I’m feeling like there should be a 120 day super shoe ban immediately so we really can understand the net gain that these shoes are giving athletes. Then an acceptable standard agreed upon so that when somebody does break 2 hours it’s not later asterisked with “used performance enhancing footwear” I think I read that the latest Adidas super shoes return 4% energy to the runner. These numbers will go up as the shoe companies use new materials and shapes, there has to be a limit set. Golf has clubs that are not PGA approved. Professional running needs to get ahead of this and fast, no pun intended.
I agree. They did actually do this, and they did set some rules and limits on the shoes, on things such as stack height - but they clearly didn't go far enough.
I’m feeling like there should be a 120 day super shoe ban immediately so we really can understand the net gain that these shoes are giving athletes. Then an acceptable standard agreed upon so that when somebody does break 2 hours it’s not later asterisked with “used performance enhancing footwear” I think I read that the latest Adidas super shoes return 4% energy to the runner. These numbers will go up as the shoe companies use new materials and shapes, there has to be a limit set. Golf has clubs that are not PGA approved. Professional running needs to get ahead of this and fast, no pun intended.
I agree. They did actually do this, and they did set some rules and limits on the shoes, on things such as stack height - but they clearly didn't go far enough.