AMA. I just wore the super shoes for the 1st time ever. Wow. Wow. Wow.

Can we see the article please?

WTF is the point of an AMA if you answer basically none of the questions posed?

As advertised, you can ask rojo anything (AMA)!

Rojo did not explicitly specify the terms of his responding!

Without explicit rules, I figured we'd go by default rojo response protocol: you get a response if you register a criticism that he needs to try and defuse by becoming defensive and indignant. (Usually to bring up a hypothetical double standard if a woman, a minority, or a trans person was in his position)

YawnJawn wrote:

Rojo’s time is surprisingly good for someone who barely runs.

Well we can throw him in the bucket with matt london and that kid asking if his 5k time was good considering he trains 6 mpw...people who try to glorify average performances by reminding us they could do better training but they don't.

A video of me trying to do a cartwheel doesn't suddenly become impressive just because I have no gymnastics training...and it would be pathetic to try to convince people that my performance was actually impressive. Impress me with a really good cartwheel, not the prospect of a good cartwheel with months of training.

Only high schoolers legitimately try to flex on people by saying they weren't even trying or didn't prepare adequately. Adults know that the end result is all that matters, or there would be adjustment tables so we could grade race performances based on the miles per week the athlete ran in training, or how fat they were. Slippery slope to having a category for every individual in each race, and for celebrating the 5k time of a half-ton person...surely anathema to the brothers jo, right?

rojo wrote:

I'm pretty sure I'll break 3:00 if I train.

Okay Greg 2.0

Wait Rojo, let me guess this straight. You put on a pair of super shoes and didn't immediately run a sub-28:00 10k? Does that mean that the results of the NCAA final last year actually WEREN'T just the shoes? Wow that's just bizarre.

bugattiaron wrote:

Wait Rojo, let me guess this straight. You put on a pair of super shoes and didn't immediately run a sub-28:00 10k? Does that mean that the results of the NCAA final last year actually WEREN'T just the shoes? Wow that's just bizarre.

Hey don't be a hater - it's not the training or athlete, it's ThE sHoES!

BOHICA wrote:

rojo wrote:

I'm pretty sure I'll break 3:00 if I train.

Okay Greg 2.0

Ha, ha,

That was my initial thought as well.

Tough reality wrote:

BOHICA wrote:

Okay Greg 2.0

Ha, ha,

That was my initial thought as well.

You clowns really don’t get it. Greg is a whole other deal. Rojo could certainly break 3 hours if he could discipline himself and if he does not get injured. But for Rojo, I am guessing the thought of it is not that inspiring because 3 hours is quite slow, maybe not for his age group but I am sure Rojo in his prime could jog a 3 hour marathon any day of the week in practice if he had wanted to, as could many of us. Greg I am less sure of whether he could do it now although it sounds as if Greg coulda have done it for sure when he was younger. And yes I know Rojo is older than Greg but Rojo was a much better runner than Greg. It is difficult for many older runners to be motivated to train to race much slower than some of their easier training jogs had been in the past.

cheating yes wrote:

I don’t see how this is any different from straight up doping.

The two most obvious differences is that a) you don't risk your long term health running with supershoes as opposed to doing blood transfusjons, epo and test, secondly you dont break any rules bøying and using supershoes as opposed to (in many countries) buying and/or importing drugs og counterfeit medicine. Other than that ...

Well they kinda make a a shoe you could wear casually.

I have the invincible run, and its Nike everyday trainer with the super foam. I have the black color way and love it for easy run. I can see wearing them to the office on casual days.

Haha "if" this and "if" that.

It is Greg 2.0 because it is just talk.

Don't tell us you can do it.

Do it.

Or don't say it and don't do it. That's three options. 2 of them are good and one of them is bad. Actually there's 4 options:

1, You say you can do it and then you do it.

2, You keep your mouth shut and get on with it.

3, You say you can do it, but you don’t.

4, You don't say it or do it.

Should Robert repent? Cuz we all know it ain't hapnin.

shelby is guilty wrote:

Who cares how you felt walking around your house? That doesn’t prove anything. They’re RUNNING shoes, how did they feel RUNNING and how did you perform RACING in them.

Also, you essentially don’t run anymore, so I have zero interest hearing the opinion of a non-runner on the performance of the shoes. It’s like when some scrub puts on Jordan’s and is like “I’m such a better player now!” No, no you’re not

A guy with a big running background who has essentially dedicated his life/ career to distance running, follows the sport closer than almost everyone and probably provides the best running information/news/results in the United States (likely the source of info that you use to stay current!) certainly has more weight to his opinion/review of a pair of shoes than you, especially on HIS OWN website. Plus, he did run in them, at a faster pace than many who frequent this board likely can.

Why are you so angry, little one?!

After getting some endorphin pros, I'd describe them the same way. So much more lively than my "normal" training shoes (which also have a significant stack height).

rojo wrote:

uu.uuu wrote:

Being a fan of the sport, I went and bought the shoes the moment they came out. I wrote a review. In it I tracked heart rate across various paces and compared real vs perceived effort. I compared my evidence to official studies. I talked about the history of shoes and the trends that have defined them. It's not a great article but it's encompassing. And it was fun to do. IMO, this is what you do when you love a sport, rather than shouting at the clouds. You guys have significant resources and pull in the industry-- you might have been able to pull together your own study. Little legitimacy certainly wouldn't hurt your image!

Can we see the article please?

Well I reckon that's dependent upon your ability to type ''super shoe review'' into an internet search engine.

Rojo is correct. I’m a 3:40 runner and I had the exact same reaction wearing a pair for the first time. I just laughed at how it could be allowed.

cramberrys wrote:

Rojo is correct. I’m a 3:40 runner and I had the exact same reaction wearing a pair for the first time. I just laughed at how it could be allowed.

So how come they didn't work in the NYC Marathon?

cramberrys wrote:

Rojo is correct. I’m a 3:40 runner and I had the exact same reaction wearing a pair for the first time. I just laughed at how it could be allowed.

How much faster did they make you?