HOKA Skyward X First Impression

[@neely4606]

I tried this one on and it did feel great. I decided to save a few dollars and went with the Mizuno Neo Vista instead. Are you planning to pick that one up?

[@MidLifeRunner]

Yeah if I had to choose (wasn’t thinking ) I would’ve gone with that one. How is the mizuno ?

[@neely4606]

@@MidLifeRunner I believe it's going to be a Father's Day present. Lol. Big secrets in my house

[@Wings_nut]

Guy math = buy on impulse + defend with logic

[@chrisd3501]

Love this 😂

[@Wings_nut]

@@chrisd3501 Sadly, I do this way too often 😥

[@MidLifeRunner]

It made sense to me at the time

[@Wings_nut]

@@MidLifeRunner :-)

[@nicholas5396]

Help offset the shoe purchases. Thanks for spending to help us all out!

[@MidLifeRunner]

Thank you King

[@nicholas5396]

@MidLifeRunner you are most welcome good sir.

[@hkim9151]

Your friend hobby jogger Yowana loves this shoe. He says it is the shoe of 2024 so far for marathon training😊…. This shoe will get you to breaking 3 mission of yours. You just need to put in the work….. thousands of miles… please no. My aim or each shoe is to get to 500 miles, and toss it. That is my only inspiration to run, to buy new shoes, inspire to run for fitness, and 500 miles last 4-5 months for me. $225 on a shoe is well worth it. That’s just $40-50 per month. My previous gym membership by itself was over $100 per month which I cancel, to focus on road running. I am saving money. Now I need to get this clunky nimbus25 to 500 miles, and buy a Hoka skyward X. 😊

[@MidLifeRunner]

This shoe is definitely for you if you take all your shoes to 500. I just hit 500 in the prime x strung . I am going to get this one up there also

[@applerunner1184]

I picked up this shoe and took it out for the first run today. Loved it. Super stable, bouncy without being mushy and wants me to run faster! It’s a keeper!

[@i.p2088]

SC trainer V2 is terrible for me. Soft and unstable at any speed below Tempo killing my calfs and Achilles tendon. Cielo X1 works great for me.

[@MidLifeRunner]

Yeah the instability of the v2 is a deal breaker . I bring it out on an occasional run but if I run too much in it, my shins begin to ache

[@troutjunkie7330]

I tried it at Dicks last weekend. The most comfy shoe ever. Better than SC Trainer v2 but the price, ouch. Figured I'll find online for cheaper. Nope. Heading back to store tomorrow

[@MidLifeRunner]

Yeah maybe in a year it will go on sale - but then again the Superblast never went on sale so maybe it won’t . I still walk around in the bondi 6 I bought years ago and it is holding up just fine. These things are tanks

[@thewalls7770]

The price of running shoes is too damn high!

[@MidLifeRunner]

Agreed. I still don’t feel good about it . I can’t afford to buy another pair the rest of the year .

[@kuriosites]

I'm not a total pass because of the weight because I've run in the Nimbus, More v4, and the More v3 was one of my all time favorites. $225 though. I'm going to try the Neo Vista instead, which a few reviewers have said is like a lighter, faster SC Trainer v1.

[@nicholas5396]

The more v3 was soo good

[@MidLifeRunner]

Yeah I want to try that shoe out . I’m starting to get buyers remorse 🤣 but this shoe is more stable like the ones you mentioned . Plodder more than a mover and a shaker

[@matthiassventoest6800]

Since I still have some recovery day miles in my recovery day shoes, I’m hoping that the sky flow is going to be equally awesome shoe though it’s releasing a bit later from Hoka. Great review as always.

[@MidLifeRunner]

🙏🏼

[@ejquezad]

You know, I am not a youtuber but you just gave me an idea. They say that to know you are in zone 2 you should be able to speak full sentences without losing your breath, in other words, you need to remain in "conversational pace". So maybe carrying a selfie stick with a camera to pretend I'm a youtuber is a good way to talk while I do my zone 2 runs, otherwise I would look crazy if I'm just talking without a camera😄

[@MidLifeRunner]

I’ll be your first subscriber . Let’s gooooo

[@raybadudu787]

Please compare this to the Mizuno Neo Vista to see who takes the crown of SC Trainer v1 successor!

[@nicholas5396]

I'll pay another $5 for that!

[@MidLifeRunner]

The more I run in the skyward, it’s definitely less toxic than the sc trainer v1. A lot safer. I want to try the neo vista but I’m on a no - buy currently .

[@LuisBecerra79]

Here for the algo. Interesting shoe, but that price is a bit high.

[@MidLifeRunner]

For the algo! Appreciate you Luis

[@jameschaves5723]

As a Nurse my Dansko’s are lighter and only $150 🤣🤣

[@MidLifeRunner]

All nurse shoes are ultra certified

[@i.p2088]

Love your math 🎉🎉🎉 I am in the same boat as you.

[@jnorthingtonjr]

Return shoe, get new shoe with returned shoe money. Shoes already been paid for = runner math Expensive shoes - returned shoe money = new shoe was on sale. Runner math.

[@MidLifeRunner]

Nailed it . And when I’m 400 miles into this shoe. It will feel like I’m making money at that point

[@shannonsides6017]

Hmmmm you’ve piqued my interest since I DO love Prime X and longevity means a lot when considering price. But ummm, I don’t think Matt Choi would be caught alive wearing black compression socks with a red, white and blue colorway 😜 5:25

[@levandmarthapolyakin-aaron2183]

😂Shannon, would he be caught alive wearing that shoe in any colorway with any color socks?

[@MidLifeRunner]

This is no where near prime x strung status for softness and not as bouncy as sc trainer v1 either - somewhere between the two with more stability . I like it to absorb the bulk of my recovery miles but it’s #3 on the mad max list

[@Joe_Souza]

Looks like the Gaviota with a plate.

[@MidLifeRunner]

I’ve never run in the Gaviota

[@Steven.spendlesstime]

I will cheer for you at the MCM. I will say it might be tough for you to go sub 3 with the course since it's not flat and maybe other runners are in the way not to mention the emotional blue mile, might take your focus a bit.

[@MidLifeRunner]

Yes. Not an ideal course to go sub3 but I’m running with a few other lads in similar shape . And I’m hoping to be in sub 2:55 shape to account for some lag

[@Steven.spendlesstime]

Otherwise my friend and I will sweep you up in 3:45 finishing time pace... We will do the sightseeing speed and tell uncle/dad jokes all the way, you will fit right in. 🦾

[@MidLifeRunner]

@@Steven.spendlesstime please do sweep me up if I crash

[@mohammedkratos4352]

Nice review.. in your opinion... which is max plush cushion prime x2 strung or skyward x ???

[@MidLifeRunner]

Prime x is much much softer. The skyward is comfortable and it has some bounce back, but prime x is a better shoe .

[@Cole99ipod]

Nurses are drooling 🤣 ☠️

[@jay1572]

I'm wondering if I could do a 5K race in this shoe? I'm not a fast runner so it's not so much a race. But I'm curious if I can run my Skywards for the event? Thank you

[@MidLifeRunner]

This shoe can go FOREVER. It is a heavy shoe but there is solid energy return. If you’re not up at the front of the pack then I would say it’s a solid shoe for any distance. It will save the legs on longer runs.

[@justoutlaw6423]

Thanks for the fisrt impressions. I'm really thinking is it worth 4x Magnify Nitro 2 with similar purpose?

[@MidLifeRunner]

It is not. I can get 1000 miles out of this shoe but I have a shoe problem and will likely want to run in the mizuno shoe, or the max stack Nike 60mm drop when that comes out .

[@justoutlaw6423]

@@MidLifeRunner I get that. Have more shoes then underwear.

[@handongistoocute9709]

I wouldn't be able to afford the Asics Superblast 2 when it releases if I bought this shoe. As in Highlander, there can be only one. Superblast 2 will be the one. 😊

[@MidLifeRunner]

I would go superblast2 over this one for sur

[@hkim9151]

@@MidLifeRunner superblast has no plate, does not really justify on that price. Maybe just $180 at most, and Yowana does not like it. This one at least has an expensive carbon plate. 🤗

[@chrismogridge1]

I just have to ask, maybe because as an Aussie you're giving me a complex, but why do you say SC Trainer with an Aussie accent? I must have missed the video from where this started?

[@nicholas5396]

It's a Bahston accent

[@chrismogridge1]

@@nicholas5396 thanks....I've just done some googling 😜

[@MidLifeRunner]

At this point I don’t even remember where it started .

[@ryanmgkim]

this shoe isn't anywhere near the superblast and they're the same price. totally not worth it

[@MidLifeRunner]

Definitely not the SC Trainer level and almost 50 more. It’s really just like buying 2 daily trainers and running 1000 miles in it

[@itsahardmuttlife9263]

But it’s just ugly. I don’t get it. It looks embarrassing to run in. It makes people look so high off the ground. The Cielo X1 looks so much better. Maybe I’ll get it to walk the mall. 😂

[@MidLifeRunner]

It’s so ugly. I only run in it before the sun comes up when everyone else is asleep

[@itsahardmuttlife9263]

​@@MidLifeRunner😂😂

[@nicholas5396]

4th!

[@MidLifeRunner]

🙌🏼

[@tav4755]

that shoe might work for you but that shoe is embarrassingly ugly. only run at night with those. at least in a boston 12 you can do a post run sweaty coffee shop and flex

[@MidLifeRunner]

Yeah I get most of my runs in before the sun comes up so no one can see me