Lucky man Ben getting sent Soar kit - as you said it is expensive but blows everything else out of the water - all super comfortable, light and breathable plus has so many technical features for runners. I have the windbreaker 2.0 in Mercury and is beautiful - the all weather jacket looks mustard especially that colorway :) Great video again, be interested to see how you get on with all the gear over the coming cold months.
Im very grateful! It's almost too nice to run in. Wore the trousers into town today. I really like the look of the mercury colour way, may have to spend my Christmas money
commented this on the park run vid the other day but I dont think you saw it so ill repeat it here! Great work, you’re getting so many views now it’s gonna be hard to keep up with the comments! But happy for you :) you must be really proud of the body of content you have put out the last 8 or so months, I know I and so many others look to you for entertainment, information and inspiration so you should be so proud of yourself
Hi James! Im trying to reply to as many as possible. I tend to be able to keep up but miss some so apologies. Glad your enjoying the content and the support of people like yourself really goes a long way so thank you
Thanks for showing me Attain hats! Just went and got myself one to replace my thoroughly disgusting run cap! Great looking and nice knowing I’m supporting a good cause. Cheers Ben
sorry Ben forgot you made this one. I invested in 2 x singlets and shorts. as you say great quality and light items. I would defo go for a size up if there's an option. side by side with Nike XL NIke is more roomy. thanks again and its Christmas most days for you :)
Great review Ben and nice channel! Out of interest, would you go for the dark All Weather Jacket if you were buying one? I love the yellow but concerned it will get dirty easily and I don't like to wash things after every run.
Enjoying your channel:) I saw you on one of Ben Bridges videos. Thank you for the idea of coming back to the car to shed a layer after warm-up. Just finished a run and it's about -4 to -1 celcius here in Midwest U.S. I've been either starting cold with less layers or stashing a layer along the trail. Your way is much smarter. Lol. P.S. My wife is planning on using your egg poaching technique.
Thanks Ira. You can always take layers off but when you get cold it can be very hard to warm up again. I often take a jacket that i can just stash in a bush and then retrieve towards the end of a run :) Thanks for watching and hope the eggs go well.
Do I blame or thank you? Thank you for being same weight & height, and so I knew the size I needed :-) Just had a SOAR drop of the Trousers, Orange socks and windbreaker 2.0 in Mercury plus some arm warmers/sleeves. Got 15% off so minor win. Already had dual fabric 2.0 tights (not the latest 3.0), soem summer tops and a few pairs of shorts. I do really believe in quaility first and these are worth the price. Previously I favoured Aussie Grit before their demise in early lockdown. wonder of some of brands fabrics, zips delivery bags etc has found it's way into Soar.
have you made a video on your stretching routine yet? I get very tight fast when training and sometimes it causes little pains that last for awhile. What do you do to hydrate to avoid cramping as well? These would make for helpful videos. I recentley did an 8k and didn't do too bad at a 30:45 however for the last km I had stomach cramps that really stunk because I could not do my fast finish that I'm used to. I usually don't cramp and haven't for my last few races which was unusual. I'm going to look into hydrating more before my next race. Side stitches are the worst!
Just a quick tip, if you separate your coffee from your vitamins you should absorb the vitamins much better-caffeine blocks absorption of quite a few vitamins. Hopefully this will help you get the most out of the supplements. Keep up the good work!
Thought about setting up a patreon rather than a paypal Ben? Might be easier since I know quite a few people use it to support their favourite creators all in once place.
@@BenIsRunning yeah it's a monthly subscription usually, and typically creators might do an exclusive video here and there, or perhaps a Q&A or some clips that didn't make it through an edit. I suppose those supposed to be an incentive, but I think even without it people just enjoy having a place to support creators with a small regular donation they can setup and leave. It can even be done per video, for example. It's a lot of work to keep a yt channel like this going and I'm sure myself and others here would be more than happy to give a little regular support to help with the costs, given the quality of what you're producing.
Looking at a pair of Saucony Speed 2 as I mainly run 5-10k's on a daily to semi-daily basis as tempo runs. Are they something you can recommend vs the Alpha Fly's, which I can get for an additional $30 on sale compared to the price of Speed 2's in my country? :) Liked + subbed by the way, really enjoy your content.
Ordered the Saucony Speed 2 Runshield as I've heard good things about them, got 25% off as well. The Runshield features will become quite handy as it's constantly wet in Scandinavia, especially during the winter.
@@BenIsRunning Thanks mate. Glad you enjoyed the soar gear. You'll get that sub 32 10k soon. Trick is getting out the first 4k good and working the next few kilometers. Last couple will take care of themselves if things go well.
@@nauding1035 I had a medial meniscus tear and some bone and cartilage damage. They scoped it and put some hardening material in. And to be honest, even though it's swollen right up I actually have better range of motion than before.
I have the all weather jacket. It's been great but the DWR comes off after a while. The Grangers spray gets it back to new, the performance wash wasn't great. Only negative for me is it's a little tight around the neck, but it keeps you warm in winter. It's very breathable, best worn alone with no baselayer to get best breathability
I really like soar running gear, but it’s pricey. Although a good suggestion for a Christmas gift off the wife 😀 would like the jacket & tights I think. Prefer the yellow as most of my running is country lanes, the black looks stylish but not as safe.
Nope, it's water resistant. Initially it beads off. You can pour a cup of water over it and it all rolls off.. It's great with light or medium rain.. Heavy rain it starts to absorb water. Super comfy though and great breathability
I just had a look at the soar website. Can you have anaphylactic shock from just reading something. Let me just say, the kit is superb! I could never justify buying ( not that I can afford it) running gear at these sort of prices , especially as I am a slower than average runner. This is not a whinge 😵💫
That's good if it works for you. I've got the inov8 stormshell and find the hood really stops the rain getting into the jacket. I do a fair amount of mountain/trail running in Scotland though so weather can be quite bad
@@BenIsRunning I buy Rapha for cycling so I do agree with you - probably the price looks better in pounds than it does when converted to $$! Love Heybridge Basin, used to go there a lot back in the day!
Easy to say how great it is in the hope of getting more free stuff, have you bought any at full price? Spend £500 on naff looking tights and a top and then tell us it's worth it 😂
Lucky man Ben getting sent Soar kit - as you said it is expensive but blows everything else out of the water - all super comfortable, light and breathable plus has so many technical features for runners. I have the windbreaker 2.0 in Mercury and is beautiful - the all weather jacket looks mustard especially that colorway :) Great video again, be interested to see how you get on with all the gear over the coming cold months.
Im very grateful! It's almost too nice to run in. Wore the trousers into town today. I really like the look of the mercury colour way, may have to spend my Christmas money
commented this on the park run vid the other day but I dont think you saw it so ill repeat it here!
Great work, you’re getting so many views now it’s gonna be hard to keep up with the comments! But happy for you :) you must be really proud of the body of content you have put out the last 8 or so months, I know I and so many others look to you for entertainment, information and inspiration so you should be so proud of yourself
Hi James! Im trying to reply to as many as possible. I tend to be able to keep up but miss some so apologies. Glad your enjoying the content and the support of people like yourself really goes a long way so thank you
Thanks for showing me Attain hats! Just went and got myself one to replace my thoroughly disgusting run cap! Great looking and nice knowing I’m supporting a good cause. Cheers Ben
No problem enjoy :)
The Soar Elite session tights are awesome, I have had a pair almost 2 years now. Perfect for winter speed sessions
Wore them for me session this evening. Perfect for the faster stuff!
sorry Ben forgot you made this one. I invested in 2 x singlets and shorts. as you say great quality and light items. I would defo go for a size up if there's an option. side by side with Nike XL NIke is more roomy. thanks again and its Christmas most days for you :)
hi Ben.. great video and walk through the gears..
I did purchase the tights and 2 Attain hats !
keep up the awesome work you do!!
Thanks George! Hope you enjoy the products :)
Awesome running gear Ben 👍😎🎆. Loved the video, amazing about the flock of geese, totally brilliant 👏🙏
Thanks Gareth, yeah that was a pretty incredible moment to catch on camera!
400 hundred more subs since your last video! 💪💪💪
Great video mate. Really want to get my hands on some of this soar gear
Cheers Sam! You won’t be disappointed :)
Great review Ben and nice channel! Out of interest, would you go for the dark All Weather Jacket if you were buying one? I love the yellow but concerned it will get dirty easily and I don't like to wash things after every run.
Enjoying your channel:) I saw you on one of Ben Bridges videos. Thank you for the idea of coming back to the car to shed a layer after warm-up. Just finished a run and it's about -4 to -1 celcius here in Midwest U.S. I've been either starting cold with less layers or stashing a layer along the trail. Your way is much smarter. Lol. P.S. My wife is planning on using your egg poaching technique.
Thanks Ira. You can always take layers off but when you get cold it can be very hard to warm up again. I often take a jacket that i can just stash in a bush and then retrieve towards the end of a run :) Thanks for watching and hope the eggs go well.
This needs more views
Do I blame or thank you? Thank you for being same weight & height, and so I knew the size I needed :-)
Just had a SOAR drop of the Trousers, Orange socks and windbreaker 2.0 in Mercury plus some arm warmers/sleeves. Got 15% off so minor win.
Already had dual fabric 2.0 tights (not the latest 3.0), soem summer tops and a few pairs of shorts. I do really believe in quaility first and these are worth the price. Previously I favoured Aussie Grit before their demise in early lockdown. wonder of some of brands fabrics, zips delivery bags etc has found it's way into Soar.
😂 I don’t want to wear anything else when I run now. The skin contact of the garment is on another level :)
@@BenIsRunning Ashmei merino-carbon mix is really nice too, expensive but never paid RRP for it.
have you made a video on your stretching routine yet? I get very tight fast when training and sometimes it causes little pains that last for awhile. What do you do to hydrate to avoid cramping as well? These would make for helpful videos. I recentley did an 8k and didn't do too bad at a 30:45 however for the last km I had stomach cramps that really stunk because I could not do my fast finish that I'm used to. I usually don't cramp and haven't for my last few races which was unusual. I'm going to look into hydrating more before my next race. Side stitches are the worst!
I dont have a set stretching routine. I do occasionally do the '15 minute stretch rouine' by tom merrick. Have a go at one :)
Great cinematography in this one!! Are there any budget friendly brands that you would recommend?
Thanks thomas, I like the outlet stores, you can get some real bargins. Freeport braintree is a good spot if you local
Big up the Attain Run Crew!!!!!! Support your local independent businesses. You wont’t be disappointed.
The message behind the brand is also something everyone should get behind.
Great work Ben! (trying to help with the algorithm) :)
Thanks matty!!
I've been interested in soar jacket for a while so thanks for the review. Will be interested how it is in the rain. Looks awesome- is it a size small?
I’ll get out and give it a test before too long 🌧 and yes small :)
Hi Ben! Any thoughts on having a coach/team to train with? Do you think it makes a lot of difference? Keep up the good work! Greetings from Brazil ;)
For me it makes a big difference. Helps with structure and motivation :)
Best running gear by some distance from people that actually run and understand us crazy folk!
Just a quick tip, if you separate your coffee from your vitamins you should absorb the vitamins much better-caffeine blocks absorption of quite a few vitamins. Hopefully this will help you get the most out of the supplements. Keep up the good work!
Thought about setting up a patreon rather than a paypal Ben? Might be easier since I know quite a few people use it to support their favourite creators all in once place.
If I'm honest I'm not really familiar with how it works? Is it monthly and do creators give things in exchange such as training videos?
@@BenIsRunning yeah it's a monthly subscription usually, and typically creators might do an exclusive video here and there, or perhaps a Q&A or some clips that didn't make it through an edit. I suppose those supposed to be an incentive, but I think even without it people just enjoy having a place to support creators with a small regular donation they can setup and leave. It can even be done per video, for example. It's a lot of work to keep a yt channel like this going and I'm sure myself and others here would be more than happy to give a little regular support to help with the costs, given the quality of what you're producing.
@@tomaindow Thats for the insight. Its something I'll look into. Want to make sure its a two way relationship in which i can offer some value.
What size are you wearing in the All Weather Jacket 3.0
Soar gear looks really good. Expensive but nice.
Yes it’s exactly that. Expensive but of the highest quality
Looking at a pair of Saucony Speed 2 as I mainly run 5-10k's on a daily to semi-daily basis as tempo runs. Are they something you can recommend vs the Alpha Fly's, which I can get for an additional $30 on sale compared to the price of Speed 2's in my country? :)
Liked + subbed by the way, really enjoy your content.
Ordered the Saucony Speed 2 Runshield as I've heard good things about them, got 25% off as well. The Runshield features will become quite handy as it's constantly wet in Scandinavia, especially during the winter.
Ben, knee surgery went well. Hope to be back next year for some races.
Good to hear Judson! Best of luck with the recovery!
@@BenIsRunning Thanks mate. Glad you enjoyed the soar gear. You'll get that sub 32 10k soon. Trick is getting out the first 4k good and working the next few kilometers. Last couple will take care of themselves if things go well.
If you don’t mind me asking but what was wrong with your knee?
@@nauding1035 I had a medial meniscus tear and some bone and cartilage damage. They scoped it and put some hardening material in. And to be honest, even though it's swollen right up I actually have better range of motion than before.
@@cakej1 oh man wishing you a speedy recovery did you tear it by sudden turn while running?
How is the all weather jacket holding up after 6 months? Any negatives?
Unfortunately I washed it with some other clothing and it stained grey :(
@@BenIsRunning have you tried to wash with Grangers performance wash?
I have the all weather jacket. It's been great but the DWR comes off after a while. The Grangers spray gets it back to new, the performance wash wasn't great. Only negative for me is it's a little tight around the neck, but it keeps you warm in winter. It's very breathable, best worn alone with no baselayer to get best breathability
@@JoutarouKuujou1 thanks for letting me know. How do you apply the spray? Do you spray and then heat the garment with an iron?
Hi Ben! Soar looks quite high quality but not here in the states. Sad thing is, if they were the price would get me. :(
wowser i know you said expensive.. but 270£ for the jacket!!! $$$
look out for farfetch i got mine for 150 last year
I really like soar running gear, but it’s pricey. Although a good suggestion for a Christmas gift off the wife 😀 would like the jacket & tights I think. Prefer the yellow as most of my running is country lanes, the black looks stylish but not as safe.
What? Who is paying £125 for tights?
People looking for the highest quality and performance:)
@@BenIsRunning fair i guess just not quite in my budget
@@donpond3868 I imagine your not the only one :)
Fools with too much money.....
Is the all weather jacket fully waterproof?
Nope, it's water resistant. Initially it beads off. You can pour a cup of water over it and it all rolls off.. It's great with light or medium rain.. Heavy rain it starts to absorb water. Super comfy though and great breathability
Expensive ... but cheaper than some, and if the winter jacket actually works then it will be worth the cash.
Really enjoying it so far. Will give it a proper test when we get some wintery showers :)
I just had a look at the soar website. Can you have anaphylactic shock from just reading something. Let me just say, the kit is superb! I could never justify buying ( not that I can afford it) running gear at these sort of prices , especially as I am a slower than average runner. This is not a whinge 😵💫
Ha ha yes can you imagine shelling out for a race singlet then puncturing it with 4 manky safety pins to pin your number on. Gulp.
A lot of their gear looks great but you'd think for £270 the jacket would be goretex and have a hood?
I find gortex to be not very breathable. No hood is better for me otherwise it just ends up flapping about in the wind 💨
That's good if it works for you. I've got the inov8 stormshell and find the hood really stops the rain getting into the jacket. I do a fair amount of mountain/trail running in Scotland though so weather can be quite bad
Soooo much money for ...😬 Great video
Thanks Mika
i just run in shorts and t-shirt shirt in winter
SOAR (or SOARING) seems to be the price tags! Holy crap
When you get hold of these high quality garments it certainly makes more sense.
@@BenIsRunning I buy Rapha for cycling so I do agree with you - probably the price looks better in pounds than it does when converted to $$!
Love Heybridge Basin, used to go there a lot back in the day!
@@kg4zlb I’d not been in a good 6 months. Already planning on going back before the end of the week
The yellow is so tasty 😍
They asked if I wanted yellow or black…no brainier 👊🏻👊🏻
Bit too expensive for my taste
Easy to say how great it is in the hope of getting more free stuff, have you bought any at full price? Spend £500 on naff looking tights and a top and then tell us it's worth it 😂