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RE: More Controversy Surrounding Marathon Records
It sounds rather like golf where the equipment has to be evaluated and regulated to stop technology giving players an advantage or tennis racquets or cycling.....
I don't see any issue with regulating shoes in Athletics and there is no way these recent time advancements are pure coincidence.
Obviously it's been reported that the IAAF are investigating and there is a lot of press about this topic today.
I would say that these shoes are on general sale I believe so there is nothing to stop any athlete buying a pair which will surely happen if they think there is an advantage to using them.
I guess we will just have to see what happens.
For sure. The biggest issue I see is that not all athletes can purchase the shoe. It is dependent on the sponser and when those companies produce something that is comparable.
If this trend continues though I expect to see quite a few more records drop soon.
ahhhhhhhhhh I missedthat point entirely as it means if they are sponsored by Addidas, they can't suddenly don a pair of Nikes for contractual reasons. That does add an extra dimension to the debate.
Thanks for that. Its those sort of comments why I love Steem, you learn and get genuine new perspectives from people who genuinely know stuff in their own niche areas!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend :-)
I've heard rumblings that a lot of the shoe brands have shoes in the work. But they aren't released yet.
I guess when they are, everytime someone goes to buy running shoes they are going to try sell a $200 plus running shoe. -_-
Anyways... Have a fantastic weekend as well!!