Running shoe technology can affect performance
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Choosing shoes with certain sole materials can help you beat your running personal best.
At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, most of the medals in medium-distance track events were won by athletes wearing spiked running shoes equipped with “advanced footwear technology.” Victor Rodrigo Carranza and colleagues from the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain wrote in a research paper:
To learn more about the types of shoes that appear to be most effective, the team recruited 14 women and 16 women.
Source: www.newscientist.com
