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The Diadora Gara 2 is a marathon racing shoe designed for comfort and speed. Priced at $300, it competes with shoes like the Hoka Cielo X1 ($275) and the On Cloudboom Strike ($280). In this video, I give an overview of the Gara, take it out for some miles and let you know my thoughts.

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If you're going to buy one of the shoes mentioned, use my Running Warehouse link to support the channel: 

On Cloudboom Strike https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&prevsearch=cielo%20x1&searchtext=cloudboom%20strike&from=supwell 

Hoka Cielo X1 https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&prevsearch=sky%20paris&searchtext=cielo%20x1&from=supwell 

Asics Metaspeed Sky Paris https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&searchtext=sky+paris&from=supwell 

0:00 Intro

1:00 Overview

12:48 Morning Vibes

15:57 Weigh In

22:31 Plan for Today's Run

25:56 Fit & Feel

31:11 Running in the Diadora Gara 2

34:01 Mile 1 - Wet Weather Grip Test

36:06 Strides in the Diadora Gara 2

38:24 What to Do When We're Not Feeling a Workout

40:05 Starting the Workout

43:04 Post-Run Thoughts

1:07:37 Refuel in Supwell Kitchen

1:08:50 One More Thing: Bonus Review for Max Cushion Gang

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1. Join my app to take your training to the next level. Buy/sell/trade running shoes and swap training and shoe advice with fellow hobby joggers: https://supwell.circle.so/checkout/marketplace-and-forum-ld3nz

2. Buy your new shoes, running gear and fuel through my Running Warehouse link. I also have a discount code on the app above that gets you 20% off apparel and 10% off fuel and discount  https://www.runningwarehouse.com?from=supwell 

3. Get matched with the best running shoe for you at https://runningshoematcher.com (I built the running shoe database and matching logic. It's pretty cool and actually works)

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