Paul Bunyan’s wrote:
After watching every sub elite i know set huge PRs all season in the Cheaterflys I caved and bought a pair - gotta admit after rocking them I’m curious how they are even legal as the advantage doesn’t even seem small, the energy return and spring feeling is quite prominent.
Also I heard Nike isn’t making anymore of these shoes - thoughts?
They are race-legal because they are available to everybody, they do not pose a medical risk, and they do not conflict with any general laws (such as illegal distribution of prescription drugs).
They arguably shouldn't be legal because they may represent a significant advantage which distorts our ability to properly judge performances historically (of course, the same could be said for rubberized tracks), and they open up a 'slippery slope' type situation whereby spring technology is now fair game.
I'm not really sure what to think, personally.