The vaporfly thread

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SPR
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7:54am, 21 Feb 2020
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But that's exactly why the impact is greater.
SPR
SPR
Feb 2020
7:59am, 21 Feb 2020
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SPR
Reading it further though, none of the studies involved the Vaporfly.
jda
jda
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8:15am, 21 Feb 2020
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You simply can't have a big impact jumping up and down on a trampoline, however hard you try. The "give" in the surface limits the maximum impact to a very low level.
mr d
mr d
Feb 2020
4:18pm, 21 Feb 2020
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theguardian.com

Again not specifcally about the vapour fly.
K5 Gus
K5 Gus
Feb 2020
4:32pm, 21 Feb 2020
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Did you spot the date of the article ? Could be a clue as to why the vaporfly is not mentioned ;-)
mr d
mr d
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4:45pm, 21 Feb 2020
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I did Gus, just illustrating it's been found in a number of studies.
SPR
SPR
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11:56am, 22 Feb 2020
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As Mr D said, the cushioning thing is something that's been found a in a few studies. It's possible the Vaporflys are different though given their differences in other are so it would be interesting to see a study into them.
JR
JR
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1:03pm, 28 Feb 2020
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JR
I thought I;d seen this posted here but think it might have been on twitter?https://www.runnersworld.com/gear/a31120801/nike-alphafly-at-us-olympic-marathon-trials/
JR
JR
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1:03pm, 28 Feb 2020
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runnersworld.com
SKR
SKR
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5:25pm, 28 Feb 2020
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SKR
I was just about to post about the shoes being given to olympic trials athletes also. Quite a few seem to be mulling about if they dare wear them without any training in them or not.

A few of the athletes I know will be running in them though.

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