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Podcast: The Real Science of Sport Podcast
Episode: The Shoe That Broke Running
Description: Mechanical Doping or Tech Breakthrough? Nike's controversial carbon-plated Vaporfly running shoe has forced us to recalibrate what performances mean. Host Mike Finch joins sports scientist Ross Tucker and biomechanist Geoff Burns to look at the tech, how it works, why it has had such an impact on world marathon performances and what authorities may need to do to regulate running shoe technology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.