Now that's a value skew! (Nike Vaporflys)

Nike's controversial Vaporfly shoes powered the world's 2 fastest marathoners to victory. When I tried them, it felt like running on rocking horses.

The Nike Vaporfly shoes are 4% more energetically efficient than other brands. I thought I knew what to expect when I put them on, but I was shocked.

news.yahoo.com

Pretty impressive stuff -- 4% is a LOT in things measured by seconds and minutes.

@SteveO you marathon and run, any experience here with these shoes?

This class of Nike shoe confers at least 4% energy savings per foot fall, according to tests by Nike scientists and independent research labs. In 2019, runners wearing Vaporflys...

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Now that's a value skew! (Nike Vaporflys)

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