As a now-former long-distance runner, you can buy any damn shoe you want and it wont make you run 40K. Hard work, dedication, sweat, pain, and perhaps a litt

As a now-former long-distance runner, you can buy any damn shoe you want and it wont make you run 40K. Hard work, dedication, sweat, pain, and perhaps a little genetic blessing can get you there over time. There is no magic here. but yes the right shoe, apparently, might give you an advantage but then you must already be running at a very high level.