Blue Mango RSR
Welcome to the channel! Running shoe reviews after real miles, not just a first steps spec reading & hyping you up just to sell you to buy.
No fluff, just straight-up insights on fit, ride, and whether a shoe is actually worth your money. If a shoe deserves the hype, you'll know. If it's bad, you'll know.
Running shoes are our tools. Respect the sport & community first before consumerism. Running, fitness (your body), the people/community matter more than hype, trends.
Blue Mango RSR
Hmmmm. I said never again...
🤔...
So when's the early bird registration? 😂
1 day ago | [YT] | 1
View 0 replies
Blue Mango RSR
After a bad December & January plus busy months, I managed to cruise by the speed block in February and March, everything seemed to flow but again.. things get in the way. After March, there were weeks where I only ran 10km, some over 50km, but the average was only around 38km.
Life happened. I lost a dear uncle. There was my ER stroke scare, GERD issues, also positively attended a celebration of a beautiful wedding (I did run here, was just stressful), then even the ashfall and acid rain cutting back & disrupted my flow as I was getting back up.
Fast forward to today, and somehow I've worked my way back. The last few weeks have climbed from the low 60s to around 80km as I was entering the peak phase of training. Been here before over 80km/week so I guess it's just memory, lifetime mileage & willpower but the lack of a good base & durability has shown...
Just two more hard weeks of now 19km pace intervals & mp tempos. I'll still have one last marathon pace workout 10 days out from race day, and that's probably when I'll decide how aggressive I'll be.
Right now, my fitness says somewhere around 4h10. My body says closer to 4h20. The fitness is still there I don't think I lost much from the time off, thanks to the speed work earlier this year. What I'm unsure about isn't fitness... it's durability.
Most of the interruptions happened during the base building phase. Whether I can hold 5:28 - 5:34/km all the way to the finish... I honestly don't know yet. Again, if judging as early as now, I don't think so. I might struggle the last 13 km at this pace. You can see on some of the goal pace numbers I barely passed or just below it.
Prepared the best I can, adapt, and show up anyway. A lot can happen on race day but the results are based on the months prior. The race is just the celebration or in my case the race is the truth teller of how much l was missing.
Respect the distance, I'm not going to make something about this where it's "Oh, I was under-trained but I managed to do this". Training properly is encouraged.
What I have now is what I have. Years of running and lifting are probably what's holding this late build together.
So no, I can't really say I finished on minimal training or that I have some natural ability. If I run well, there'll always be that little "what if?" What if the build/training had gone smoothly? What if there weren't so many interruptions?
A loss is a loss, no matter the excuses. A win is a win, even if there were excuses.
All I can do now is race with what I've managed to build, accept whatever the clock says - it's the truth teller, and use it as the starting point for the next one.
Whatever happens on race day, I'm just grateful to be back putting the work in.
4 days ago (edited) | [YT] | 5
View 1 reply
Blue Mango RSR
Just gained back momentum, 2nd week of doing 16km 10-20 sec faster than marathon pace intervals & 16km of marathon pace runs. No cheating on easy days... As low as 7:30-8:00/km.. will be undertrained with only 10 meaningful weeks but 8 disrupted weeks (er, death, finance etc..). No excuses though, whatever my finish time, that's it.
After todays's 16km mp run, went straight to the gym. Doing legs & some upper... There is nothing good I can say about doing legs. Women seem to handle it well, everyday is leg day for them 😅
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 5
View 5 replies
Blue Mango RSR
Quick life update.
For those wondering why I haven't been picking up many new shoes lately... that'll probably continue for a while. I just was admitted (a stroke scare that wast a stroke lol..) I'm back up and running now. Got my xtep to 600km so expect a video about that! BUT....
Blue had to be admitted to the vet recently, and the bill was a bit more than I expected. He's doing okay now, and that's what matters most. If I was working in a boring office job back then wouldn't be an issue.. Just know doing things from scratch (not just this youtube thing) is pretty hard. Like I wanna go back to that boring stressfull belly width-increasing lifestyle.. "the poor man's cycle", got all the money but living poorly just because I had the money... Anyways, now I'm on to other things... won't explain my ventures but it's a hustle.. I'm not monetized yet, haven't asked and wont ask for you to sub or view as I''m keeping it real.
So for now, any "new shoe budget" is going toward him (Blue) instead. 😅
Pet owners would know... an admission would cost more than the hooman owner.
No complaints though. It just means I'll be putting even more miles into the pairs I already have... (the xteps 5.0 & pro) which honestly is a good excuse for more long-term reviews.
Thanks for sticking around, and give your pets an extra hug today. 🐶
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 11
View 1 reply
Blue Mango RSR
Remember when the Wave Rider line looked like a traditional daily trainer? 👀 Like, old school trainers...
Seems like even the "boring" daily trainers are getting lighter, sleeker, and more performance-oriented these days.
Upper still has that protective daily vibe, durable looking thick outsole. Might just also be a reliable all rounder. Haven't watched the reviews yet.
Can never go wrong with this underrated brand.. #mizuno #waverider30
1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 6
View 1 reply
Blue Mango RSR
When it comes to foams... I only trust both! lol. #mandauefoam #dewfoam
1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 3
View 9 replies
Blue Mango RSR
"Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has signed an endorsement contract with Chinese company Li-Ning, ending a drawn-out recruitment process following Curry's departure from Under Armour in November."
Just read that from here:
www.espn.ph/nba/story/_/id/48940127/stephen-curry-…
Isn't really big news to me, not surprising as the athlete will always sign the best deal but some of you might be Warriors fans & need to know this.
2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 2
View 0 replies
Blue Mango RSR
Was admitted, hours later felt fine.. after almost 12hrs got out. When it was time to pay, the bill almost gave a stroke! Lol.. 😅😅 Insurance is sooo wrong in this country.
This is gonna be a setback, I might not run or be active for a while though..
2nd pic was a memorable run before all this... 3rd pic, Blue's younger siblings, little rats that gave this house a lot of life. Just sad we have to giveaway, can't keep them all. They will be happy with their new owners and it is what's best for them.
Also have to accept I'll pause being active. Aside from what happened healthwise, it burned a hole in my wallet, not buying shoes right now..
Will be back, living strong... when my wallet replenishes 😂.
2 months ago | [YT] | 17
View 16 replies
Blue Mango RSR
Well… life happened.
Got back into running and lifting, locked into a routine again last few months, at least the days I could lock in since marathon training is coming up. New job, pretty demanding. My lady Dachshund just gave birth (Blue isn’t the dad 😅). Picking up poop, wiping the floors while behind on deadlines.
So yeah… I stepped back from the whole shoe thing for a bit.
Haven’t been scrolling Shopee, haven’t been checking new releases. Just been on autopilot, I didn't ever have to think what shoe to wear, just grabbing my go to shoes or whatever is on top of the rack. No overthinking, no rotations, just running.
That said… I did pick up the Xtep 2000km Pro.
So far, I’ve got some good things to say. Mostly because it’s cheap and expectations aren’t crazy but I haven’t put enough kilometers in yet to really talk about it properly, again was on autopilot, never thought to use it for review, was just always on my peripheral vision.
Been actually reading comments about it so I do have opinions about those. Let's just say it's funny enough reading them.. when you stop thinking about shoes, the foams, what's trending etc.. you realize what actually works. Remove the "unnecessary" knowledge and influence from others & marketing, just run on it and keep getting better everyday. It's just a shoe.
Anyway....
Honestly, the past few months got me to learn something:
Deadlines, pressures, on the go etc.. You think you just need to run but when you run all those are what's in my head so that quote or line that goes "running is my form of escape" isn't true. lol..
I’ll get back to proper reviews soon.
3 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 10
View 12 replies
Blue Mango RSR
Came in flat, came out pumped.
It's been a lot last two weeks, bummed there wasn't much activities I could do. I forgot I still have a gym subscription 😆
Still at same 62 point something kg but am flatter, so had some muscle loss & gained some fat.
Really need to get back on track, run 6x a week, lift at least 2-3x a week to not waste my monthly payments.
Gastritis is back again (no ulcers this time so no pain) because haven't been eating properly.
Gotta get back at it as I should be true to what I always keep saying... Keep running, stay fit/strong & always be kind. 😊
5 months ago | [YT] | 5
View 1 reply
Load more