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4 years ago 03/02/2020 2:13pm EST

re: inforunsd

inforunsd wrote:
Sesamoiditis wrote:
1. Rupp, Alphafly
2. Riley, Alphafly
3. Abdi, Next%
4. Korir, Next%
5. Maiyo, Next%
6. Hehir, Next% (Reebok sponsored)
7. Albertson, Hyperion Elite
8. Hampton, Next% (adidas sponsored?)
9. Bennie, Next% (Reebok sponsored)
10. McDonald, Next% (Mizuno sponsored?)
11. Pennel, Next% (on sponsored)
12. Fauble, Hoka Trials Dagger
13. H. Lagat, Next%
14. Gregg, Hyperion Elite
15. Mckow, Alphafly
16. Kibet, Next%
17. Izewski, Next% (on sponsored)
18. B. Lagat, Next%
19. Smith, Trails Dagger
20. Montanez, I can't find a picture
Interesting. So, the Reebok and On guys wore Next%.

Yes. Both groups painted them black. Johnny Crain from Zap/On did wear On shoes though. Montanez is sponsored by On as well but is not part of Zap.

4 years ago 03/02/2020 2:14pm EST

re: xcr

An alternative conclusion is that the best runners wear the best shoes. In other words, the runners make the shoes look good. This has been happening for decades. Every time a new, better shoe comes out all the top runners wear it. It's called a self-fulfilling prophecy. You think the shoes are great, so all the top runners wear them. Then the top runners are still the top runners so you inaccurately say the shoes made them fast.

Saying the Alphaflies or Next% make you great is the same as saying MJ was great because of Jordan's.

4 years ago 03/03/2020 8:10am EST

re: Iain

Riley wore the Alpha Fly

4 years ago 03/03/2020 8:54am EST

re: sbeefyk2

sbeefyk2 wrote:
An alternative conclusion is that the best runners wear the best shoes. In other words, the runners make the shoes look good.

Crap runners wear crap shoes. The runners make the shoes look bad.

Mmmm, no. What is true is that Nike has been very liberal with its sponsorship of top men. The only way for anyone else to compete is to get the same shoes.

Why Nike hates women is another story. I guess they don't like being called out for being douche bags.

4 years ago 03/03/2020 12:15pm EST

re: sbeefyk2

sbeefyk2 wrote:
An alternative conclusion is...

There's more than one alternative, and both extremes are obviously incorrect. No one is seriously claiming that anyone can put on these shoes and run a world record. Likewise the opposite extreme claim that the shoes make no difference at all has been pretty well disproven at this point both by scientific studies measuring running efficiency in lab settings as well as by large-scale statistical analyses of race results (analyses which do in fact take into account factors like "faster runners tend to wear 'faster' shoes"). With the data we currently have, only the most irrational denialists can continue to claim that the shoes make no difference.

4 years ago 03/03/2020 3:36pm EST

re: sbeefyk2

sbeefyk2 wrote:
An alternative conclusion is that the best runners wear the best shoes. In other words, the runners make the shoes look good. This has been happening for decades. Every time a new, better shoe comes out all the top runners wear it. It's called a self-fulfilling prophecy. You think the shoes are great, so all the top runners wear them. Then the top runners are still the top runners so you inaccurately say the shoes made them fast.
Saying the Alphaflies or Next% make you great is the same as saying MJ was great because of Jordan's.

You haven’t run in the shoes amirite?

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