the shoes became uh very controversial because it's not clear whether shoes that make you four percent more efficient with a carbon fiber plate embedded in them are within the spirit of the sport or within the rules of the sport
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
the shoes became uh very controversial because it's not clear whether shoes that make you four percent more efficient with a carbon fiber plate embedded in them are within the spirit of the sport or within the rules of the sport
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yes so there's like certain characteristics to that shoe it has a carbon plate yeah it has a uh difference in the midsole right it's basically a shoe and the research will tell you gives you a 4% Advantage okay