Would they help? hurt? What improvements could you make to energy return without having to worry about the weight of the foam? how it need to be changed to be at all stable? If it does help what events would benefit the most/what records would be broken? I think we'd see the greatest improvement for 5k/10k and would need a different track for under 400 meters.
Would they help? hurt? What improvements could you make to energy return without having to worry about the weight of the foam? how it need to be changed to be at all stable? If it does help what events would benefit the most/what records would be broken? I think we'd see the greatest improvement for 5k/10k and would need a different track for under 400 meters.
Super foam being light would’ve be irrelevant for the track because you aren’t lifting it with each step.
There is no carbon plate (or equivalent) in the track. The carbon plate supposedly helps preserve energy that would normally be lost in soft foam. Running on a soft surface is slower think xc.
Would they help? hurt? What improvements could you make to energy return without having to worry about the weight of the foam? how it need to be changed to be at all stable? If it does help what events would benefit the most/what records would be broken? I think we'd see the greatest improvement for 5k/10k and would need a different track for under 400 meters.
Super foam being light would’ve be irrelevant for the track because you aren’t lifting it with each step.
There is no carbon plate (or equivalent) in the track. The carbon plate supposedly helps preserve energy that would normally be lost in soft foam. Running on a soft surface is slower think xc.
The higher energy return isn't based solely on the plate also I was saying you might be able to improve the energy return slightly because you didn't have to worry about weight. changes to the density would (obviously) have to be made. Also keep in mind there is probably a middle ground given that a track's aren't made of asphalt.