Professional Triathlete and 4x South Australian Triathlete of the Year Steven McKenna along with Josh from Sportitude Running delve into a raceday, carbon-plated, supershoe comparison.
To ensure Steve has the best chance to race and win, his shoe selection is vitally important. In 2022 Steve compared the Nike Vaporfly Next% 2 and the Nike Alphafly Next% 2 with the former coming out on top and was his go-to raceday shoe.
The footwear industry is constantly improving and expanding and over the last 12 months there has been several raceday shoe updates and releases which has made Steve question his choice of the Nike Vaporfly Next% 2.
Steve came to Sportitude Running in Hindmarsh, South Australia to truly put to the test which shoe is the best for him based off both subjective and objective data with both the Asics Metaspeed Edge + and the Nike Vaporfly Next% winning.
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Testing Protocol:
90 Minute Hard Bike Session Before Both Tests.
Day 1 Testing: Sportitude RunDNA Studio
Shoes Tested:
- Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next% 2
- Nike ZoomX Alphafly Next% 2
- Saucony Endorphin Elite
- Mizuno Rebellion Pro
- Asics Metaspeed Edge +
Running:
1x 6 Minute Run @ 17.6km/h (3:25km Pace//5:29 Mile Pace) (5:30 Data Snapshot - first and last 15 seconds not included in data set of each run)
- Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next% 2
- Nike ZoomX Alphafly Next% 2
- Saucony Endorphin Elite
- Mizuno Rebellion Pro
- Asics Metaspeed Edge +
1x 4 Minute Run @ 17.6km/h (3:25km Pace//5:29 Mile Pace) (3:30 Data Snapshot - first and last 15 seconds not included in data set of each run)
- Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next% 2
- Saucony Endorphin Elite
- Asics Metaspeed Edge +
Day 2 Testing: Edwardstown Velodrome
Shoes Tested:
- Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next% 2
- Asics Metaspeed Edge +
Running:
1 x 1km @ 5 min/km Pace
1 x 1km @ 4 min/km Pace
2 x 1km @ 3:30/km Pace
1 x 500m @ 3:20/km Pace
20 авг 2024
