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How Adidas made the shoe used to smash the two-hour marathon barrier — I spoke to the Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3's creators

Adidas used kitesurfing-inspired fabrics and opted against a full carbon plate to make the Pro Evo 3, which Sabastian Sawe just used to win the London Marathon.

Tom’s Guide

The impossible just happened at the London Marathon

Sabastian Sawe shattered the two-hour marathon barrier in London, rewriting running history in 1:59:30

Tigist Assefa hails super shoes as she targets new marathon world record

Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa has set her sights on further lowering her women’s marathon world record to under two hours 10 minutes

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‘Why wouldn’t you, if you can run faster?’: the unstoppable rise of the carbon-fibre super shoe

Hi-tech shoes have sent world records tumbling. Do they herald the end of the level playing field, or are they the saviour of long-distance racing?

The Guardian - UK

Kiptum sets world marathon record in Chicago in 2:00:35, breaking Kipchoge's mark

Kelvin Kiptum set a world record in the Chicago Marathon

The Independent UK

‘When I saw her time, I pinched myself!’ – why women’s running records are being smashed

From the 1500m to the marathon, this year has seen seconds and even minutes shaved off race times. But what accounts for the change: supershoes, feminism or something else?

The Guardian - UK

I have taken up running – and lost my grip on reality

In my mind I am now an elite athlete, obsessed with every small sign of progress. How has this happened to me, writes Anita Chaudhuri

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Did Tigist Assefa’s ‘super shoes’ make her a record-breaking marathon winner?

The Ethiopian smashed the women’s record in Berlin, reviving the debate about the role of hi-tech shoes in athletic performance

The Guardian - UK

Tigst Assefa smashes the women's marathon record by more than 2 minutes

The 26-year-old Ethiopian crossed the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate with a time of 2:11:53.

WEKU

He was so fast, he had time to celebrate long before the second-place runner arrived

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge broke his own world record at the Berlin Marathon. He hugged his trainer, posed for photos and waved his country's flag before the next runner crossed the finish line.

WEKU

Eliud Kipchoge shatters own marathon world record with stunning performance in Berlin

Tigist Assefa also recorded the third-fastest time in women’s marathon history in Berlin

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