There’s simply no way around it: we run in a super-shoe world.
Before the Vaporfly, and the countless shoes that followed, only one person in history had ever completed a marathon in less than two hour and three minutes on a record-eligible course.
Less than a decade later, nearly a dozen more have joined the fray, with both Eliud Kipchoge and the late Kelvin Kiptum accomplishing the feat more than once.
But speed isn’t the only thing affected. Shoes themselves look different now.
Midsoles are thicker, soles arrive half-carved out (usually exposing a carbon-fiber plate) and lightweight uppers are proudly showcased in every shade of neon imaginable. The message from most brands is clear: super shoes aren’t your typical trainers.
Leave it to Tracksmith to say just the opposite.
