- I tried running in the latest version of Nike Vaporfly shoes.
- It felt like running on rocking horses, with a little bit of Pogo-stick action thrown in.
- The $4 marathoners in the world both $4.
- Vaporflys give runners $4, but some people think the shoes' soles should be regulated to avoid unfair advantages.
- $4.
I walked into Nike's New York headquarters clad in Nike shorts, pants, and socks. But it was difficult to hide the offending triple stripe on my Adidas sneakers.
I was there to try the Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next%, the latest iteration of Nike's controversial Vaporfly running shoe.
This class of Nike shoe confers at least 4% energy savings per foot fall, according to tests by Nike scientists and independent research labs. In 2019, runners wearing Vaporflys claimed $4 in the six biggest marathons around the world.
I had to get them on my feet to see what the fuss was about.