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Hello this is Mike P. from Road Trail Run and today I'm going to be giving you my first
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impressions on the Brooks Catamount Agile. Now I've already unboxed these, I've scoped them out a little bit, checked out all the
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features but I haven't put them on my feet yet. So I'm going to be putting them on for the first time right now and I'm just going to
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talk about how they feel straight out of the box. So first taking a look at these, this knit collar looks super tight
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I love this, it looks really great. So many knit collars are a little bit loose and they defeat the whole purpose if they
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don't completely wrap around your ankle. My ankle is wider than this opening so I have a feeling this is going to fit really good
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Also if you look inside, there's a really stout ring of padding right above where your
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heel would be. That looks super comfortable, it looks like it's going to hold my foot in really well
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Looks like I'm going to have great heel hold here. We'll see when I slide them on
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Alright, take my moon boots off. It's down in the 30s today
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I've got some darn tough thin socks. I've got these in the size US 9.5
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I got my Catamount 3s in the US 10. Now these I'm considering for longer ultra distances
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Obviously this is a shorter and faster shoe so I decided to go with a more true to size
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US 9.5. Alright, here we go. The laces have this nice ribbed texture
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Good for holding the knot. Alright, right in. Okay, US 9.5. I've got about, let's see, two thirds of a thumbs width up front
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That's really good spacing. I thought they'd be a little bit tighter actually but that is just perfect
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Now again I have the Catamount 3s in the US 10 for ultra distance
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You really want that three quarters full thumbs width up front but for these that's
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just perfect. Lacing them up here. This knot should hold really well
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There's a big cushioned bolster right up the center of this bootie design
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You can see the knot right on top of that to alleviate any kind of pressure from the
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knot on top of your foot. That's a really good design. Wow
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They feel great. Look at this collar. All the way around, knit collar, completely sealed
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Let me just double check this. That seemed pretty easy to get on
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I thought it'd be a little harder to wiggle these in. Just pull this back. Wow
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That's pretty, not a problem. Tight knit collar. Nice width in the forefoot
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They feel really great up front. Feels nice over here on the side
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Heel hold feels really good. Wow. These feel pretty awesome. I'm not going to lie
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This might be one of the best fitting shoes straight out of the box that I could remember
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That inner bolster sits right about here. It's nice and thick, uniform all the way around the top of the heel
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Again, right here, feels like it's holding my heel in. Feels great
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Knit collar. Man, that's perfect. If you're going to do a knit collar, trail companies, make sure it seals
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No gaps. All right. Well, today's not the day for the first run
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Let me know if you have any questions about the fit. I'll be taking these out as soon as I can, and I'll get you my thoughts on the run right away
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Thank you for watching
