High-tech running shoes have changed the sport forever, but using them the wrong way can do more harm than good.

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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 ...

Millions of endurance runners use footwear that has an embedded carbon fiber plate (CFP) in the midsole. While the performance benefits that carbon fiber plate footwear offers have been well ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Newcomb covers tennis gear/business, stadiums and shoe tech. Running footwear has embraced carbon plates for their propulsive ...

Carbitex has a range of carbon fiber products for footwear that brings a mixture of capabilities to an otherwise rigid material. Carbon fiber is crushing footwear trends. And while the carbon fiber ...