NY Times: Can Faith Kipyegon's bra help her make history?

journalism at its finest wrote:

Groiwng up, I used to joke with my buddies about Triple Ds. Little did I know, that 30 years later, the NY Times would be writing about the importance of 3-D printer bras.

The “thermal burden” associated with a normal sports bra can be ruinous, even for an event as short as a mile. Ms. Kipyegon’s bra is made from FlyWeb, a 3D-printed thermoplastic polyurethane material that is better at minimizing sweat retention than other textiles. The bra was developed over two years and is the first 3D-printed bra Nike has ever made.

Link:www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/style/nike-...

Pre Forever wrote:

journalism at its finest wrote:

Groiwng up, I used to joke with my buddies about Triple Ds. Little did I know, that 30 years later, the NY Times would be writing about the importance of 3-D printer bras.

The “thermal burden” associated with a normal sports bra can be ruinous, even for an event as short as a mile. Ms. Kipyegon’s bra is made from FlyWeb, a 3D-printed thermoplastic polyurethane material that is better at minimizing sweat retention than other textiles. The bra was developed over two years and is the first 3D-printed bra Nike has ever made.

Link:www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/style/nike-...

Nike introduces the FlyWeb Bra 4%s. This will be followed up by the AlphaBra.

journalism at its finest wrote:

Groiwng up, I used to joke with my buddies about Triple Ds. Little did I know, that 30 years later, the NY Times would be writing about the importance of 3-D printer bras.

The “thermal burden” associated with a normal sports bra can be ruinous, even for an event as short as a mile. Ms. Kipyegon’s bra is made from FlyWeb, a 3D-printed thermoplastic polyurethane material that is better at minimizing sweat retention than other textiles. The bra was developed over two years and is the first 3D-printed bra Nike has ever made.

Link:www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/style/nike-...

randomist wrote:

Pre Forever wrote:

Nike introduces the FlyWeb Bra 4%s. This will be followed up by the AlphaBra.

With a carbon fiber cup for support and bounceback energy return.

amkelley wrote:

As a female lifetime runner with lots of experience with bras, I agree with "Or just race on a cool day?". I cannot imagine that the "thermal burden" associated with a typical sports bra could be significant or could be improved much with this super-duper 3-D printed bra. When I first heard about the special bra I assumed that it was aerodynamics they were going for, but it's also hard for me to believe that this would be an issue given Kipyegon's build. Honestly, the whole thing sounds like baloney to me.

Having said that, I think the probability of success is very low but I'm sure rooting for her to pull it off.