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The Case for Training in “Super Shoes” (www.gq.com)

submitted 2 years ago by willsenior@lemm.ee to c/running@lemmy.world

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[–] ATQ@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Y’all… Unless you’re an Olympian, it’s not your shoes that are keeping you from hitting your time goals. 99.9% of all of us would be better off focusing on our sleep, diet, and nailing our volume and workouts. But if you think that dropping $250 on “super shoes” is gonna give you an extra second a mile, we’ll, then, the placebo effect is a real effect.

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah... This is a very blatant case of marketing being pushed as "facts" by a magazine paid to advertise.

Consume.It's very cool and it has no effects on kids working in Bangladesh or the climate. Believe us, Nike said so