Athletes wear custom-engineered Nike trainers in attempt to break two-hour marathon barrier
Nike designers explain how they created a shoe that helped Kenyan runner Eluid Kipchoge come within seconds of breaking the two-hour marathon barrier in this exclusive movie produced by Dezeen.
Nike's designers and scientists worked with athletes to develop the Zoom VaporFly Elite shoes specifically for the Nike Breaking2 project. The event staged in Monza, Italy, on 6 May saw runners attemp to complete a marathon in under two hours.
The Nike Breaking2 event took place at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza racetrack, which hosts the Formula One Italian Grand Prix every year
Kipchoge fell just short of the mark wearing the trainers. But his finishing time of two hours and 25 seconds was almost three minutes faster than the official world record of 2:02:57, set by Dennis Kimetto in Berlin in 2014. "Eliud Kipchoge ran the marathon in two hours and 25 seconds, knocking almost three minutes off the previous world record time, which is absolutely phenomenal," says Tony Bignall, vice president of footwear at Nike.
"Now we'll go back to the drawing board and learn what comes next," he added.
Three consumer versions of custom-engineered Nike trainers will be released on 8 June
Contrary to recent trends towards sock-like trainers that emulate the experience of running barefoot, the Zoom VaporFly Elite features a high level of cushioning in the sole to protect the athletes from the impact of running on concrete.
The lightweight foam used in the sole enabled the...
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