No experience? Do you know where he lives and trains? I think he has a lot of experience of hills but he is faster on flat courses. He needs ”a rhytm” to run fast.
I never thought he would wear AF3. Why he would wear a shoe that you can’t buy before spring 2024? ”Smaller” athletes like Nell Rojas can wear what they want but Kipchoge ”sells” a lot of shoes. Kipchoge will probably make money out of the AF2 EK version. And he already ran WR with the shoe so...
I guess the video I posted is now private. I can still see it though.
Here is what I have found from various sources:
+ Softer foam (ZoomX+)
+ Better outsole grip
+ Lighter upper
+ More stack height (8mm drop?)
+/- Similar weight as Next%2
+/- More stable platform (but also softer and less...
Ben Parkes: Invincible 3
I think Ben buys all his shoes with his own money. I don’t trust reviewers who get shoes for free because they are ”obligated” to make a positive review to get more free shoes.
The shoe was released in Asia 1-2 weeks ago so RunningShoeGeeks (Reddit) is full of first impression reviews. Mostly negative but some people seem to like it.