Ward’s holy-smokes experience was common in the early days of super shoes. Also common was the belief that the carbon-fiber ...

The Vaporfly, with its high foam stacks and a carbon-fiber plate running through the midsole, promised runners a 4% increase in performance over regular running shoes. With such a bold claim ...

Marathons are booming around the world, but whether it’s your first or your tenth race, shoes are crucial. The best marathon ...

The plate is sandwiched between thick layers of soft foam, so you usually can’t see it when looking at a sneaker, unless there’s a cutout in the outsole. Carbon plate running shoes became ...

In the two years prior, Nike’s new Vaporfly, unique for its thick, bouncy Pebax-based foam midsole and carbon-fiber plate, had upended the less-is-more maxim governing racing flats by winning ...