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Finally because the laces have been placed at an angle going up the shoe, I didn’t get any tightness across the upper part of either foot. The heel to mid-foot are fairly snug but in a good way, I felt locked in. There is minimal padding except for a small pad on the heel collar which is there to prevent your heel from slipping.įor me I found the upper of the Alphafly to be unbelievably comfortable. It’s much lighter, more breathable and better at keeping the water out than the previous Flyknit. This is essentially a net like structure. The upper part of the shoe is called the Atomknit.

They are exceptionally light for such a big looking shoe. Can I really pull these off? However what is more stunning is the weight. When you get the out of the box you might think, blimey, they are brighter than they looked on the website. These are the most expensive running shoes I have ever purchased. First Impressions of the Nike Air Zoom Alphafly Next% Just goes to show the power of exceptional marketing I suppose. vI thought, if they are good enough for Kipchoge, they are good enough for me. So when Eliud Kipchoge broke the 2 hour marathon, in what was later being called a revolutionary trainer, I was immediately interested in getting my hands on a pair. Previously I’ve always been a Brooks or a New Balance man.

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Half marathon is 1:27 and my full marathon is 3:25. I would class myself as an average club runner. > Salomon Wildcross Trail Running Shoe Ultimate Review Midsole: Carbon Fibre plate with twin Air pockets.Offset: 4mm (Forefoot: 35mm / Heel: 39mm).Weight: 8 oz / 227g (Mens Approximate weight.The company said it would now be working to modify the shoe for use. Nike has also launched a new Viperfly sprint shoe, designed for the 100m, which does not meet World Athletics’ new regulations. Last week the New Balance executive, Tom Carleo, said his company had developed shoes with technical foams and carbon fibre plates but it was “very concerned by the fact that these rules were adopted without meaningful consultation involving sporting goods industry representatives and companies”. Rival brands are known to be frustrated by the number of patents Nike has taken out on its shoe technology, which makes it hard for anyone else to catch up. “Like athletes, when a barrier is in front of us we are challenged to think differently and push gamechanging progress in footwear design.” “Barriers are inspiring to innovators,” he said.

The Nike vice-president, Tony Bignell, claimed World Athletics’s new rules had forced it to think differently, despite the regulations being only a week old. “We will continue our dialogue with World Athletics and the industry on new standards.”

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“We are pleased the Nike Zoom Vaporfly series and Nike Zoom Alphafly NEXT% remain legal,” a Nike spokesperson said. The company say its shoe has only one carbon fibre plate and a sole thickness of 39.5mm, which means it comes under the 40mm limit set last Friday by World Athletics.Īccording to the Wall Street Journal, Nike will also offer the shoe in limited quantities online by the end of the month, meaning it will also meet World Athletics’s requirement for new shoes to be available to the public by April in order to be eligible for the Tokyo Olympics starting in July. However Nike said the Alphafly will be legal when it is released this summer. It has been suggested the Nike Air Zoom Alphafly NEXT% could add 7-8% to running economy.

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