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Awesome! Glad you did too.

Thanks so much for checking in, and I'm very glad the sense of being there came across in the video.

Merry Christmas! It's true. Juneau sits right at the edge of winter. On any given week, there might be a meter of snow, or it might just be warm with rain. You never know.

Rad that you found this video! The E-Golf makes the occasional trailhead appearance on the channel for sure.

Thanks so much for the words of encouragement!

Thanks, Nathan. Happy Christmas season to you!

Thanks for the feedback, Thomas. I definitely compared this video against a Freetrail video that came out recently with no music. Wouldn't have worked on this particular video though. There was a zipper tapping against the mic on the whole run. I used some audio editing to pull out most of the sound, but it still needed some cover.

You’re comments are always so encouraging, Alex. Never worry about your English because it’s great. The fall was a roller coaster for running. I took a spill crossing a creek and badly bruised my knee. By the time I was almost over that, I developed some tendinitis in my achilles, which has kept me mostly away from running for a month now. I’ve got more than enough in my life to be thankful for though. Hope you are well!

@@KentMearig Get well soon! This exercise helped me a lot with Achilles tendonitis: ua-cam.com/video/mUKB4QDJ3U0/v-deo.html You rise with emphasis on your healthy leg, and lower yourself with a stretch on the sore leg. Good luck! And don't get lost! We are waiting for your wonderful videos

@@KentMearig Get well soon! This exercise really helped me with Achilles tendonitis. Raising on your toes on a platform and lowering down while stretching the tendon. You rise with emphasis on your healthy leg, and lower yourself with a stretch on your sick leg. Good luck! And don't get lost! We are waiting for your wonderful videos

Thank you for watching. Glad I could use this video to share the beauty of Juneau beyond its borders.

It would probably be totally foolish to try to race the route without poles, but since we're just out running for the fun of it, poles make it feel less fun. Besides that, I don't own any running poles anyway.

Herbert is SO cool!

Thanks again!

I wish I would have done a better job of researching and including those details within the video itself, but it's really hard to know without having your own record of the race. I would guess that there's about 15 mi with somewhere over 5000ft of total ascent/descent.

That is so not acceptable. Even when the quality of some pairs seems okay, quality control across the whole batch is still disappointing.

Thanks, Alex. It's great when you can find music that contributes well to a video.

Thanks! It was my great pleasure to share.

And Coach Stearns is pretty rad too, right? ...and Herbert.

We wished you were there too!!!

wardrobe design: you

Thank you, daughter.

Same. Shoes that don't make room for my toes are off the table for me now...makes it almost impossible to find mountaineering boots.

​@KentMearig I understand the need for certain shapes of boots and footwear in general, but I definitely agree with you 100% . Before my ACL reconstruction , I was an avid outdoorsman. That changed obviously smh. I'd still enjoy hiking etc but the instability I feel in my knee from boots with a higher heel and narrow toe box just doesn't work any longer. I believe Altra has a few untapped areas .. a true hiking boot ( love to see an Asolo collab or Scarpa ) and work wear.. zero-drop is amazing .

Not sure if this is a serious or rhetorical question, but one answer is that the trails I run, even though they are quite technical, rely on the grip of the rubber compound in the outsole 10 times more than the traction from the lugs.

My friend and I were just talking recently about how he bought two new pairs of Mont Blancs so that he wouldn't have to feel stingy about wearing his current pair as often as he wants. For me, the stockpiling is worth it!

@@KentMearig great point. There is small a part of me that feels bad for running in them because I want to save them. For what, I don’t know. Perhaps having another pair would resolve that weird idea.

I got really close to putting out a full review video for the LP8s after 200 mi, but I'm trying to move this channel in a different direction. The Lone Peaks are definitely still in my rotation, but I basically only prefer them over the Mont Blancs when I know it's going to get really wet and I have less than 8mi on the run. I also prefer them for hiking in just about any situation, and I think they're up to about 250mi with no real problems in the outsole or upper and plenty of life left in the midsole.

@@KentMearig Thank you very much. Great reply!

Couldn't agree more! Miles 100 to 500 in any pair of Mont Blancs has been the best trail running of my life.

Is it a fast shoe?

@@DevelopingNL That's a tricky question to answer. The Mont Blancs are definitely a light shoe, that helps them feel fast to me. I would say that the midsole falls short of the energy return in elite racing shoes, but I still think it feels bouncy and fun compared to most alternatives once they're broken in. Zero drop shoes don't have the mechanics for speed, but the Mont Blancs have enough of a toe rocker to keep you moving forward.

Your comment means a lot to me when it comes to finding motivation for the work behind these videos, even without the high view count.

I only ever fly drones that are under 250g, so there is some wiggle room around rules for "full size" drones. Additionally, I mainly fly during off season, off times, and from locations that are less visited. I know that there is a remote plane association that tells people they can't fly drones in the Mendenhall Visitor's Center area, but I haven't actually ever been told the same by forrest service employees.

#1 commenter this small channel has ever seen! Thanks, Alex, and yes, I'm already dialing the load down this week to make sure I'm building into summer carefully.

You too! I got some great footage of a mountain run today that hopefully won’t just die on my hard drive.

Things change, but some wonderful things stay the same. I really appreciate you sharing those memories!

So glad you enjoyed it!

Well, spring in the forrest is stunning anyway. Thanks for taking the time to comment. I don't think about locking focus as often as I should. I also adjusted my camera setting recently to hold the target more tightly, and that will also help.

Your comments are always so kind. Thank you! I'm hoping to have much more to share over the next few months.

@@KentMearig I look forward to every video, especially the running one :)

Hope UAS turns out to be a great fit for you! Definitely let me know when you get to Juneau. Summer is usually a great time for me to connect with people.

Might have been better to just ask if you wanted to go for a walk!

i can't wait for leaves on the trees

Thanks for being one of the rare viewers who will watch more than shoe reviews!

When it comes to risk, I always think back to something in a book I read that says if you never miss your flight, you're wasting your life showing up too early to the airport. Thanks for watching!

Why run when you can ride, right? I guess getting your own feet moving is pretty great sometimes too.