What Makes a Super Shoe Super? The Science, the History, and Our Top Picks

Step into the fast lane with our deep dive into super shoes — the revolutionary footwear changing the face of distance running. This episode is sponsored by Hettas: performance running shoes for women. Check out Hettas at hettas.com We break down what actually makes a shoe “super” (01:45), take you inside the never-before-told history of Nike’s prototype era (06:30), and trace how the Vaporfly flipped the script on competitive marathoning (18:50). From foam wars to carbon plates, from e...