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Super Shoes: History, Controversy and Guide

Reviews of today's energy-saving super shoes and perspectives on their history and performance-enhancing controversy.

All About Super Shoes

Road Shoes

Super Shoe Showdown: The Best Racers Head-to-Head

Adam Chase, Jonathan Beverly

Gear

What Makes Super Shoes Super?

Jonathan Beverly

Road Shoes

Listen: The Super Shoe Advantage with Biomechanist Geoff Burns

Ian Sharman

Road Shoes

Super Shoes of the Olympics

Jonathan Beverly, Adam W. Chase

Gear

The Super Shoe Controversy and World Athletics’ Ruling

Amby Burfoot

Road Shoes

They Can Get You Disqualified, But Are Thicker Shoes Faster?

Geoffrey Burns

Road Shoes

The Latest Research on Super Shoes and Fast Marathon Times

Amby Burfoot

Road Shoes

Why Limit Sole Thickness in Running Shoes?

Geoffrey Burns

Gear

Why Effort Matters, and Shoes Don’t (Much)

Jonathan Beverly

Events

Jared Ward, Olympian and Professor, Is Helping Saucony Develop Faster Racing Shoes

Amby Burfoot

Culture

How Far Can Running Embrace Mechanical Propulsion?

Brian Metzler

Gear

The Vaporfly Controversy: What That Wall Street Journal Video Didn’t Reveal

Amby Burfoot

Gear

Yes, Those Nike Shoes Are (Too?) Fast, But Should We Ban Them?

Amby Burfoot

Gear

On Records and Rules: Kipchoge, Kosgei, Pacers and Nikes

Amby Burfoot