What shoes did Sara Hall run in? Didn't look like the metaracers but looked like it was asics, a prototype?

rojo wrote:

i do it wrote:

Ya considering Ryan’s strong stance against VFs, this is kind of hilarious. You ok with this, Ryan?

How is it hilarious? He was likely against the shoes as the kill of all historical appreciation of what a fast time is. However, when they then say they aren't getting rid of them, he'd be an idiot to not have his wife run in them.

Jonathan Gault has received a statement about her shoes. Here it is.

https://twitter.com/jgault13/status/1312900725026979840

What does that mean to me? It means she's wearing another brand's shoe and Asics changed the upper. That's my best guess.

Ryan Deleted his FaceBook rant against Nike's use of prototype shoes. What does that mean to me? It means , Ryan didnt really hate Prototypes , he hated Nike .

World Traveler wrote:

Ryan Deleted his FaceBook rant against Nike's use of prototype shoes. What does that mean to me? It means , Ryan didnt really hate Prototypes , he hated Nike .

I still see it. Maybe he blocked you? Anyway it sounds like she sewed an Asics upper on a Vaporfly so that's not really a new shoe.

rojo wrote:

i do it wrote:

Ya considering Ryan’s strong stance against VFs, this is kind of hilarious. You ok with this, Ryan?

How is it hilarious? He was likely against the shoes as the kill of all historical appreciation of what a fast time is. However, when they then say they aren't getting rid of them, he'd be an idiot to not have his wife run in them.

Jonathan Gault has received a statement about her shoes. Here it is.

https://twitter.com/jgault13/status/1312900725026979840

What does that mean to me? It means she's wearing another brand's shoe and Asics changed the upper. That's my best guess.

The shoes are the big winner of the day. Probably were Nike V's

mouse wrote:

rojo wrote:

How is it hilarious? He was likely against the shoes as the kill of all historical appreciation of what a fast time is. However, when they then say they aren't getting rid of them, he'd be an idiot to not have his wife run in them.

Jonathan Gault has received a statement about her shoes. Here it is.

https://twitter.com/jgault13/status/1312900725026979840

What does that mean to me? It means she's wearing another brand's shoe and Asics changed the upper. That's my best guess.

The shoes are the big winner of the day. Probably were Nike V's

The midsole profile doesn't match any other brand's. It looks similar to the Adios Pro, but the rockered heel is different - the Adidas isn't rockered in the medial side, and doesn't have as much heel flare.

Tin foil wrote:

The midsole profile doesn't match any other brand's. It looks similar to the Adios Pro, but the rockered heel is different - the Adidas isn't rockered in the medial side, and doesn't have as much heel flare.

Ever seen the bottom sole of the shoe?

It's a shame that ASICS/Hall/Cox don't come clean with the type of shoe that is used. That makes it a bit shady.

On the other hand, maybe ASICS realized they fell behind the supershoe development and they used the base of another brand with an ASICS upper.

Protosofthegram has a picture of the sole of the ASCIS ??Shoe and it is comparable to the adidas shoe shape wise. ASICS did put a new sole to it. It's is definitely not a NIKE VF/AF sole. Maybe Brooks/Saucony soles, but got not enough pictures for comments on that.

I'm expecting ROJO to rant on WA for not clearly enforcing rules or ASICS for coming up with a prototype/unknown shoe or Cox for having an answer like he's a lawyer when not even attending lawschool ;-)

No rant on Hall: she used the best equipment her sponsor made available to her. No blame on that.

It looks like a adidas midsole at first sight, but I rather think it is some kind of approved protoype... Looks like WA is missing it again (with ASICS being their sponsor).

And how did they accomplish that, since it appears quite likely that the bottom of the shoe was molded into the midsole?

At least you got that right.

Ridiculous take.

No, any rants should be against a particular shoe company politicizing and strong-arming$$$ to get their particular shoe designs to slip in before the rules were written, and then write the rules to accommodate their specific designs, and then try to lock out new designs from the competition by introducing rules about how soon the technology can change.

She crushed it.

the rules were amended to say:

Approved shoes to be made available prior to an international competition for distribution to any uncontracted elite athlete via an Athletic Shoe Availability Scheme. The Working Group on Athletic Shoes will develop this scheme including timelines, elite athlete criteria, numbers of pairs of shoes required and method of distribution.

Confirmation that the manufacturer commits to making the new shoe available via a scheme to provide shoes to unsponsored elite athletes for free and/or for purchase depending on whether they are qualified or an unqualified athlete who benefits from a place at World Athletics Series events or Olympic Games.

This is quite clear and heavily cynical. In effect the shoes do NOT have to be available for use by other athletes - only a 'committment' which means nothing, and a 'scheme' for which the 'timelines' are yet to be developed.

I work in the world of mealy mouthed 'requirements' writing, and this is horrible.

The front part of the sole looks just like the ones Hall's wearing in the photo. Lots of dots.

soul brother wrote:

...it appears quite likely that the bottom of the shoe was molded into the midsole?

On second thought, the outer sole very well may have been glued-on to the midsole.

Lasse Viren wrote:

The front part of the sole looks just like the ones Hall's wearing in the photo. Lots of dots.

?The front part of the sole should look like the shoes Hall is wearing, because that's a picture of the shoes she was wearing.

I read this to just say that there will be a Working Group developing a 'scheme'...details of the 'scheme' may, understandably, still be in flux.

Maybe ASICS is making the commitment to get the shoes for sale to the rest of the public.

On the contrary, I don't see it as horrible, because it was a travesty, apparently, initially to have the rules written up (maybe with assistance by a *'certain company') to try and lock out new innovation from the competition.

(*A 'certain company' that just happened to get their design to already meet the original guidelines.)

RedBloodSells wrote:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B3uPF1cpAjk/?igshid=5vxplosjurez

I wonder if Ryan will have the same opinion about his wife wearing prototypes as he did for Kipchoge and Nike athletes?

Given that the vast majority of the world STILL can't even purchase a NIKE alphafly or vaporfly even if they had the money, I'm fine with this exemption. The NIKE alphaflys are not really available either unless you live in the USA or the UK.

World Athletics - The Working Group on Athletic Shoes

asics, nike, adidas, puma, nb, brooks

Yes but they were/are not available, they were specially made (if they were uppers sewn on to another brand) therefore not allowed.

I meant the Instagram pic of the prototypes.

Lasse Viren wrote:

I meant the Instagram pic of the prototypes.

All those pics are of Sara Hall's fcuking feet, moran.

That shoe is not available to the public. She's a cheat. And this was preplanned as she would of been training in it. CHEAT