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Super Shoes Have Changed Distance Running. Do You Actually Need Them for Your Best Race?
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This kind of stuff is cool, but it makes records murky. Like "what could the current record holder do with the previous record holders tech"
Doesn't that apply to every aspect of sports? Nutrition, hydration, technique (looking at you pole vault), equipment, etc, all changes and advances over the years.
I dont think we should really be comparing athletes from different generations anyway, I've always found that quite stupid. Like Pele vs Messi...who cares? Merckx vs Pogačar...who cares? What matters is the individual's performance within the context of that time period, not whether they are better or worse than someone from a completely different decade.