The superspikes don't make more than a second or two of difference in the mile. It's likely that training in carbon plated shoes has additional benefit on top of that, but there's no way it adds up anywhere close to five whole seconds.
The superspikes don't make more than a second or two of difference in the mile. It's likely that training in carbon plated shoes has additional benefit on top of that, but there's no way it adds up anywhere close to five whole seconds.
The superspikes don't make more than a second or two of difference in the mile. It's likely that training in carbon plated shoes has additional benefit on top of that, but there's no way it adds up anywhere close to five whole seconds.
i've had athletes put on supershoes for the first time and run massive PRs, way faster than their workouts indicated.
The superspikes don't make more than a second or two of difference in the mile. It's likely that training in carbon plated shoes has additional benefit on top of that, but there's no way it adds up anywhere close to five whole seconds.
i've had athletes put on supershoes for the first time and run massive PRs, way faster than their workouts indicated.
3:53 is the new 3:59
nothing like a little unsubstantiated anecdote to convincingly prove a point.
Definitely more than 1-2 seconds. I think a decent way to compare is to look at XC times, since shoes probably aren't help there in terms of energy return. You've got a ton of guys who are running mid 24's for 8k that are suddenly 3:58 guys indoor? When in the past those types of guys were running 4:05-4:10 come indoors.
The superspikes don't make more than a second or two of difference in the mile. It's likely that training in carbon plated shoes has additional benefit on top of that, but there's no way it adds up anywhere close to five whole seconds.
That's a load of crap. It's like 4-7 seconds per mile. The more efficient and better your form the more benefit you get from carbon plated shoes.
If the tracks are so fast and the shoes are so great, any season now we should see women racing sub 1:54 800m. If the tracks are so fast and the shoes are so great, any season now we should see men racing sub-1:41 800m.
If the tracks are so fast and the shoes are so great, any season now we should see women racing sub 1:54 800m. If the tracks are so fast and the shoes are so great, any season now we should see men racing sub-1:41 800m.
If the tracks are so fast and the shoes are so great, any season now we should see women racing sub 1:54 800m. If the tracks are so fast and the shoes are so great, any season now we should see men racing sub-1:41 800m.
This. There are a lot more runners running faster. I remember back in the 70's reading an article talking about reaching the limits of time. They said that as we get closer to the fastest a human can run more people will be running faster times.
I think maybe we're seeing that.
Don't ask me to cite the article because there was no internet. It was in a magazine that no longer exists.
What is the next innovation that pushes the sport further ahead in time? Gymnasts couldnt really do all those flips and turns without the bouncy floors so maybe a moving track like the conveyors at the airport for people to lazy to walk? Sounds crazy but if everyone has access it becomes readily acceptable just to keep interest.
The superspikes don't make more than a second or two of difference in the mile. It's likely that training in carbon plated shoes has additional benefit on top of that, but there's no way it adds up anywhere close to five whole seconds.
That's a load of crap. It's like 4-7 seconds per mile. The more efficient and better your form the more benefit you get from carbon plated shoes.
Actually, I'm guessing it's the other way around, the worse your form the more benefit you get.
Which would explain the results we are seeing small change at the top top end, but everybody and his brother can run sub 4.
One factor people aren't taking into account when comparing to prior college times is that there are many more 5th and 6th years than before because of the extra COVID year. I'd be very interested in an analysis that shows what the descending order list looks like now vs. a few years ago if you removed all 5th and 6th years.
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