Desi Linden Boston Marathon Shoes

Johnnyhub wrote:

You people are funny.. All the crazy speculation is funny. They are Brooks Hyperion. Great racing shoe. Not necessarily a proto type, but an upcoming model. She is one of our pro runners, so she gets to test new stuff! Yes, the all black is cool.

Here is the current model:

https://www.brooksrunning.com/en_us/brooks-hyperion-womens-running-shoes/120226.html

Yeah, ok, whatever you say. No way were the shoes she was wearing in any way similar to the Hyperions at that link. The stack height was so high on those shoes she was wearing. You could really see how much the foam was "squishing" under her forefoot when the camera shot was straight on. She also seemed to be having some stability or balance issues when she hit uneven pavement over the latter miles while she was leading. That's not gonna happen as much in a low-to-the-ground racing flat.

I think those were definitely a brooks'ish varpofly prototype. Hell, if I was a top athlete running for any other company than Nike right now, I be like, hey, what are we doing to match those Vaporfly 4%'s.

And of course she's gonna mock the 4% on social media. She's just being a good soldier for Brooks.

Johnnyhub wrote:

You people are funny.. All the crazy speculation is funny. They are Brooks Hyperion. Great racing shoe. Not necessarily a proto type, but an upcoming model. She is one of our pro runners, so she gets to test new stuff! Yes, the all black is cool.

Brooks made a comment on Instagram right after the race, saying they were a prototype shoe that Desi is testing out. Exact quote..

"It is a prototype, so it doesn't have a name yet. We often work with our athletes to innovate new technologies and products, and this shoe is an example of that work".

Earlier in the month a poster said that Brooks would be fielding a prototype shoe at Boston

They are definitely a prototype, Brooks have said as much.

Likely a variant of their new DNAamp foam (bouncy PU) but maybe not quite tweaked right yet. Levitate 2 will be brought forward as v1 sold out so well, look out for Ricochet (lighter levitate) plus Bedlam alongside.

New DNA loft in other models such as glycerin and ghost (full length and heel pad respectively) which is basically just superDNA but 1/4 lighter -> just soft and light Eva. Expect variations of DNAamp as well in different models.

Launch is the only current brooks even worth considering IMO, ricochet and others might be decent, plus their spikes are quite nice I guess.

Oh and no more posting from the brand that invented the medial post. Guide rails on everything as they try to pioneer the ‘pronation isn’t bad after all as long as your knees and hips are working’ approach to the market. Expect similar things from Saucony if they get their marketing team to listen.

Brooks copying the Vaporfly 4% LOL... tell me the percentage of elites wearing those shoes that DNF. They could not run because the "space-age" foam in their shoes soaked up six pounds of water.. May as well run with ankle weights.

See photos here: https://www.scottmasonphoto.com/RUNNING-2018/Boston-Marathon-2018/Boston-Marathon-2018-198-Miles/i-8jjHtLw/A

I know Shaddy personally. He last told me that the shoes are essentially a brooks version of the 4%. Next time I run with him I'll try to get more information.

Shoebacca wrote:

Fascinating. That design is unlike anything Brooks currently sells.

Brooks has a link up on its main page for you to shop Desi's "go-to" gear. Hilarious that it doesn't include the shoes she wore when she ran the race.

The sole on the shoe is a design I don't recognize from Brooks at all.

Is is possible they coated the shoe with some sort of black waterproof material?

No, Shalane said they were black shoes in her interview

Shoe Enthusiast wrote:

Whatever they were, they kept those thunder thighs rolling to the victory.

+1

outside the box wrote:

Is is possible they coated the shoe with some sort of black waterproof material?

That's exactly what I thought when I saw them during the race.

outside the box wrote:

Is is possible they coated the shoe with some sort of black waterproof material?

Plastic? For example the new Vaporfly Elite Flyprint that will debut in London has a plastic upper. It does not get so wet. 3D printing makes producing elite shoes much easier nowadays.

actually Nike copied Brooks with the Vaporfly as Brooks was the first shoe company to put a carbon fiber plate in it's shoes back in the late 80's/early 90s. I would know as I was one of the developers of these shoes. We did a lot of work on developing the fiber plate and tested several versions with varied fiber layerings and directions. We did testing at the Michigan State athletic performance lab. The first two shoes were the original Beast and the GFS-100 (Go Fast Shoe). These shoes also featured one of the first see through outsoles so that you could actually see the plate. The shoes were ahead of their time and I wouldn't say they were exceptionally well received. EVA foam technology was still not that advanced and it seems that Nike' success was marrying up the plate with a better foam that reduces the stiffness. But Nike was hardly the first to put a carbon fiber plate in a running shoe. Brooks did it nearly 30 years earlier. (Crikey, have I really been in the business that long? LOL)

Do you get up in the morning thinking "Geez, I wonder what judgmental degrading comments I can make about women today?"

chaboi3498 wrote:

I know Shaddy personally. He last told me that the shoes are essentially a brooks version of the 4%. Next time I run with him I'll try to get more information.

This guy...^^^^

Good view of shoes

forcerunner wrote:

https://imgur.com/gallery/zZtU9eH

Good view of shoes

Nice find. Can someone with an instagram account reply to that fat-f and ask why he felt the need to make Des's celebration about him?

running commenter wrote:

All black shoes are so gross and so awesome

Yes all I saw was black. A bit like Federer's stealthy black racquets.

What about Ritz? wrote:

Were Ritz' shoes at NYC half similar to these?

Not totally similar. Maybe midsole compound. Desi's have some of the "guide rail" influence that Brooks incorporates for stability.