Last November, Shalane Flanagan was ready to run. It was the start of the New York City Marathon. The crowd was buzzing. But her fans didn’t come just to see her. They wanted a glimpse of the bright-red sneakers on her feet.
They were Nike’s newest model: the Zoom Vaporfly 4%. Nike created it to help the world’s fastest marathoners run even faster. No runner has ever finished a marathon, a 26.2-mile race, in less than two hours. Nike hopes the Vaporfly will change that.
Last November, Shalane Flanagan was ready to run. It was the start of the New York City Marathon. The crowd was buzzing. But her fans didn't come just to see her. They wanted a glimpse of her bright-red sneakers.
The sneakers are Nike's newest model. They are called the Zoom Vaporfly 4%. Nike created them to help the world's fastest marathoners run even faster. A marathon is a 26.2-mile race. No runner has ever finished it in less than two hours. Nike hopes the Vaporfly will change that.