The Hoka Tecton X offers two parallel carbon fiber plates in a trail running shoe for maximum propulsion with lateral stability. Running footwear has embraced carbon plates for their propulsive and ...

Enhancing high-performance footwear. Washington-based startup Carbitex's carbon fiber/thermoplastic composite products are designed to eliminate material compromises in stability vs. flexibility in ...

Four years ago, Nike launched the Vaporfly 4%, enthralling us with the promise its name implied: a 4-percent boost in running economy. Before the shoe’s release, Eliud Kipchoge wore the Vaporfly while ...

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Running footwear has embraced carbon plates for their propulsive and energy-giving characteristics. But those same carbon plates that move runners forward fast have struggled to handle changing ...