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What you should truly remember in Olympic sports like this is that really only the top 1% should care about this and even then those people probably not. The e
by AtlasBarfed 2y ago
What you should truly remember in Olympic sports like this is that really only the top 1% should care about this and even then those people probably not.
The engine matters so much more and running. Yeah, 1 to 2% of advantage at the high end. It makes a huge difference for a metals.
But if you're in any sort of participatory level don't bother
- BizarroLand 2y agoIf you run for fun, and you have the cash, go ahead and buy the shoes and see if it makes you any faster. Why not? You only live once. Might as well try all the things you can try and do all the things you can do. Who knows? Maybe the psychological impact of having supershoes will make you a faster, better runner.
- nradov 2y agoThe benefits aren't just in speed. There is pretty strong anecdotal evidence from many elite distance runners that training in supershoes reduces leg strain and speeds up recovery. Thus they can come back and do a hard workout again the next day and achieve bigger training gains.
- alecst 2y agoI’m curious where I can read more about this because I’m just a tad skeptical.
- aembleton 2y agoOnly an annecdote, but its mentioned here: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/07/carbon-fibre-super-shoe-running-marathon-vaporfly-adziero-tracksmith https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/07/carbon-fibre-s...
- rafaelmn 2y agoSounds plausible if they can redirect more energy to motion vs skeletal stress.
- nradov 2y agoIt's not a matter of energy as such. There's just less tissue damage after each workout and thus less recovery needed.