A Nike Vaporfly 4% Spike Exists and Gwen Jorgensen Wore It at Nationals

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  • LetsRun.com
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    1 year ago 06/27/2018 12:23pm CDT
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    She talks about wearing it in this video she released on her youtube channel.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6cFK2szjdg&feature=youtu.be

    There was one report Galen Rupp ran a custom 4% spike in January but we hadn't seen confirmation of that anywhere.

    Thoughts on the 4% spike? Think more athletes will want to do this or are the supposed advantages of the shoe more suited or the roads?

    http://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/06/gwen-jorgensen-wore-custom-nike-vaporly-4-spike-usatf-nationals/
  • Shoebacca
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    1 year ago 06/27/2018 12:32pm CDT
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    She had a picture on her Instagram or whatever the day before the race that made it clear it was a 4% with some kind of added spike plate. There was a thread about it and other things at the time.

    I think she's doing the right thing. Once I went off the track and started racing on roads I had a hard time going back to the track without aggravating my Achilles. Many road runners would rather wear something like the NB1400, Adidas Adios, or Brooks T7 for long distance track races if they'd just give us the spike grip in the forefoot.
  • rip van wink
    1 year ago 06/27/2018 12:36pm CDT
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    We landed on the moon
  • LetsRun.com
    your benevolent dictator
    1 year ago 06/27/2018 12:37pm CDT
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    LetsRun.com here is the instagram post the 2nd poster referenced

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BkS3yE4A6xB/?hl=en&taken-by=gwenjorgensen
  • George213
    1 year ago 06/27/2018 12:38pm CDT
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    That is blatant cheating and Gwen should receive a one-year ban for that.
  • Scorpion_runner
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    1 year ago 06/27/2018 12:41pm CDT
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    Gwen + Vapor fly spikes = a turtle who shoe dopes
  • LetsRun.com
    your benevolent dictator
    1 year ago 06/27/2018 12:54pm CDT
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    We added a fewer close up images to the article.

    http://www.letsrun.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AE5I4779.jpeg
  • WhataboutLopez
    1 year ago 06/27/2018 1:54pm CDT
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    Seems pretty clear that its just a 4% with a spike plate slapped on. Not all that exciting IMO.

    I'd be more interested to see closeups and details of the spikes Lopez Lomong and Carrie Dimoff were wearing.
  • HJ Coach
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    1 year ago 06/27/2018 2:07pm CDT
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    Nike quality is unparalleled. I have Nike sneakers that are 10 years/old and look almost new. Nike high jump spikes are also preferred by most of the top jumpers in the world today.

    https://wiseolmanager.com/2018/06/16/what-shoes-the-top-jumpers-use/
  • #cleansport
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    1 year ago 06/27/2018 2:16pm CDT
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    All Nike Athletes get spikes put on their road flats for workouts when training on campus. They have been doing it for years. Not a big deal, she just chose to race in them.

    Ask anyone in ODP or BTC to confirm.
  • round and round
    1 year ago 06/27/2018 3:24pm CDT
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    geez. look at how far back she throws her arms/shoulder in that photo. seems so incredibly inefficient
  • FFF
    1 year ago 06/27/2018 4:08pm CDT
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    Frank Shorter won the 1972 Olympic Marathon in the same shoes he wore a few days prior in the 10,000 meter.

    The shoes no longer had a spike plate. This isn't rocket science. It's just shoes.
  • Another 800 Dude
    1 year ago 06/27/2018 4:21pm CDT
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    FFF wrote:

    Frank Shorter won the 1972 Olympic Marathon in the same shoes he wore a few days prior in the 10,000 meter.

    The shoes no longer had a spike plate. This isn't rocket science. It's just shoes.


    Of course it is not rocket science, moran.

    It is however cool that she's sharing up close her new racing kicks.
  • FFF
    1 year ago 06/27/2018 4:26pm CDT
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    Another 800 Dude wrote:

    FFF wrote:

    Frank Shorter won the 1972 Olympic Marathon in the same shoes he wore a few days prior in the 10,000 meter.

    The shoes no longer had a spike plate. This isn't rocket science. It's just shoes.


    Of course it is not rocket science, moran.

    It is however cool that she's sharing up close her new racing kicks.


    Whooooosshhhhh!!!
  • Les
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    1 year ago 06/27/2018 6:36pm CDT
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    Why would she need such a heavily-cushioned shoe for running on a track surface? Sometimes people race on tracks in flats if they have achilles problems, but I'm not aware of Jorgensen having that problem. She's larger/heavier than most women but most men are her size or larger and they don't wear hard road marathon shoes.
  • Hayduke
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    1 year ago 06/27/2018 8:30pm CDT
    re: Another 800 Dude
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    Another 800 Dude wrote:

    FFF wrote:

    Frank Shorter won the 1972 Olympic Marathon in the same shoes he wore a few days prior in the 10,000 meter.

    The shoes no longer had a spike plate. This isn't rocket science. It's just shoes.


    Of course it is not rocket science, moran.

    It is however cool that she's sharing up close her new racing kicks.


    everything that isn't rocket science is just what it is.
  • Gwen fan
    1 year ago 06/27/2018 9:35pm CDT
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    Gwen has a huge achilles problem. She mentions pretty much very time she's in front of a camera.
  • full frontal
    1 year ago 06/27/2018 9:42pm CDT
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    The carbon-fiber plate in the Vaporfly needs the cushioning to be effective.
    seems like it would be too much bulky weight to wear on your feet on a padded track.
  • Les
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    1 year ago 06/27/2018 10:16pm CDT
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    Especially if you need quick turnover for a last lap kick.
  • Les
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    1 year ago 06/27/2018 10:17pm CDT
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    She could get spikes with a custom built-up heel for that. I imagine it's just a comfort thing. She has done very little track racing.