Michael Reaves/Getty ImagesThe two records in quick succession heightened the debate about how carbon-plated shoes – commonly referred to as “super shoes” – are rapidly changing the distance-running landscape.
Today, they are worn by virtually all elite marathon runners, both for racing and for training, and by many casual runners, too.
Tobias Schwartz/AFP/Getty ImagesThompson has other reservations about super shoes.
“A lot of people say, well, people recover faster from training in the super shoes and therefore they can do more training, better training,” he added.
“What I believe I’m seeing is that those who train all the time in super shoes will reduce their body’s ability to optimize biokinetic energy production.
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Berlin, Chicago, Great Britain, Prague, York