The Nike Alphafly 2 is one of the best carbon plate running shoes and was used by Eliud Kipchoge to set the world record at the Berlin Marathon in 2022. It’s a fantastic running shoe, which I loved, and used to run a 2hr 29min marathon, though it never seemed as popular as the original Nike Alphafly, or the Nike Vaporfly.
A lot of that was down to its weight. The Alphafly 2 weighed 8.7oz/247g in my UK size 9 and—while it didn’t feel big or clumsy on the run—a race shoe that heavy is always going to be off-putting to many runners.
