Adidas’ Lightest Shoes Ever Were Behind the First Sub-2-Hour Marathon

Source: Wired

Adidas’ carbon‑fiber‑plate shoes help Sabastian Sawe break the two‑hour marathon barrier

Weighing 97 grams with a stiff carbon‑fiber plate in the sole, Adidas’ new shoes helped Sabastian Sawe beat the two‑hour mark in the London Marathon, a time barrier once considered insurmountable.