Dustin Joubert on Supershoes

What this episode covers

Endurance Innovation is now on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/enduranceinnovation]! Have a peek at our page and show us some love. * 1:30 meet Dustin Joubert * 3:00 Dustin's first experience with modern 'supershoes' * 5:30 all the published research is on the Nike Vaporfly line * 6:30 what is a 'supershoe'? * Carbon plates increase rigidity * More / thicker cushioning * New, higher compliance materials * 8:15 defining the primary metric used to compare shoes: running economy * 11:45 the Study * 19:45 the results * Top-tier tested shoes: Nike Alphafly, Vaporfly, Asics Metaspeed Sky * Mid-tier shoes:  Saucony Endorfphine Pro, NB RC Elite * No-effect shoes: Hoka Rocket X, Brooks Hyperion Elite 2 * 22:00 is it possible to correlate midsole foam material to performance in this study? * 25:00 which shoe should I buy? * 28:45 field testing shoes * 30:30 translating running economy improvements to race performance * ~1:1 improvement in race times vs improvement in economy at slower speeds (~14kph) * ~⅔ : 1 improvement in race times vs improvement in economy at faster speeds * With the caveat that economy itself may not increase as much at slower speeds * 36:00 what's next in shoe tech? Dustin's Supershoe paper preprint [https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1032&context=kinesiology]. Follow Dustin's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/labratrundown/] account on the latest on his formal and case study work.