Remember when we thought the 4% shoes were game-changers? Kipchoge's shoes tonight are already a step above the Nike Vaporfly Next% shoes.
Pat HeineThe Next% is a poorly kept secret, but pre-release images of the new shoe have sometimes identified it as the Vaporfly 5%—although that seems like the natural progression of the Vaporfly line, the shoe’s ability to improve running economy didn’t hit an average increase of 5 percent.
The ZoomX Vaporfly Next% outsole looks familiar if you’ve seen the Vaporfly Elite on the feet of Nike’s top racers.To counter the added foam, Nike used a new upper material that’s lighter than Flyknit and Flymesh . We weighed the Next% at 0.4 ounces lighter than the Flymesh shoe. Dubbed “Vaporweave,” the new material is a woven blend of thermoplastic polymers and nylon that doesn’t absorb water like Flyknit did.
We tested the ZoomX Vaporfly Next% against the original ZoomX Vaporfly 4% on the roads outside our office.To find out whether the new shoe feels quicker and more comfortable, I laced it up right after running in the original Zoom Vaporfly 4%. The extra forefoot foam is evident right away.
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