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Anyone got a link to a video? It seems almost criminal to talk about tech like this without seeing it in use.

p1mrx 6y ago
I found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng8i_eOnuGc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng8i_eOnuGc, but it's mostly marketing drivel.
- dylan604 6y ago
  "we're targeting fast runners, 5:30minute mile runners" way back in high school, i was a 5:45minute miler, and hit 5:30 once. it was not fast, at least fast enough to win. sure, 5:30 isn't a walk, but maybe my views on the mile speeds are skewed because i was in it.??
  - p1mrx 6y ago
    I see some graphs here: https://medium.com/runkeeper-everyone-every-run/how-long-till-the-finish-line-494361cc901b https://medium.com/runkeeper-everyone-every-run/how-long-til... 5:30/mile is like 17:00/5km, which is near the edge of the bell curve.
    - icegreentea2 6y ago
      Yeah, pretty sure they were talking about longer distance runs. Mile/1500m events are typically run with spikes... this stuff looks cool, but pretty sure they'd still lose out to similarly lightweight spikes.
      - aardvarkr 6y ago
        Why can they not put spikes on these shoes? Best of both worlds
        icegreentea2 6y ago
        Spikes don't work too well on harder materials (like concrete). I actually have no idea how well they would work on normal road asphalt.
        dylan604 6y ago
        I was going to comment about that as well. If you're doing long distance like steeple chases or cross country where it is on turf, spikes are okay. I personally didn't like them, and preferred the cushioned distance shoes.
        avs733 6y ago
        They could but in this case “spikes” doesn’t just mean the pointy things it refers to a specific design of shoe spikes (the shoe) eliminate pretty much all the padding and weight. And trade it for a rigid plate designed to put you on the ball of your foot for speed. It’s a trade off optimized for speed
    - dylan604 6y ago
      like i said, i was into it, so that was my world and definitely skews my reference. so when my 5:30s couldn't compete, my reference says it's slow. interesting to see that data graphed like that. my personl best for the 5k was just over 18mins. of course, now, it takes me that long just to lace up the shoes properly.

I found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng8i_eOnuGc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng8i_eOnuGc, but it's mostly marketing drivel.

dylan604 6y ago
"we're targeting fast runners, 5:30minute mile runners" way back in high school, i was a 5:45minute miler, and hit 5:30 once. it was not fast, at least fast enough to win. sure, 5:30 isn't a walk, but maybe my views on the mile speeds are skewed because i was in it.??
- p1mrx 6y ago
  I see some graphs here: https://medium.com/runkeeper-everyone-every-run/how-long-till-the-finish-line-494361cc901b https://medium.com/runkeeper-everyone-every-run/how-long-til... 5:30/mile is like 17:00/5km, which is near the edge of the bell curve.
  - icegreentea2 6y ago
    Yeah, pretty sure they were talking about longer distance runs. Mile/1500m events are typically run with spikes... this stuff looks cool, but pretty sure they'd still lose out to similarly lightweight spikes.
    - aardvarkr 6y ago
      Why can they not put spikes on these shoes? Best of both worlds
      - icegreentea2 6y ago
        Spikes don't work too well on harder materials (like concrete). I actually have no idea how well they would work on normal road asphalt.
        dylan604 6y ago
        I was going to comment about that as well. If you're doing long distance like steeple chases or cross country where it is on turf, spikes are okay. I personally didn't like them, and preferred the cushioned distance shoes.
      - avs733 6y ago
        They could but in this case “spikes” doesn’t just mean the pointy things it refers to a specific design of shoe spikes (the shoe) eliminate pretty much all the padding and weight. And trade it for a rigid plate designed to put you on the ball of your foot for speed. It’s a trade off optimized for speed
  - dylan604 6y ago
    like i said, i was into it, so that was my world and definitely skews my reference. so when my 5:30s couldn't compete, my reference says it's slow. interesting to see that data graphed like that. my personl best for the 5k was just over 18mins. of course, now, it takes me that long just to lace up the shoes properly.