Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist and Outside’s Sweat Science columnist, covering the latest research on endurance and outdoor sports. I got my first glimpse of the ...

I first paid attention to the Nike Vaporfly 4% Flyknit shoes when marathoners Geoffrey Kamworor and Eliud Kipchoge wore them and won the 2019 New York City Marathon — the shoes' name refers to Nike's ...

When Nike debuted its Vaporfly 4% marathon shoe more than half a decade ago, the world of running changed. Records tumbled, laws were altered, and rivals scrambled to create their own “super shoes.” ...

To pick the favorites in this year’s Olympic marathon, just glance at the shoes of the runners on the starting line. Anyone wearing Nike’s Vaporfly model may already have a head start. The shoe has ...

It’s no exaggeration to say that the Nike Vaporfly 4% was one of the most groundbreaking running shoes ever created. When it ...

Grab Nike Vaporfly 4 Road Racing Shoes for just $130, down from $270. Buyers say they're Nike's "best racing shoes ever," and ...

With the introduction of super fast running shoes, athletes are shattering records left and right. And the shoes aren’t likely to disappear any time soon. In the 1960s, when traditional cinder ...

If running shoes had a king, the Nike Vaporfly would wear the crown. When it debuted in 2016, it created a new class of racer, the supershoe, which quickly made all other racing shoes obsolete.

When it comes time to toe the starting line, you want your equipment to give you the best chance possible at success. That means gearing up with the proper apparel, accessories and (of course) ...

The international governing body for running sports on Friday cleared the way for competitors at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo to wear Nike's controversial VaporFly shoes, which have been shown to ...

If you watched or attended any major marathons this past year, chances are that you saw a sea of pink and green Nike Vaporfly Next% filling the first corrals. But for those of us who aren’t elites, ...

If running shoes had a king, the Nike Vaporfly would wear the crown. When it debuted in 2016, it created a new class of racer, the supershoe, which quickly made all other racing shoes obsolete.