Back in the 1990s, Reebok attempted to make carbon-plated running shoes, but the Nike Vaporfly 4% brought this technology to a wider audience when it appeared in the 2016 Olympics. Promising a 4% ...

You’re not imagining things—there are a lot more running shoes with plates these days. Until recently, plates were found almost entirely in modern racing shoes, a.k.a. “super shoes,” the high-stack, ...

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Over the past few years, the fitness world has been inundated with new running shoe technology promising faster races, lower personal record times and propulsive power that makes speedwork a breeze.

Want more tried and tested recommendations from the RW editors? Sign up to our weekly newsletter Kit Bag. Click here to subscribe. Carbon plate shoes have runners, from the amateur to the elite, ...

Advanced technology has impacted all sports over the past few years. Golfers use high-powered titanium drivers, cyclists ride bikes that are so light and aerodynamic you can pick them up with one ...

WHEN ELIUD KIPCHOGE broke the world marathon record with a 2:01:09 finish in Berlin last September, it was hard not to notice the fluorescent orange trainers on his feet. Bulbous and gaudy, the Nike ...

You know an Altra shoe when you see it: the expanded toe box, meant to give toes enough room to splay out naturally and thereby enhance foot health, is instantly noticeable. Although in the last few ...