Link to the Wired article:
https://www.wired.com/story/the-science-behind-nikes-new-vaporfly-next-marathon-shoe/
Quote from the biomechanist at UC Bolder who was involved with both studies:
"What I can say on the record is that the Vaporfly Next% provided a statistically significant...
To your point on the Next% now being the fastest... there was an article on Wired about them which stated that Nike had another study on the new Next% done, same as they did for the 4%. One of the scientists involved stated that the results for the first test were to be freely discussed, which...
I’m running the Cellcom Green Bay half up here in Wisconsin. Makes a loop through “Lambert Field”. That’s the race I ran 1:11:15 at last year. Hoping to run sub-1:11, but we’ll see.
Good luck to you in your HM as well!
Just playing devils advocate, but could it just be that Nike didn’t have a full run of the Next%’s ready for an all out release and instead of delaying the general release they took what supply they did have ready and played them off with the London hype?
Anyway, I was fortunate enough to snag...
I didn’t see them in the “My Running Shop” section but when I scrolled further down and clicked on Shoes, they showed up in the list (had to scroll down a ways)
Looks like the "Boston" CW at RW was the same crimson/black/blue CW that's releasing everywhere today, they're just calling it the "Boston" CW for some reason. Nike's calling it a "London" inspired CW.
The upper on those just looks so sloppy. I wasn't too excited about the flyknit but I'm really liking them. Clean and basically suctions my foot to the midsole. Looks like we're back to the loose, wrinkly heel collar and the skin slicing tongues.
https://www.runningwarehouse.com/360view.html?pcode=NM2US8
The page description says: "We're sorry there is not currently a 360° view available for: Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4% Flyknit Unisex Boston"
Curious if the "Boston" colorway is this crimson/black/blue that is already available in the UK...
If you tinker with the URL to the 360 degree view of the royal VF2s on runningwarehouse and change the ending number from 6 to 7, there is a new page there now which indicates a CW of White/Crimson. I’m guessing these might end up being generally available. Maybe that’s the upcoming April 9...
I just wish they would've come out with another regular, new colorway instead of this Gyakusou non-sense. They are hideous IMO. More like a trendy lifestyle take on a shoe that's meant for performance. I have no interest in that CW.