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Podcast: Fix My Running
Episode: Do the Nike Vaporfly / Alphafly work for Recreational Runners? | E14 with Dr Kim Hébert-Losier PhD
Description: The Nike Vaporfly and its descendants, the Next% and Alphafly, have revolutionized the running landscape. In recent years we have seen new world records set in the men's and women's 10k, half-marathon and marathon. Many other elite runners have set personal bests in the now-dubbed "super-shoes". We have multiple independent studies showing improvements in running economy of around 4% on average. With all the disruption, the IAAF has finally had to step in and update their regulations on running shoes.
Now that these "super-shoes" are more widely available, the question on every runner's lips is "will they work...