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0:01look how muddy the shoes are mud up the
0:04back of my legs holy cow well certainly
0:08was a good run
0:15[Music]
0:47it's shaping up to be a very pretty
0:51morning and today I am bringing you my
0:53full review in the toppo athletic
0:57Mountain racer 3 I'll give you a little
0:59bit of a spoiler alert I have really
1:02enjoyed this shoe but is it truly a
1:05Mountain racer is it the right shoe for
1:07you let's find out in today's review hey
1:10if you're new here thanks for watching
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1:19give the video a thumbs up and of course
1:21drop a comment down below let me know
1:22what you think of the toppo Mountain
1:24racer 3 shoe is it perhaps the shoe
1:27you're eyeing or planning to get do you
1:29already have have it and how has it been
1:31for you all right I'm going to continue
1:33on this very pretty morning a little
1:36foggy a little gloomy but it is gorgeous
1:40out here I'm going to go enjoy these
1:42Trails on today's video we're going to
1:43talk about the build the Comfort the
1:45performance and the value of the toppo
1:47Mountain racer 3 but first voice over
1:49Chad why don't you tell us about some of
1:51the specs and features of the
1:54shoe technical Trails have met their
1:56match with the toppal athletic Mountain
1:58racer 3 this new update features even
2:01more cushioning and protection underf
2:02foot and improved toe sweep for a fast
2:05transition and smooth ride the midsole
2:07gets an upgrade with our new zip foam
2:10formula for the perfect balance between
2:12soft cushioning and snappy response
2:14while the vibr mega grip outo deliver
2:16serious traction and grip when the
2:18trails get gritty as for some of those
2:20specs and features you get an anatomical
2:22and roomy toe box ortholite performance
2:25insole engineered Mish upper Gator
2:29compatible
2:30lace Loops that hold the tongue in place
2:32and I should add that the tongue is
2:34gusseted zip foam Eva midsole vibr Mega
2:38grip outsole with 6 mm lugs a 33 mm
2:42stack in the heel 28 mm stack in the toe
2:46for a 5 mm drop weighing in at 286 G or
2:5010.1 oz in a men's size 9 and a US MSRP
2:54of
2:55$150 I also want to thank toppal
2:57athletic for sending this shoe for the
2:59purpose of revie you but know that all
3:00thoughts and opinions are strictly my
3:04[Music]
3:11[Music]
3:15own hey by the way all the b-roll
3:18footage that you're seeing in today's
3:19video was recorded after this run as of
3:23this recording I have ran over 50 mi in
3:26the shoe so you're seeing the shoe and
3:28it's current
3:30State okay let's talk about the build
3:35sometimes I feel like companies try to
3:37over complicate their shoes especially
3:39when it comes to the build but that's
3:42certainly not the case with the Mountain
3:44racer 3 I feel like toppo did a really
3:47good job at just keeping it simple
3:49keeping it basic but when it all came
3:52together the hole was greater than the
3:56sum of its parts and that's a really
3:58good thing and a really nice change by
4:01focusing on the elements that make a
4:04shoe great Topo has really created a
4:08successful and quality shoe here so from
4:12a quality perspective that Vibra Mega
4:14grip outsole is a Top Choice well done I
4:18am seeing some signs of wear but it
4:21makes sense considering some of the
4:23really Rocky technical sections here so
4:26not concerned about the longevity
4:28particularly because it's VI branded
4:30that zip foam midsole feels just as good
4:34as it did on day one so even though it's
4:36not a super critical foam I still think
4:38it should last a pretty long time the
4:41engineered mesh upper like I was saying
4:43is not overly complicated it's actually
4:45quite a simple overlay you do get a
4:48couple features which are nice there's a
4:50little bit of extra fabric on the medial
4:53side here inside the shoe which is quite
4:56nice and then on the tongue you have
4:59can't really see here but there's these
5:00little lace Loops that the laces go
5:02through on both sides and that helps
5:05hold the tongue in place keeps it from
5:07drifting back and forth too far the
5:09tongue is nicely padded although I do
5:13wish it was just a little more densely
5:16padded it doesn't need more padding it
5:18just needs to be just a little denser I
5:19think that would make it just a little
5:21bit more comfortable uh I guess I'm
5:24getting ahead of myself talking about
5:26the Comfort back to equality the upper
5:28mesh also seems to be pretty durable so
5:32again just no concerns toppo looked at
5:34the basics for what's needed in a
5:36successful Trail shoe and brought those
5:39elements and only those elements into
5:42the Mountain racer 3 and then when it
5:44all came together the shoe itself became
5:46greater than the sum of its parts so I'm
5:50going to give quality an eight out of 10
5:53it's not a perfect score cuz I don't
5:55think it's a perfect shoe but it's a
5:57really good shoe okay on to the
6:01comfort so there's really two elements
6:04when it comes to comfort one how does it
6:07feel underfoot and that zip foam midsole
6:10is really really comfortable I like it a
6:13lot it's squishy it's bouncy it returns
6:17energy it just feels really nice
6:19underfoot no matter what terrain you're
6:21running on the second component is the
6:24upper and this shoe is really
6:26comfortable around my foot and across
6:28the top of my foot there there is plenty
6:30of room in the toe box for your toes
6:32toplay out if you're familiar with ultra
6:35shoes the toe box in the topa athletic
6:38Mountain racer 3 has more room in the
6:41toe box compared to ultra's standard fit
6:46uh shoes additionally around the midfoot
6:49and the heel my foot feels nice and
6:52locked in and secure and from a comfort
6:54perspective I have not experienced any
6:57hot spots rubbing blisters none of that
7:00whatsoever in other shoes sometimes my
7:03foot goes a little numb and I haven't
7:06had that experience at all in this shoe
7:08there is some nice padding around the
7:10ankle and the heel not a ton but
7:14enough and like I was saying the tongue
7:17is also nicely padded and the laces lay
7:20flat across the top of my foot keeping
7:23things again locked down but comfortable
7:26and then the last thing I'll mention is
7:28on the uh toe box or around the front of
7:30the toe you have some overlays here and
7:32a fairly rigid toe keeping things
7:35comfortable when you accidentally hit a
7:38rock or a route or whatever so overall
7:42Comfort even though I mentioned that I
7:44wish the tongue was just a little bit
7:45more densely padded I think it's really
7:48nice great underfoot feel it's soft when
7:51you need it responsive when you need it
7:54h it's just really good I'm getting
7:55ahead of myself again talking about
7:57performance a little bit but as for the
7:59Comfort I'm going to give it a nine out
8:02of
8:05[Music]
8:1710 so now you're probably wondering what
8:19about the performance Chad well let me
8:22tell you and a little bit of a spoiler
8:25alert not going to beat around the bush
8:27this has been one of my recent favorite
8:30trail shoes to run in it's been one that
8:33I've looked forward to running in it's a
8:36lot of fun it inspires me to go run it
8:39motivates me to go run and that says a
8:42lot about this shoe starting with the
8:44outsole that vibrant Mega grip out sole
8:48rubber is amazing even in slightly wet
8:52damp and muddy conditions kind of like
8:54today the Alo does just amazing it's
8:58really confidence and ins spiring and I
9:00just don't have to worry or think about
9:03grip it's just there always It's amazing
9:07And of course those deep lugs do great
9:09when the trail conditions get a little
9:11precarious and sketchy it's actually
9:13quite an interesting sensation you can
9:15like feel the grip in this shoe and then
9:18moving on to that zip foam midsole yeah
9:21it's not a super critical foam just more
9:23of your standard EVA foam but it feels
9:26really nice the 33 mm in the heel 28 mm
9:30in the 4T
9:33do oh man I'm working up that hill for
9:37some reason I think I'm just too excited
9:39about this shoe the Mido just feels
9:41really good underfoot it's really soft
9:44you can feel kind of that squishiness
9:47and absorbing your foot strike your
9:49impact on the ground but then it also
9:51has this bouncy kind of return which is
9:54a really fun sensation the 33 mm of heel
9:57stack seems to be pretty be adequate for
10:00even the longest of runs making it very
10:02suitable for anything from a short trail
10:05run to an ultra distance in fact I would
10:09not hesitate and I've been thinking
10:12about using this shoe for my up and
10:14cominging 100 m Trail race that's how
10:17good the shoe is that's how much I've
10:18enjoyed this shoe so I think if you're
10:21considering or looking for a good Ultra
10:24Shoe this is probably one you ought to
10:26check out the other thing that I've
10:28really enjoyed about about this shoe is
10:30that it feels Nimble and lightweight
10:33Under Foot now it weighs in at 286 G
10:38which isn't necessarily the lightest
10:40spot heavy but not the lightest shoe but
10:42it feels a lot lighter than it actually
10:45is with the exception of all the mud
10:47that got kicked onto the bottom of my
10:48shoes
10:49earlier that lightweight feeling of the
10:52shoe allows your feet and legs just keep
10:55going as for the upper uh as I mentioned
10:58in the Comfort it remains comfortable
11:02even on the longest of runs all the
11:04laces and the fabric around the side of
11:07your foot it just comes up around your
11:09foot really really comfortably and I
11:13don't feel like I have to overtighten
11:14the laces to get a secure fit on this
11:17shoe I feel like my feet maintain good
11:20blood flow which again makes me think
11:23that this is going to be my 100 mile
11:26ultra shoe and then as far as the fit
11:29overall if it's true to size there's no
11:32need to size up or down at least not for
11:35me my toes have plenty of room toplay
11:37out and it just feels good on my foot I
11:42don't know what else to say and I feel
11:43like I'm forgetting something let me
11:45think for a
11:47moment oh yeah I knew I was forgetting
11:49something this shoe sheds water
11:51amazingly well I've gotten it completely
11:54soaked before and the water just
11:56squeegees or squishes right out of the
11:58sides out of the the upper and it just
12:00dissipates the the water really really
12:03well and really quickly you also have a
12:05really nice stable platform from that
12:08midsole let me see if I can show you um
12:10it might be hard to see but the midsole
12:12on the outside here both medial and
12:15lateral side kind of flares out a little
12:17bit which helps add to a nice stable
12:21platform I've never felt unstable or
12:24that I'm going to roll my ankle or
12:25anything like that in this shoe which
12:27again is just really nice and help
12:30the shoe perform overall really well
12:33this is one of those shoes that you can
12:35slip your feet in you immediately feel
12:37the comfort you start running you
12:40immediately feel how fun and soft that
12:43Mino is how inspiring it is it's agile
12:47and Nimble when you need it and it just
12:50does a really good job it's just a lot
12:52of fun additionally and the last thing
12:54I'll mention sorry about the wind is
12:57that
12:59there's no Rock plate in this shoe but I
13:02kind of like that in this case I get
13:05phenomenal ground feel without it
13:08feeling harsh so my feet can really just
13:12adapt to the ground allowing me to feel
13:15what's going on Under Foot what I'm
13:17placing my foot on and how to adapt to
13:20that to be able to continue running fast
13:23and safe so I think that's all I have
13:26for performance I'm going to give the
13:28performance a nine out of 10 that's
13:31really really
13:45[Music]
13:52good that section was a little muddy now
13:56on to the value of the shoe at
14:00$150 US MSRP it is a competitive value
14:06competitively priced but I do wish that
14:09the shoe was just a little bit cheaper
14:11maybe 140 feel like 150 starts to get up
14:15there in price and that's a lot of hard
14:17ear money to spend on a shoe however I
14:20think it is money well spent and I say
14:23that because I think this is the shoe
14:25that you buy when you're looking for
14:28just a solid daily trainer and a shoe
14:32that you can do your races in I think
14:34you're getting a shoe that will last a
14:37long time probably 450 to 550 mil so I'm
14:44going to put the value at an 8 out of 10
14:48let me know what you think though is
14:50$150 too much am I off my rocker or does
14:54that seem fair and a price that you
14:57would consider paying for this jice
14:59so again let me know what you think of
15:01this shoe drop a comment down below and
15:03if you're not already subscribed please
15:05consider subscribing especially if
15:06you've already made it this far into the
15:08video we're going to wrap up the review
15:10at this point but the video is not over
15:12yet I'm going to show you just a little
15:14bit more of this Trail and the area that
15:16I'm running in today but if you want to
15:18drop off and go on to the next video cuz
15:21your attention span is too short then
15:24that's fine no hard feelings so just in
15:26case I don't see you again remember to
15:28be consistent Express gratitude and
15:30enjoy every mile I see you on the next
15:32video and we're not ending the video
15:35there okay now where did I run today um
15:38at this point in the run I am about 3
15:41and 1/2 mil into it um at least coming
15:43from the car uh of course I've done a
15:45little bit more today so we've come down
15:48uh we we ran down through this Valley
15:50and then we followed these power lines
15:53down to the uh edge of the the mountain
15:54there that you can barely see through
15:55the fog and then we ended up running up
15:57and around through these uh Foothills
16:00these these Hills here just a gorgeous
16:02area you can't even see the tops of them
16:04right now because of all the low hanging
16:07clouds and fog so then we ended up
16:09dropping down through and maybe you can
16:12see the trail straight through there but
16:13we ended up dropping down and then
16:14cutting back through the valley here and
16:17up on this uh Trail here this is well in
16:21part if you're familiar with the area
16:23this is the Loveland Fort Collins area
16:25of Colorado and the the trail that cuts
16:27through this Valley is the blue Blue Sky
16:29Trail Nar Runners does a uh Blue Sky
16:33half marathon and Marathon Trail race
16:35which is pretty awesome that it's right
16:37here on this Trail in the in my own
16:40backyard more or less so now now that
16:43we've come down through here we are
16:45approaching mile got a look at my watch
16:487 and A2 and then this is one of The
16:52Ridges that you end up coming up and
16:55over we'll get to the top here
17:02and yeah it's always really pretty views
17:05to come up right to this Ridge and then
17:07that's what you get to see and then at
17:09this point you have this is the Rimrock
17:11Trail you have two options this is the
17:13direction that we came from it's a
17:15little shorter but a little more
17:16technical in some respects or we can go
17:18up on this direction and it Loops up and
17:22around and then down the other side and
17:24connects back in on the other side so we
17:26came up this way so I think what we're
17:29going to do is go around the other way
17:31and make our way slowly back to the car
17:33so we are as I said 7 and 1 12 miles
17:37into the run and about 3 and 1/2 mil
17:40away from the
17:42car you know I run out here quite a bit
17:46but it never ever gets old I enjoy it so
17:50much and then it always changes with the
17:53different weather the clouds or snow or
17:57springtime all time the area just
18:00changes with the seasons and it's always
18:02so pretty to
18:17see now this part of the trail is a lot
18:20of fun as well because you're running
18:21along this
18:23Hillside and as you approach or come
18:27around the bend here you're welcome to
18:30the second little opening or this Valley
18:33area and then you can see and you can
18:35barely see in the video but uh you can
18:37see at the top of uh right there the
18:41second Ridge that Ridge is known as
18:43Coyote Ridge so we're going to make our
18:45way through the valley there and up and
18:47over to the top of that Ridge and then
18:50at that point you're typically welcome
18:52to some pretty awesome views we'll see
18:56what our view is today with the low
18:59hanging clouds and fog but let's make
19:01our way over
19:06[Music]
19:16there all right we're approaching the
19:19top and looks like there's some
19:26deer little guys
19:38hello I typically see more deer than
19:42humans out here especially early in the
19:44morning so usually when you come up to
19:46the top of this Ridge you're approached
19:47with amazing views but today with the
19:50fog although it's still pretty you don't
19:53see all those amazing views typically
19:56you can see part of the city way out
19:59there the sunrise couple Lakes way off
20:02in the distance and it's quite pretty
20:05it's also kind of cool because on this
20:07Ridge you can see both one side of the
20:12Valley and the Foothills and then the
20:14mountains and and then of course you can
20:17see the other side as well and so it's
20:20just kind of cool to run along the top
20:23of this and have that perspective of
20:25looking across both sides of the ridge
20:29and I love looking towards the east
20:31typically not today so much but
20:34typically you can see just a lot of
20:36really pretty mountains including Long's
20:39Peak which is typically way off in the
20:41distance which is Colorado's
20:43northernmost 14er or th 14,000 ft
20:51Peak so this right here is the Lookout
20:55Point and that means we have about 2 mil
20:58left till we get to the
21:00car and not that you can see but we're
21:03going to be winding down the hill here
21:06uh there's a little switch back that
21:07drops down and then cross down through
21:10there and around this little tiny Mound
21:13Hill that you can't really see too well
21:15right
21:16there and then a nice long sweeping
21:20gravel road down to the
21:24car at this point it's pretty much all
21:27downhill and
21:29you can really pick up the pace as long
21:31as you don't sprain an ankle on some of
21:34these more technical
21:40sections again this shows how good the
21:43grip is in this shoe the rock is wet and
21:46I am not slipping at all where're in the
21:48least on that section so good job toppo
21:52all right also I might break this video
21:54up into I'll include this in the review
21:57video of course but I also am going to
22:00break this video up into its own video
22:03and post that on the channel so if
22:05you're watching this and you haven't
22:07seen my full review of the too athletic
22:10Mountain racer 3 shoe definitely go
22:13check that out it's an awesome Trail
22:15shoe and one that I will likely use in
22:18some of my up and cominging Ultras
22:20possibly my 100 mile ultra coming up
22:24later this summer so stay tuned for that
22:27as well
22:29all right we're making our way down this
22:31Trail this technical section having just
22:34a blast really enjoying every Mile and
22:37certainly so grateful to be out here
22:40doing this this
22:47morning oh this is a lot of fun I'm all
22:56smileso woohoo
23:02good morning bud good
23:09job all right so we just came down from
23:12the top of that back
23:17there and we're going to come around
23:20this Bend and then we'll have just about
23:24a mile left
23:31[Music]
23:43[Music]
23:45all right the car clear down
23:49[Music]
23:56there oh no
24:00the gates closed that wasn't like that
24:02this morning probably because of all the
24:08moisture and the trails starting to get
24:11a little sloppy and a little muddy all
24:14right there is the car the fusion a
24:17station as I call it and that is the end
24:19of this run a lot of fun thanks for
24:22joining me and look forward to more
24:24videos quite a few more videos I've got
24:26a lot more shoe and gear reviews coming
24:28your way as well as some epic run
24:31Ventures and a couple Ultras I just
24:34signed up for the North Fork 50 which is
24:37down in Colorado Springs area uh 50 m
24:40Trail race should be a blast and then
24:44clean the lens
24:45here and then of course my 100 mile the
24:49UT or UT 100 down in southernish Utah
24:53down in Moab area should be also a lot
24:55of fun so stay tuned for that all right
24:58hi bet better get back in the car get
25:00home and go see the family thanks again
25:02for being here I'll see you on the next
25:04video
25:07bye always got to come back for the
25:10camera

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