Post by Midi-Chlorian_Count on Jun 9, 2021 14:54:47 GMT
The spikes angle is funny.
From what I've read these aren't like the Vaporfly spike hybrids which Laura Muir was running in (which I think became Zoom Victorys). Whilst they do have a carbon fibre plate (which everyone always said was a waste of time for spikes as they already had a rigid base anyway), the ones they are breaking records in don't.
What they do have is additional cushioning, which was always kept to a minimum for track spikes.
So it's weird but who knows - maybe it's just been a very wrong assumption they've made for years re the footwear required for more endurance based track events...
... Or maybe it's drugs!
From what I've read these aren't like the Vaporfly spike hybrids which Laura Muir was running in (which I think became Zoom Victorys). Whilst they do have a carbon fibre plate (which everyone always said was a waste of time for spikes as they already had a rigid base anyway), the ones they are breaking records in don't.
What they do have is additional cushioning, which was always kept to a minimum for track spikes.
So it's weird but who knows - maybe it's just been a very wrong assumption they've made for years re the footwear required for more endurance based track events...
... Or maybe it's drugs!