The New Balance SC Elite v6 is a marathon race shoe designed for speed and comfort. Priced at $275, it introduces a new foam compound, revised aesthetics and a lower weight. In this episode, I take it out for a 23 mile long run and let you know my thoughts on the shoe.

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0:00 Intro

1:18 Unboxing

4:21 Overview

8:02 SC Elite v6 vs SC Elite v5 

9:56 Specs

12:36 Fit & Feel

15:38 Plan for the Run

22:15 Post-Run Thoughts

24:40 Post-Run Review  

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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://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424 

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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Here are the best marathon training shoes in 2026. 

0:00 Intro

0:37 The 3 Types of Marathon Training Shoes

2:29 Best for Daily Runs

6:20 Best for Speed

9:57 Best for Long Runs

14:28 Bonus: 2 of My Favorites

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DAILY

Best Entry Level: Novablast 6 https://www.runningwarehouse.com/catpage-ANB6PP.html?from=supwell 

Best Firm Support: Mount to Coast C1 https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=20&searchtext=mount+to+coast+c1&from=supwell 

Best Soft Ride: ASICS Superblast 3 https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=20&prevsearch=mount+to+coast+c1&searchtext=superblast+3&from=supwell 

Best Overall Daily Trainer: Nike Vomero Plus https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=20&prevsearch=superblast+3&searchtext=vomero+plus&from=supwell 

SPEED

Best Budget Speed: Adidas Evo SL https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=20&prevsearch=vomero+plus&searchtext=evo+sl&from=supwell 

Best for Wide Feet: Topo Specter 3 https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=20&prevsearch=evo+sl&searchtext=specter+3&from=supwell 

Best Overall for Marathon Speed: Asics Megablast https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=20&prevsearch=specter+3&searchtext=megablast&from=supwell 

LONG RUN

Best Dynafish Xiaonian https://hobbyjogger.com/products/dynafish-xiaonian-super-trainer-preorder 

Best Do-It-All Long Run Shoe: Rad UFO https://rad-global.com/collections/r-a-d-ufo?srsltid=AfmBOorWHNc76MRuxTd8R6Iuuj7rVDvye5SC_LDLDZjPHSK-C7d_IEfQ 

Best Overall Long Run Shoe: Adidas Hyperboost Edge https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=20&searchtext=hyperboost+edge&from=supwell 

BONUS

Racer: Hoka Cielo X-1 3.0 https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=20&prevsearch=cielo+3&searchtext=cielo+3.0&from=supwell 

Daily: On Cloudmonster 3 Hyper Lightspray

The Summer of Speed is presented by Nomio. The best for training hard and finishing races fast. Use code SUPWELL15 https://thefeed.com/products/nomio?from=supwell  

Shoutout to our fuel partner Formula369. The most affordable carb solution in the game. Use Supwell15 for 15% off: https://formula369.com/supwell

Two new colorways of the Dynafish Xiaonian are available for preorder https://hobbyjogger.com/products/dynafish-xiaonian-super-trainer-preorder 

Sign up for the Supwell app for the best deals on running shoes and gear, training insights and/or to offload your shoes so your spouse lets you buy more shoes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424  (along with DAILY motivation, the most supportive hobby jogger community, best buy, sell and trade shoe marketplace and an exclusive 10% off discount code on hobby jogger gear)

Thanks for watching! Here's how you can support the channel.

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://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424 

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)

4. Buy a hobby jogger hat and other cool Supwell Certified drip at https://hobbyjogger.com

5. Follow the Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supwellrunning/

Here's why the 5 zone training model isn't working anymore and what you should use to organize your training instead.

0:00 Background

1:00 Why 5 Zone Training Model Is Broken

2:00 Reason 1 - False Specificity 

4:06 Reason 2 - Runners Don't Have 5 Heart Rate Zones

7:19 Reason 3 - Heart Rate Training Is Fundamentally Flawed

9:55 The Three Zone Model

10:00 First Zone - Daily Mileage

12:55 Second Zone - Race Effort 

18:00 Third Zone - Speed 

The Summer of Speed is presented by Nomio. The best for training hard and finishing races fast. Use code SUPWELL15 https://thefeed.com/products/nomio?from=supwell  

Shoutout to our fuel partner Formula369. The most affordable carb solution in the game. Use Supwell15 for 15% off: https://formula369.com/supwell

Two new colorways of the Dynafish Xiaonian are available for preorder https://hobbyjogger.com/products/dynafish-xiaonian-super-trainer-preorder 

Sign up for the Supwell app for the best deals on running shoes and gear, training insights and/or to offload your shoes so your spouse lets you buy more shoes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424  (along with DAILY motivation, the most supportive hobby jogger community, best buy, sell and trade shoe marketplace and an exclusive 10% off discount code on hobby jogger gear)

The Mileage Podcast is presented by Nomio. The best for training hard and finishing races fast. Use code SUPWELL15 https://thefeed.com/products/nomio?from=supwell  

Shoutout to our fuel partner Formula369. The most affordable carb solution in the game. Use Supwell15 for 15% off: https://formula369.com/supwell

Two new colorways of the Dynafish Xiaonian are available for preorder https://hobbyjogger.com/products/dynafish-xiaonian-super-trainer-preorder 

Sign up for the Supwell app for the best deals on running shoes and gear, training insights and/or to offload your shoes so your spouse lets you buy more shoes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424  (along with DAILY motivation, the most supportive hobby jogger community, best buy, sell and trade shoe marketplace and an exclusive 10% off discount code on hobby jogger gear)

Here are the shoes to consider (and skip) from the latest round of releases. Note: The sound effects (dings and boos) were playing for the team but did not come through on the final cut. Apologies for this.

00:00 Intro

6:36 Summer Run Gear

10:05 Mattress Shopping

14:15 Recent Shoe Pickups

19:05 NB SC Rebel V1

21:09 The Team's Recent Favorites

29:20 July Release Round-Up

29:52 Novablast 6

33:34 Clifton and Clifton Pro

46:49 Wave Rider 30 and Neo Vista 3

53:38 Puma Lineup

1:07:02 Saucony lineup

1:21:29 Cloudboom Strike 2 + Mount to Coast C1

1:36:04 Specter 3 + Eliot Ryder

1:49:04 Final Verdicts

Thanks for watching! Here's how you can support the channel.

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://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424 

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)

4. Buy a hobby jogger hat and other cool Supwell Certified drip at https://hobbyjogger.com

5. Follow the Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supwellrunning/

The Tracksmith Eliot Ryder is an all-new max cushioned model designed for comfort and bounce. Priced at $220, it competes with shoes like the Nike Vomero Plus ($180) and Saucony Paramount Max ($200). In this episode, I give an overview of the Eliot Ryder, take it out for a run and let you know my thoughts.

Two new colorways of the Dynafish Xiaonian are available for preorder https://hobbyjogger.com/products/dynafish-xiaonian-super-trainer-preorder 

Shoutout to our fuel partner Formula369. The most affordable carb solution in the game. Use Supwell15 for 15% off: https://formula369.com/supwell

Sign up for the Supwell app for the best deals on running shoes and gear, training insights and/or to offload your shoes so your spouse lets you buy more shoes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424  (along with DAILY motivation, the most supportive hobby jogger community, best buy, sell and trade shoe marketplace and an exclusive 10% off discount code on hobby jogger gear)

The Summer of Speed is presented by Nomio. The best for training hard and finishing races fast. Use code SUPWELL15 https://thefeed.com/products/nomio?from=supwell  

0:00 Intro

0:54 Background

15:00 Hands On with the Eliot Ryder

28:25 Specs

38:06 Fit & Feel

45:41 Running in the Eliot Ryder

1:10:07 Post-Run Thoughts

Thanks for watching! Here's how you can support the channel.

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://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424 

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)

4. Buy a hobby jogger hat and other cool Supwell Certified drip at https://hobbyjogger.com

5. Follow the Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supwellrunning/

My thoughts on the Topo Specter Elite after testing across a variety of workouts and distances.

Two new colorways of the Dynafish Xiaonian are available for preorder https://hobbyjogger.com/products/dynafish-xiaonian-super-trainer-preorder 

Shoutout to our fuel partner Formula369. The most affordable carb solution in the game. Use Supwell15 for 15% off: https://formula369.com/supwell

Sign up for the Supwell app for the best deals on running shoes and gear, training insights and/or to offload your shoes so your spouse lets you buy more shoes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424  (along with DAILY motivation, the most supportive hobby jogger community, best buy, sell and trade shoe marketplace and an exclusive 10% off discount code on hobby jogger gear)

The Summer of Speed is presented by Nomio. The best for training hard and finishing races fast. Use code SUPWELL15 https://thefeed.com/products/nomio?from=supwell  

Topo Specter Elite https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=20&searchtext=specter+elite&from=supwell 

0:00 Background

3:30 Upper & Fit

4:38 Midsole & Ride

8:30 What Makes This Shoe Special

9:49 Who Should Buy The Specter Elite

11:00 Comparisons

12:23 Saucony Endorphin Elite 3 vs Topo Specter Elite 

14:00 Hoka Cielo X-1 3.0 vs Topo Specter Elite 

15:20 Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 4 vs Topo Specter Elite

The Final Verdict

Thanks for watching! Here's how you can support the channel.

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://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424 

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)

4. Buy a hobby jogger hat and other cool Supwell Certified drip at https://hobbyjogger.com

5. Follow the Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supwellrunning/

In this episode, I take you through my first week of marathon training for the Berlin & Chicago Marathons.

Two new colorways of the Dynafish Xiaonian are available for preorder https://hobbyjogger.com/products/dynafish-xiaonian-super-trainer-preorder 

Shoutout to our fuel partner Formula369. The most affordable carb solution in the game. Use Supwell15 for 15% off: https://formula369.com/supwell

Sign up for the Supwell app for the best deals on running shoes and gear, training insights and/or to offload your shoes so your spouse lets you buy more shoes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424  (along with DAILY motivation, the most supportive hobby jogger community, best buy, sell and trade shoe marketplace and an exclusive 10% off discount code on hobby jogger gear)

The Summer of Speed is presented by Nomio. The best for training hard and finishing races fast. Use code SUPWELL15 https://thefeed.com/products/nomio?from=supwell  

0:00 Intro

0:48 Sunday

24:45 Grocery Haul

30:53 Fueling

36:14 Wednesday Workout

1:04:14 Post-Run Thoughts

1:24:51 Saturday Long Run

1:31:15 Final Thoughts on the Week

Thanks for watching! Here's how you can support the channel.

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://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424 

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)

4. Buy a hobby jogger hat and other cool Supwell Certified drip at https://hobbyjogger.com

5. Follow the Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supwellrunning/

In this episode, Streigs and I chopped it up about training and then went through the top 10 distance runners in the world right now.The Supwell Summer Gear collection is here. https://hobbyjogger.com/ Two new colorways of the Dynafish Xiaonian are available for preorder https://hobbyjogger.com/products/dynafish-xiaonian-super-trainer-preorder Shoutout to our fuel partner Formula369. The most affordable carb solution in the game. Use Supwell15 for 15% off: https://formula369.com/supwellSign up for the Supwell app for the best deals on running shoes and gear, training insights and/or to offload your shoes so your spouse lets you buy more shoes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424 (along with DAILY motivation, the most supportive hobby jogger community, best buy, sell and trade shoe marketplace and an exclusive 10% off discount code on hobby jogger gear)The Summer of Speed is presented by Nomio. The best for training hard and finishing races fast. Use code SUPWELL15 https://thefeed.com/products/nomio?from=supwell 00:00 Intro4:29 Striegs Joins the Mileage Pod7:06 Superblast Talk9:42 Warming Up in Super Shoes?13:02 Finding Motivation After Hitting a Goal 16:31 Balancing High Mileage with Life19:04 Mileage in the Summer25:35 Striegs' Current Training32:42 Going Full Time41:19 Shoe Reviews vs Training Content48:53 Striegs' Coaching Approach59:14 Ranking the World's Best Runners 1:43:05 OutroThanks for watching! Here's how you can support the channel.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://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424 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=supwell3. 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)4. Buy a hobby jogger hat and other cool Supwell Certified drip at https://hobbyjogger.com5. Follow the Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supwellrunning/

The Hoka Clifton Pro is a new daily trainer designed for comfort and versatility over long miles. Here's my initial take on it.

The Supwell Summer Gear collection is here. https://hobbyjogger.com/ 

Two new colorways of the Dynafish Xiaonian are available for preorder https://hobbyjogger.com/products/dynafish-xiaonian-super-trainer-preorder 

Shoutout to our fuel partner Formula369. The most affordable carb solution in the game. Use Supwell15 for 15% off: https://formula369.com/supwell

Sign up for the Supwell app for the best deals on running shoes and gear, training insights and/or to offload your shoes so your spouse lets you buy more shoes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424  (along with DAILY motivation, the most supportive hobby jogger community, best buy, sell and trade shoe marketplace and an exclusive 10% off discount code on hobby jogger gear)

The Summer of Speed is presented by Nomio. The best for training hard and finishing races fast. Use code SUPWELL15 https://thefeed.com/products/nomio?from=supwell  

0:00 Intro

0:39 Clifton Pro Overview

10:03 Fit & Feel

12:06 Running in the Clifton Pro

33:00 Grind Talk

Intro Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjTxOwMRDco 

Thanks for watching! Here's how you can support the channel.

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://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424 

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)

4. Buy a hobby jogger hat and other cool Supwell Certified drip at https://hobbyjogger.com

5. Follow the Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supwellrunning/

The 5 best super trainers in 2026.

Adidas Hyperboost Edge https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=20&prevsearch=megablast&searchtext=hyperboost+edge&from=supwell 

Asics Megablast https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=20&prevsearch=topo+specter+3&searchtext=megablast&from=supwell 

Dynafish Xiaonian https://hobbyjogger.com/products/dynafish-xiaonian-super-trainer-preorder  

RAD UFO https://rad-global.com/collections/r-a-d-ufo?srsltid=AfmBOoowVuZ7rv5sKLnP7_frYlMeZa-DIJKKSv_3iLhTVwuoLTnQegpa 

Topo Specter 3 https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=20&searchtext=topo+specter+3&from=supwell 

The Supwell Summer Gear collection is here. https://hobbyjogger.com/ 

Two new colorways of the Dynafish Xiaonian are available for preorder https://hobbyjogger.com/products/dynafish-xiaonian-super-trainer-preorder 

Shoutout to our fuel partner Formula369. The most affordable carb solution in the game. Use Supwell15 for 15% off: https://formula369.com/supwell

Sign up for the Supwell app for the best deals on running shoes and gear, training insights and/or to offload your shoes so your spouse lets you buy more shoes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424  (along with DAILY motivation, the most supportive hobby jogger community, best buy, sell and trade shoe marketplace and an exclusive 10% off discount code on hobby jogger gear)

The Summer of Speed is presented by Nomio. The best for training hard and finishing races fast. Use code SUPWELL15 https://thefeed.com/products/nomio?from=supwell  

Thanks for watching! Here's how you can support the channel.

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://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424 

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)

4. Buy a hobby jogger hat and other cool Supwell Certified drip at https://hobbyjogger.com

5. Follow the Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supwellrunning/