pebbles, gravel,
it would be getting in the pods.
Yes I did get a couple little pebbles right in here
in the bigger pods.
But it wasn't like the Cloud,
where the pods were so big in that gap
that these Cloud runners are known for.
That I had to stop immediately,
and take whatever was out, out.
It didn't happen that often in here.
Now as far as comfort goes, I really like these shoes
as long as I was up to a really steady pace.
My racing pace is around 430 per kilometer,
somewhere around a seven minute mile.
And that 430 per kilometer feels kind of clunky, its' weird.
Getting down to a four minute, 4.10, 4.15 kilometer,
that's where these felt really good.
Doing track work, speed work, temple worK.
It's almost like your body wants to go fast with this.
And because these shoes are so light, so nimble,
it's like, you know doing that slow work,
doesn't feel like you're using these shoes
for what they're made for.
They're aggressive, they're fast,
they want you to get up on your toes
and have a nice upright body with a quick turnover.
That said, they aren't harsh on the ground
like a lot of road-racing flats where,
like you can feel every pebble, every crack.
It's not like that.
They're actually got a fairly nice foot-bed
that I would say is more on the stiff side,
than it is loose.
So you've got, a decent amount of structure
that your foot-arches aren't gonna be in pain.
You're just gonna wanna go a little bit fast.
Now, talking about sock-less on this.
I made the mistake of going sock-less
in the very first run that I ever did with this.
And what happened was I developed a small blister.
The next day, I went and did a long-run,
even with socks, and I bled through these shoes
like crazy.
And that's because the heel cup in this whole shoe,
you can see, that it comes up quite high.
Almost passed where a little mini socket would go.
So, it's, like there's a lot of structure here,
keeping your heel in, which allows you to be
pretty stable when you're up at a high speed.
But, wait until you break these shoes in,
as I did yesterday going sock-less.
By that time, it was totally okay to go sock-less.
But with this, to be perfectly honest with you,
Peatie licked these for a half an hour because
they were so delicious to him.
He's a killer.
A couple of notes about these that you wanna know,
if you're gonna be buying them, number one,
go a half size down.
I actually had to send the first pair
of shoes that I got back.
Even though I'm between two sizes,
and I went to a smaller size, I even had to go to
a half size smaller than I normally go.
Like these are the smallest shoes I have ever worn in life.
Second thing, the On Running shoes always have laces
that are really wispy and thin,
it's like spaghetti laces.
So give 'em a double knot.
And then finally, the biggest thing that you need to know,
is that these things are bloody expensive.
They are $210 for a road-racing flat.
And road-racing flats aren't known for lasting a long time.
You know granted, the old Clouds that I had,
they lasted ages.
The foot pods, they don't cave in,
they last a long time, I like that a lot but,
just I don't imagine that this as a road-racing flat
is gonna last a super duper long time.
And for 210 bucks, that is very expensive dollar per mile.
So don't be shocked when you see that sticker price
on the website.
But overall, I'm a really big fan of On.
I've tried now two different models of On runners.
I like them.
Like they feel fast, they feel firm
under the foot, they feel good.
They feel comfortable without being squishy.
They feel aggressive without being harsh.
By the way On, I'll be Kelowna, and if you just
have a bunch of extra shoes lying around like,
you know I'll take 'em off your hands for ya'.
So give 'em a try,
if you wanna go fast, Cloudflash.
I actually didn't intend that, that kinda rhymes.
Alright Trainiacs, bah-rutal,
bike workout comin' up right meow.
Oh my gerd, oh my gerd.
I'm actually a little bit afraid of this workout Trainiacs.
After the warmup, there aint nothin' fancy about it.
It's just 30 minutes, straight pain.
How much can my legs and my heart take,
before they both give out.
Or either give out.
That's basically how coach Pat described it in the workout.
(tranquil music)
Oh wow.
Well depending on coach Pat's definition of going well
with that workout,
I don't know if that went well.
So here's how Pat explains that workout.
This is a killer final workout to push through
the last bit of energy you might have.
I was really hopin' I'd get to keep some.
And I'm pretty sure if there was a smirking emoji
in training peaks, he would've used it.
After the 10 minute warmup,
and then 12 minutes of ramping up
to get your heart rate up,
it's supposed to be 30 minutes at 297 watts,
which for me is about 10% over what I should
be able to hold for just 20 minutes.
But here's the thing,
if my heart rate goes over a ceiling,
which in our case is 165,
we're trying to keep my heart rate under 165 in a race,
or if I can't hold that power,
I take two minutes break and then start again.
And how long do you think that I lasted?
Well, the first time through, I lasted six minutes
before my heart rate jumped over 165.
I took my two minute break.
Then I lasted three minutes and took a two minute break.
Then I lasted another three minutes.
And then it says, three strikes and the ride is over.
So out of 30 minutes, that was just supposed to be
lung busting-ly hard.
I lasted 12.
I don't know what your plan was there Pat.
That was an ego shot, friends.
Mhm.
Oh my gerd.
Now we rehydrate like the dickens.
Have a fantastic day Trainiacs.
Tremendous really.