Pro athletes will not be able to compete in prototype shoes and new regulations impose limits on new shoe technology.
last year, clocking 2:14:04; Geoffrey Kamworor wore the Next% during his half marathon world record of 58:01 in Copenhagen last September.that the median finishing time of marathoners wearing the Next% was 8.7 percent faster than runners in the next fastest shoe.
“From what I’ve read on their construction, I can’t imagine they’re as beneficial,” Burns said. “I suspect the shoes from other brands are quite a bit better than their old racing flats, but if I was giving unbiased consulting advice and you’re going to be on the starting line, you’re going to want to be in the Vaporflys.”While it’s true that improved performance through technological advancement is inevitable, the issue for many is what the future could look like in the absence of regulation.
Many other sports have taken similar action to regulate game-changing technology. In 2009, swimming’s world governing body, FINA, banned the LZR Racer swimsuit after a slew of world records were set in the suit, which was said to reduce friction drag by 24 percent. Many of Nike’s rivals will be relieved at the ruling given the company has long been two steps ahead of its competition, and this limit may close the gap given all brands will now be forced to innovate within a strict regulation. The progression in shoe technology is now likely to produce diminishing returns, given the trend in recent years was for thicker and thicker shoes that enabled plates to be utilized for maximal efficiency.
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