Runners Aim to Shatter 'Unbreakable' Two-Hour Marathon Barrier

Barefoot TJ

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I'm sharing this in the main forum, since I think this is a good discussion to have, but you need to check out all the links here:


Runners Aim to Shatter 'Unbreakable' Two-Hour Marathon Barrier
National Geographic Australia
Barefoot running has been touted as improving strength and balance while promoting a more natural running style,” the American Podiatric Medical ...


Nike's two-hour marathon project reveals technological inequities in sport
The Guardian
The IAAF explains that athletes may “compete barefoot or with footwear. ... running with shoes doesn't provide any advantage over running barefoot.


Beware the hype – springy soles won't make you run much faster
The Conversation AU
If shoe weight is so important, why not run barefoot? Running barefoot requires energy to be absorbed by the muscles of the legs and feet when the ...


Beware the hype – springy soles won't make you run much faster
Medical Xpress
If shoe weight is so important, why not run barefoot? Running barefoot requires energy to be absorbed by the muscles of the legs and feet when the ...
 
It is cool, but not to my taste. Seems like a Nike publicity stunt. They were on a F1 track, had a laser guided pace setter, only 3 of them... Had they accomplished it in a actual race that had hills, traffic etc, I'd be a tad more impressed. Still a damn fast 26.2 miles though!
 
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