It feels like two years ago, they came up in every conversation. Were they discussed to death? Did people accept they are here to stay? Did people change their tune after enjoying a performance boost of their own?
I miss the days of that moral panic, it felt like a productive and interesting discussion and it was even related to running!
I don't run in "super shoes." High arched shoes hurt my ankles and I'd rather not get injured. Right now I am training in a pair of streak lt 2s I got off ebay and praying to god the streakfly or another not quite so stack height flat gets released soon. I do all training and racing in flats.
it slowed down because the nonstop supershoe posting was a nike marleting campaign.
but while it slowed down, it has not stopped. just look for the next few dozen threads like
"wow josh kerr runs for BROOKS why is he wearing NIKE shoes."
It was a viral marketing campaign that for a while fueled itself.
Not trying to shut this down - but is there any evidence that this was true?
And flipside, are there any alternate explanations that don't center exclusively on Nike creating a fake controversy?
uhhhhhhhhhhh wrote:
Not trying to shut this down - but is there any evidence that this was true?
And flipside, are there any alternate explanations that don't center exclusively on Nike creating a fake controversy?
Nope, no evidence at all. And yes, you're now hearing crickets as those who were railing against these shoes are now sporting them.
My guess is that they are so mainstream now that most people who run & race have them in their rotation and probably most recognize that there have been massive improvements in shoes in recent years, both from a performance standpoint but also for keeping the legs fresh. I guess you can say, the novelty has worn off and people are just most used to them now.
The super shoe fuss was driven entirely by the brojos.
Go back and look for yourself. It was front page for nearly a year and half straight, either via quote of the day, an article repost, or from one or the other fanning the flames on the message boards. The moment they grew sick of it it stopped being a topic on the boards.
skkkkkkkkkd wrote:
The super shoe fuss was driven entirely by the brojos.
Go back and look for yourself. It was front page for nearly a year and half straight, either via quote of the day, an article repost, or from one or the other fanning the flames on the message boards. The moment they grew sick of it it stopped being a topic on the boards.
Yup. They switched to posts about politics and fast forward to the state of the boards today.
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