NYT reports again on how fast Nike shoes are
https://www.nytimes.com/...&pgtype=Homepage
I'm impressed but I guess not too surprised by the findings/data, as it's consistent with the prior data.
Of equal interest to me is that data at the BOTTOM of the data pile (the slowest performs, such as Nike Vomero and Hoka Bondi 6). I'm sure a lot of people will wonder "why the heck do people buy those slow shoes (they were slow in the last dataset too, I think), but I do wonder if a more likely explanation is that anyone switching TO these super-cushiony shoes is already seeing physical limitations that prevent them from wearing a lightweight racing shoe. For example, my ankle arthritis pain far outweighs the advantages of going a little faster as a middling AG runner, meaning less likely to PR. ALthough it's true these padded shoes weigh a LOT.
I'm sure some sharp-eyed folks can tease out more potentially interesting things from their presented graphs.
https://www.nytimes.com/...&pgtype=Homepage
I'm impressed but I guess not too surprised by the findings/data, as it's consistent with the prior data.
Of equal interest to me is that data at the BOTTOM of the data pile (the slowest performs, such as Nike Vomero and Hoka Bondi 6). I'm sure a lot of people will wonder "why the heck do people buy those slow shoes (they were slow in the last dataset too, I think), but I do wonder if a more likely explanation is that anyone switching TO these super-cushiony shoes is already seeing physical limitations that prevent them from wearing a lightweight racing shoe. For example, my ankle arthritis pain far outweighs the advantages of going a little faster as a middling AG runner, meaning less likely to PR. ALthough it's true these padded shoes weigh a LOT.
I'm sure some sharp-eyed folks can tease out more potentially interesting things from their presented graphs.