13-years ago, Rojo wrote the original The Myth Of The Sub-2-Hour Marathon and claimed we were nowhere close to a sub-2 and that we likely wouldn't see it in his lifetime. Well now that it has happened and everyone on the Internet is dunking on him, how does he feel? He's not backing down and claims the logic of his original column was right on the money. *MB: ROJO in 2013: "I’d... bet all of my eventual monthly social security checks [sub-2] hasn't happened by the time I'm 65."

Taylor Roe broke 15:00 for the 1st time in her career today, racing in the shoes for the 1st time. 5k man Amon Kemboi also loved them. "You kind of feel the bounce only," Kemboi said. "So even though you are tired, you feel just the drive it gives you when your legs are tired."

Stack heights on shoes are getting bigger and bigger. Runners are liking these shoes more and more. We try and make sense of the cushioning revolution.

After Assefa's WR, sadly doping allegations swarmed the Internet, but could it simply be the shoes? "I hate these shoes, and I truly wish the authorities had acted to prevent this entirely foreseeable situation," writes Ross Tucker.

We've compared the 2021 and 2019 NCAA times and the distance times are faster in 2021, while the sprint times are not, showing the super spike impact is real. *MB: The NCAA data is in - The super spike effect is real