[caption id="attachment_84197" align="aligncenter" width="928"] Image|adidas[/caption] adidas Adizero Pro Evo 1 - You can't afford them subtitled: and neither can I More: direct from adidas Is this a game-changing development emerging in the world of racing shoes? Has the super shoe seen its first hyper-shoe successor? Or is this simply a case of hyperinflation hitting running footwear? Carbon plate running shoes are commonly referred to now as super-shoes. Many of us have regularly used them over the last few years perhaps even to the point now where we use them for training as much as racing. Nike VaporFly is a good example of an early race super shoe credited with great cushioning and added propulsion from technical innovations in foams and carbon plates. But... A big but. Many racers still love the speed gains derived from lightweight racing flats. Physics just tells you that a lighter weight (shoe) swinging on the end of a pendulum (your leg) needs less energy than a heavier one. Other things equal, a lighter shoe is definitely faster than a similarly featured but heavier one. Enter adidas More: Full details of what an eyewatering £400 gets you with these shoes at adidas.com More: adidas running shoes we both can afford ;-) adidas Adizero Pro Evo 1 is the featherweight of super shoes. Well, featherweight in the sense of weight rather than ability. It weighs an insignificant 138g (4.86oz) which is probably about the same as some of my hiking socks. It's almost certainly the lightest super-shoe on the market as of today, or at least that's what adidas says. Airfly comes in at 210g and the New Balance FuelCell SuperComp at 199g. Now you know. Other key tech details show a stack height of 39mm at the heel and 33mm at the front - a 6mm drop. [caption id="attachment_84198" align="aligncenter" width="1259"] Image|adidas[/caption] How did adidas do this? The prototypes were experimented on by using a lighter-than-air hydrogen-filled balloon in the sole but one of the designers unbelievably, was a smoker and you can guess what happened next. After the Health & Safety at Work people got involved, adidas instead opted for a lightweight upper, a redesigned lighter outsole, and a next-gen version of the company's Lightstrike Pro foam material. So, it weighs just about nothing and gives superior energy return. The balloon metaphor doesn't end there. The aforesaid smoking designer mused on how to make a hot air balloon stay up longer. Yep, throw out as much as possible. So out went the sock liner. Job done. Feature Alert: Pro Evo 1 has revamped geometry with a first-of-its-kind forefoot rocker, placed at 60% of the length of the shoe. This innovation is lab-tested to trigger forward momentum and improve your running economy. The Pros Hate It Non-adidas-sponsored pros are fuming. They definitely hate it. The adidas pros...less so. This is the lightest racing shoe I have ever worn and the feeling of running in them is an incredible experience – like nothing I’ve felt before. They enable me to put my full focus on the race, which is exactly what you want as an athlete. I feel ready to defend my title in Berlin and can’t wait to lace up at the start line in these. [Tigist Assefa, adidas Pro] and Having Adidas's lightest racing shoe ever, loaded with cutting-edge technology, ensures I can concentrate solely on my performance. [Benson Kipruto, adidas Pro] Why Are These Shoes Faster? Market-leading low weight in the super shoe class Foam returns energy and provides cushioning Forefoot sole rocker might improve your running economy EnergyRods limit energy loss Adizero heel stabiliser tech which minimises energy loss Price These are made in a limited batch and will certainly completely sell out within a couple of weeks and, no, I haven't got a free pair. You can buy these now. See the details of what an eyewatering £400 can buy you at adidas.com Take Out Probably extremely fast. Definitely expensive. We both want a pair. This guy hasn't got them. https://the5krunner.com/2020/08/29/joshua-cheptegai-gutted-about-his-strava-gps-track-5000m-world-record/ Heads Up: This is not a sponsored post and I don't get any commission if you buy anything from adidas with these links. However, I do get free stuff from adidas from time to time. I hope you enjoyed the read. And as a PS it really is adidas without the capital A.
