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The Velocity Nitro 4 is Puma's mid-range
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daily trainer, releasing July 17th. It
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gets 2.5 mm more stack height, and the
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midsole is now all nitro foam, so
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there's no more EVA in the mix. Of
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course, we have a great Puma Grip
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outsole and a comfortable
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um upper. The stack height is 3626. So,
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this is a traditional 10 mm drop shoe
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designed for daily training pretty much
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all distances except maybe the the
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longest. I've taken them out in uh New
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Hampshire on the beach, on the coast, as
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well as when we went up to Montreal to
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uh and ran along the Lashin Canals where
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there's beautiful uh old industrial
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buildings. I guess they're beautiful,
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but they're pretty pretty decrepit,
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almost uh falling down. So, um we're
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also going to have a full multitester
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written review, and we have reviews in
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German and French as well. Stay tuned.
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Hey everybody, Sam here along the canal
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leashin lashin that goes out to the St.
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Lawrence in our Puma Velocity Nitro 4.
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Well, the clear fit here is performance.
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You can see not a particularly wide toe
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box. There is some give. You're
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completely locked down here front to
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rear. You can see I don't even have them
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laced that tight. In fact, I think if
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you have a wide foot, you you may not
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have enough laces here. Uh, very
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comfortable fit, great heel hold. As far
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as the ride here, we have pure
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nitrofoam. No more EVA in the mix. and
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it is very bouncy and lively. Uh
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relatively low stack, so we're nice and
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stable, but this is definitely a
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neutral, fast, fun shoe. I'm going to
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keep going. So, we've got a very
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energetic ride here, no plate, nitro
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foam, has plenty of rebound, and then we
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also have that nice Puma grip outsole in
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the mix. But this is not a kind of stiff
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feeling shoe. But the outsole, I think,
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provides just enough stability to give
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you the kick and the response.
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Uh there's the 10 mm drop. Really pushes
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couple comparisons. clear competitor of
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the Nike Pegasus Plus, which with all
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similar stack height, similar weight.
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This foam is a bit softer, a bit
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upper, similar in fit to that shoe. But
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here we I think just a bit not quite as
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yeah, we got some nice views here.
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Another one coming to mind, the Rebel,
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the four and five higher 4ft stacked
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lower drop, stiffer, I think maybe a bit
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more stable, but I prefer some front
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flex, which is what I got here. Um,
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let's see what other ones can we think
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about at the moment. Well, I'll think of
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Oh, look at the swan boat over there.
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So, we've got a relatively
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traditional construction with the 10 mm
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drop, narrowish platform,
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kind of snugger upper, but what's really
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different here is all nitro foam. So
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there's no lower EVA layer as the the
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Velocity used to have or as many kind of
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similar shoes in its class have
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a super critical layer. So you got all
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nitrofoam. It's relatively soft, but
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that substantial outsole really kind of
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keeps it all together. Super fun. The uh
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is stout. So I'm well held here. No
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issues with kind of any instability
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whatsoever. You know, I'm neutral, but
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Not sure be ideal for somebody who needs
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proteation control, but
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the foam is really lively. So,
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compared to the uh Magnify 3 we just
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reviewed on the channel here, we've got
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The Magnifies at 40, 30, so a lot more
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platform, a lot more width, similar
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feel, but not not as agile, more a long
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and then Magnify has a a uh all PEA
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uh midsole as here we have the nitrogen
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infused EVA. Similar I'd almost say this
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one's a bit softer and bouncier.
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Magnify teeny bit firmer teeny bits more
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stable even despite the height. I think
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So, back in New Hampshire, Long Ry Beach
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here. A few final thoughts about our
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So, this is a really energetic kind of
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somewhat for these days lower stack
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shoe. It has a traditional 10 mm drop.
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It has all super critical foam, which I
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think is kind of essential in any shoe
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this year. It's flexible. It's fast.
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It's a good option for daily training,
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for everything maybe except long runs
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where you might want a bit more support.
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Puma's magnified. Nitro 3 weight is in
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and a great price at 140.
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And I remind there's no plate here. Uh
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so you have a nice smooth
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flex all the way through. I find maybe a
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touch could be a touch more midfoot kind
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of substance. Maybe a touch more
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support. It's not really a pronation
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issue. It's more just kind of a soft
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feeling at midfoot, but it sure is
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allows you to kind of just roll nice and
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Beautiful day here at the beach.
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has a fun shoe here. I think it'll be
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good for high school, college runners.
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faster kind of daily training paces,
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really fine new option here from Puma,
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the Velocity Nitro 4.
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The Velocity Nitro 4 will be available
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July 17th for $140. Very reasonable.
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That Puma Grip outsole will take you on
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road and some trail. Uh its weight at
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8.65 O. Uh 245 g is very reasonable for
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stack height. We will have a full uh
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multitester written review as well as
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reviews in German and French over on
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roadtrail run.com and we will link that
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here in the video. Thank you very much
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for watching. Have a great run.
