/oss/taxonomy/term/3338/all en /oss/article/did-you-know-technology/can-nikes-new-shoes-really-make-you-run-faster <p><span>A</span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/07/18/upshot/nike-vaporfly-shoe-strava.html?mtrref=duckduckgo.com&register=facebook"> New York Times’ study</a><span> of 500,000 race times, set wearing</span><a href="https://news.nike.com/footwear/nike-zoom-vaporfly-4"> Vaporflys</a><span> and other shoes, confirmed Nike’s claims. They found that Vaporflys allowed a runner to run 1% faster than the next-fastest shoe, and 3-4% faster than a similarly skilled runner running in different shoes.</span></p> Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:26:58 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 7189 at /oss