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Running => Running => Topic started by: diablita on January 22, 2020, 11:46:41 AM
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerpielke/2020/01/21/on-par-with-doping-the-first-person-to-miss-the-olympics-for-wearing-the-wrong-shoes/?fbclid=IwAR0Rdn1su3LHw80M8PkuEJ-Qc8B7YStb9RaBehTy5zLt0wc5dHla-pL1WHM#3885300e4a08
Wow. And it's validation for Kara.
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And letsrun goes after Kara
https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=9802074
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I won't even click. Because of course they would.
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I won't even click. Because of course they would.
It's a weekly thing over there, and Kara is at the center of a lot of incel angst and hate. Any time she's in the news they go crazy. I read maybe half the posts on the first page.
Anyway, just skimmed the Forbes article as well, but mixed on this. Not a fan of the Vaporfly technology and its impact on running. However, with the 4% itself, IAAF did review the shoe in 2016 and 2017 and said it's okay. So you have to go with that. And as far as the technology being available to all at time of OTs in 2016, even though this was a bigger technological step than normal, it is part of the game.
I'm hoping they put a limit on the shoes and maybe retroactively ban the Next%s, and not release the AlphaFly for competition and general use by the masses.
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Here's the latest from the Guardian, implies that everything but the Alphafly will be on the table for now:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/28/controversial-nike-vaporflys-escape-ban
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Here's the latest from the Guardian, implies that everything but the Alphafly will be on the table for now:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/28/controversial-nike-vaporflys-escape-ban
That's what I've been hearing, and that they'll probably limit stack height. I think all that would be fair enough.
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yes, agreed. And I hope competitors start coming out with their own versions (within the constraints) that bring prices down. That would make me a lot happier.
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Not that I would buy the Nikes on principle (they lost my $$ for so many reasons at this point) but also I don't have a narrow forefoot so the Vaporfly's likely wouldn't work for me anyway. I already have problems associated to super high arches and the typical woman's foot shape, I don't need more.
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I have some of the same misgivings about the Nike shoes, including fit, and I'm holding out for other brands. I hear the Saucony and New Balance versions are good.
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Here's a bit on Brooks' Hyperion Elite:
https://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-brooks-hyperion-elite-could-beat-nike-vaporflys/amp?fbclid=IwAR3JXkBkl-h0pfrbefl4S-GWUk3VRh_fnS8j-mZIUKXD5t47zxsnQijni0M
Obviously it includes some marketing fluff. And the shoe is still pricey.
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Just saw that yesterday and was going to post it. Not sure if the prices on these shoes will ever go down unless you wait until closeouts are available.
Today is supposedly World Athletics decision day on this whole line of plated/super-foamed shoes.
Here's a bit on Brooks' Hyperion Elite:
https://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-brooks-hyperion-elite-could-beat-nike-vaporflys/amp?fbclid=IwAR3JXkBkl-h0pfrbefl4S-GWUk3VRh_fnS8j-mZIUKXD5t47zxsnQijni0M
Obviously it includes some marketing fluff. And the shoe is still pricey.
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It's out. 40 mm stack height limit and shoes must now be available to anyone for at least 4 months. So no 2-4 leap as with the Vaporfly.
https://www.worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/modified-rules-shoes
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Mad scramble now for everyone to get their shoe on the street...except Nike of course. Word on the street is that Saucony will have to scramble the most.
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Mad scramble now for everyone to get their shoe on the street...except Nike of course. Word on the street is that Saucony will have to scramble the most.
I heard Adidas was furthest behind but they revealed a prototype the other week and it was said to be way ugly. Cheptegai (would lap Jim Wamsley twice on the track, sorry N'BD) set a world 10K road record a few weeks ago but those were on their standard lightweight flats.
I thought Saucony had something, but get mixed up on who is doing what. Is Molly Huddle running for Saucony? She's one who voiced some concerns late last year.
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Yes, Molly Huddle runs in Saucony. I think the problem there is their "go to market" timing.
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The release of the Brooks Hyperion with new foam and a carbon plate has met with mixed reviews. One of my online friends is repping the shoes for Brooks so maybe I'll get some inside scoop over the next few weeks.
I'm confused about the release of the Nike Alphafly, because last week World Athletics said no but this week Nike said they are releasing the shoe on Feb 29 in time for the Olympic Trials and the Olympics. Are we talking about the same shoe that Kipchoge wore for his sub 2?
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I had heard the same about the Brooks shoe. It sounds like all of the cushion with less of the energy return?
I hadn't heard that about the Alphafly. Off to google. If they *have* made a change to conform to the rules (stack height reduction) then they knew about the rules before they were published. Highly possible.
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Yup, looks like that's what they did. One plate and 39.5 mm in thickness:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-athletics-shoe/nike-launches-new-legal-alphafly-shoe-to-outrun-tech-doping-furore-idUSKBN2001OZ
Essentially the ruling was written to legitimize their shoe. They didn't make a change in 2 days.
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Yup, looks like that's what they did. One plate and 39.5 mm in thickness:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-athletics-shoe/nike-launches-new-legal-alphafly-shoe-to-outrun-tech-doping-furore-idUSKBN2001OZ
Essentially the ruling was written to legitimize their shoe. They didn't make a change in 2 days.
I heard a bit of rumbling last week just after the rules came out but thought they were referring to last year's Next%.
No surprise. World Athletics and it's head Lord Coe have been sponsored by Nike for a long time.
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https://twitter.com/exerscience/status/1225393111154728960
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Noah Droddy the other day had an Instagram photo of him holding the new Sacouny prototype, with a plate and 39 mm stack height.
And listen to last week's Inside Running podcast (Brett Robinson interview) and the Aussies break down and chew up the (confusing) new rules and discuss all the gray areas.
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Good breakdown of it all with Kara and Adam Goucher and physiologist Ross Tucker. I agree with what they are saying.
https://cleansport.libsyn.com/special-episode-new-shoe-regulations-with-ross-tucker-kara-goucher-and-adam-goucher
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[letsrun type thread]How fast could Walmsley run Western States in Vaporflys? ???[/letsrun type thread]
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Good breakdown of it all with Kara and Adam Goucher and physiologist Ross Tucker. I agree with what they are saying.
https://cleansport.libsyn.com/special-episode-new-shoe-regulations-with-ross-tucker-kara-goucher-and-adam-goucher
Yes, I really liked that episode
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Here's another take on it that I don't completely agree with...but mostly:
https://www.outsideonline.com/2408971/nike-vaporfly-controversy
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Some data on the shoes. Also note that most of the women's top 10 were not wearing the Nike vaporfly line but most of the men's were.
https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/run-shoesolytrials-list-jd1-1583201393.gif?resize=768:*