13:48 5000 in vaporflys, that is.
Yep. We talked about this a few days ago. Stick it to the man
So, he cannot run in spikes due to pain, I believe (take a look at his big toe in the picture--that seems to be the issue). And according to the twitter OP, the proper shoes are hard to come by for him. What shoes does he need?
He's not too far off an Olympic qualifying standard; would be cool to help him get there. If anyone has more info on what shoe or size he needs, please lmk.
This is awesome.
How awesome that would be a barefoot runner beating a super-shoed guy. haha.
what might be the fastest "shoe" ever is to spray on a rubber / epoxy / grit coating to the feet, and nothing else. you would want a 1 cm layer of a nearly 100% elastic material glued on for artificial surfaces, which means concrete.
what we're talking is using good shoes versus the garbage they had to wear back in the day.
true garbage.
moving forward we're talking about having a shoe that allows for a natural stride. that's where the better times come from.
under these guidelines, there is no turning back, but devolution is the norm in the world, so who knows? they might have you wear snow shoes a the trans-sexual 100m event.
thats not barefoot those are just prototype Altras
kid with a spray on of artificial skin with a bit of grit for traction, that's a 445 mile.
just the naked foot with grip and a bit of protection,
note that if from birth you've been wearing shoes, well, barefoot, it's not going too work very well for you.
you need to do few years of ankle and foot exercises and deep tissue massage,
in the right way,
most people's feet are a disaster waiting to happen, tight, minor injuries, imbalance, they are not aware of, until "out of the blue" they get injured.
at the end of the day. it's far easier to strap on a vapor-fly, and go for gold.
somebody out there is going to this barefoot idea up. and if its done right and the guy has the talent of a bekele, then we're talking revolution.
where technology is really a canard compared to nature
1. Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face
2. Carbon fiber plates/soon to happen spring loaded > just bone/muscular tissue/faith