Four years ago, Nike launched the Vaporfly 4%, enthralling us with the promise its name implied: a 4-percent boost in running economy. Before the shoe’s release, Eliud Kipchoge wore the Vaporfly while ...

It’s go-time. Fall marathon season is here, and you’ve put in the training, are going to bed early the night before long runs, developing a taste for gels, and memorizing every rest stop in a 20-mile ...

The introduction of carbon plate running shoes has revolutionized traditional footwear. This trend was spearheaded by the Nike Vaporfly, which infused the carbon plate into high stacks of soft foam in ...

If you’ve ever run a race, or seen people training for one, you’ve likely come across them: sneakers with sky-high cushioning that look like they could spring you into outer space. And to some degree, ...

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IF YOU SPENT $250 or more on a pair of running shoes, you’d wear them for every long jog, turkey trot, and sprint to the supermarket, right? And that would go double if those extra-expensive sneakers ...

Which might make it a surprise that I own two pairs of carbon-plated trail running shoes. These belong to the same class of footwear that legendary Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge wore Oct. 12, 2019, ...

The Hoka Tecton X offers two parallel carbon fiber plates in a trail running shoe for maximum propulsion with lateral stability. Running footwear has embraced carbon plates for their propulsive and ...

Martin Fritz Huber is a frequent contributor to Outside who previously wrote the In Stride column about running culture. He also works as a tree care professional in New York City. But the foam was ...

Athletes are often searching for the latest and most innovative clothing and gear that will help them achieve their goals. Carbon plate running shoes are one of the latest breakthroughs in the running ...

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