Hi and welcome to the running channel.
I'm Anna and this is my mum Rebecca. Now for those of you who are regular watchers of the
running channel and have an eagle eye,
you might just have spotted my mom in some of our other videos.
I need to get some running gear on.
Good luck. Go Anna, go Anna.
She's usually the one who was cheering me on doing ridiculous challenges.
But today the tables have turned, I love getting my mum out running and so I'm
going to be giving her some flashy new kit to try.
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Yeah right.
So mum, you know I love getting you out running, sometimes drag you along to park run.
Yes.
Well, I've got something that I think is going to make you want to go out running right now.
Okay. A brand new pair of shoes. Great.
These are the Nike Alphaflys.
What do you make of those?
They are orange.
Very orange.
It's going to clash.
So first impressions, What do you make of these then?
Very odd sole.
Yeah? Yeah.
That is weird.
I've never had a running shoe like that before. What the shape of it? Yeah.
And oh, this bit here.
These pods? Yeah.
They're going to make you run faster.
Are they? Yes. Cool.
Do you know much about the Alphaflys?
Mm I think
that these are the ones that, um,
were worn in the, when the marathon record was set.
Yes. Elliot Kipchoge.
That's the one.
So when he ran under two hours for a marathon. Right.
So you could probably run under two hours for a marathon wearing these.
So what do you,
what do you think of how they feel like we'll get them on your feet in a minute
ummmm they're very light.
They are very light, aren't they?
Have you, have you read what it says here as well?
No, I haven't got my glasses.
Standard mum. What does this say?
Verified by world class runners
Oh yes, it does, measured in the lab.
Oh you did read it
I can read it.
Yeah, quite good.
Um, so how much do you think these bad boys cost to buy?
How much do they cost?
Well, let's start with
how much would you spend on a new pair of running shoes?
The maximum I would spend would be £100.
Okay, so that's not how much these cost.
Guess how much these cost?
Okay, well they've obviously got a bit of tech in them.
So, um, maybe
Between £150 too
£200 .
It's more than that.
How much? That's £270 worth of shoes.
I've got furniture that costs less than that.
I know they're expensive, but should we get them on your feet and see how they feel cool?
You could run in the dark in these and still be able to see your feet.
They're they're not the easiest to get on. No. Have you got shoehorn with you?
Oh yeah, I'm just carrying my shoehorn around with me.
Yeah, that feels good.
I'll tell you what though, that toe bit feels funny.
The motion.
Wait till you stand up.
Oh no.
All right, sorry
this is taking so long.
It's alright, we can fast forward this bit.
Right. They on? Yeah. Okay, before you stand
up, how do they feel on your feet?
Really nice.
Very very light.
In fact, they feel like I've hardly got anything on my feet. Slippers?
No, not quite not quite slipper, it's like almost like nothing.
Oh like nothing.
Yes, Okay, so fancy taking them for a spin.
Absolutely, let's go.
So we're here at the commentary park run course one that you're familiar with running.
So how do those shoes feel on your feet without even running anywhere yet?
Well, they are very, very light.
They're bouncy and they're springy.
Make me want to go like this and they tip my feet forward.
You're doing that
I need the toilet dance.
Do you need the toilet?
No, no, you just can't stand still.
So we know that your regular park grand time is about 44 minutes.
So what we're gonna do is we're going to do the first lap of the commentary
parkland course in your regular running trainers, what you'd normally wear to park run.
Then we're going to swap over, put the Alphaflys on and do the same loop again and
see what the difference is.
That sound ok? Absolutely. ready to go?
Let's go.
I love running in the rain.
Oh, a little puppy.
Can I stop and stroke the puppy?
No, you can't. She can't stop and stroke the puppy.
Like mother like daughter.
Might walk this bit
just so, to conserve energy.
The hill. Yeah.
See what happens with the Alphafly's up the hill.
I know, I can't wait to run in them.
Come on guys, if you haven't given my mum a like
yet, she's doing this in the rain that deserves a thumbs up.
And stop.
So 2.65 km, seven minutes
53 per kilometer.
So now on to the next one.
Ready go
It's like running on pillows.
It really is.
It's so spongy.
That's such a different feeling.
We've just started
but do you feel faster?
Yes, I feel it's,
It just, it feels nicer on my feet.
I can't get over the spongyness,
They are noisy. They're very noisy.
Yeah, I'm very orange.
Got the first hill coming up, yep.
See how that goes. Yep.
They feel fab. Come on a PB.
I haven't got my music on.
Do you want me to sing to you instead.
Yeah, go on then.
I am the one and only.
No body I'd rather be. Join in!
I am the one and only. No, I'd rather be
I feel like I'm running faster.
That dog heard you coming.
Ah everyone can hear me coming.
I love the bounciness of it.
I think they just take some getting used to
I'm amazed I can still talk, give it a rest for a minute.
I'll often come and catch mum up on her second lap of park run for my warm down.
And this is the point where normally she would definitely be walking a lot.
So it's great to see you're still at it.
I'm still there.
I'm still going.
I'm still standing after all this time.
You've got a better running position. Have I?
Yeah, So you've got a slight lean forwards.
I feel that. Sometimes when you run you can be a bit
hunched. But I think that's because of the heel raised.
Yep. And because you're fore foot being propelled forward.
Twice around the running track and that's it.
Yeah, she's doing really well.
We are mere meters away.
Stop. 18.59
on tired legs.
2.6 Km
Slightly more average pace 7.18/km.
Get in Alphaflys.
Oh, so Mum
you finished
how was that?
I am super chuffed with that.
So, I'm super proud of you.
Do you think the shoes made you run faster. Definitely.
Well, I can tell you that on the first lap that you ran in your regular running shoes, it took you
20 minutes and 53 seconds and then in the second lap in the Alphaflys
It took 18 minutes, 59 seconds.
What do you make of that?
That is unbelievable.
That has never happened
I've never run the second circuit of the Coventry Park run faster
than the first rack circuit.
I know you did so, so well out there.
I'm super, super proud.
But the question remains, would you spend £270 on a pair of running shoes?
That's a difficult one because £270 is an awful lot of money
to spend on a pair of running shoes.
It is, but the running channel can make that decision a little bit easier for you because we're
going to give you the Alphaflys as I thank you for coming to film with.
No way out.
Thank you so much.
Running channel.
That's awesome.
I will definitely wear them to the next park run.
I can't wait to find out how you do because that would have been nearly a 40 minute park run.
That's four minutes off the PB.
Have you got any other items of running related gear that you think my mom should test out?
Think sort of tech or gadgets?
I'd love to see her with a running watch.
If you have got any ideas, please leave them in the comments below and don't forget to give mum a
thumbs up if you enjoyed this video, but not too many because I wouldn't be able to live with her if she gets more than I do, and
we'll see you next time on the running channel.