Researchers at the University of Exeter and the Nike Sport Research Lab looked at the impact of an unnamed “highly cushioned” shoe on running economy, blood lactate, and overall performance compared to a control shoe during an incremental exercise test to exhaustion. Scroll through the graphics to see some of their key findings. Based on the shoe specs provide, I think this was probably the Nike Alphafly 2, but the researchers aren't disclosing.
In this portion of the study, researchers at the University of Exeter and the Nike Sport Research Lab looked at the impact of an unnamed “highly cushioned” shoe on running economy and markers of muscle damage pre and post 30-minutes of downhill running, intended to elicit muscle damage. Click through the graphic to see some of their key findings.
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