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Nike reworks Vaporfly after marathon feedback

29/04/2019
Nike reworks Vaporfly after marathon feedback

Nike has updated its 'fastest shoe', the Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4%, after feedback from athletes suggested the shoe retained too much water in wet conditions. Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next% has an upper made from Vaporweave rather than Flyknit (after water weighed down Shalane Flanagan in Boston), a retooled midsole and a redesigned traction pattern...

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