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What’s impressive is the way that the Alphafly has an uncanny way of making you run properly. I’d say I’m pretty flat-footed when it comes to running, but the construction of the shoe seems to automatically fix my gait. This might not be the case for everyone, but it certainly felt like they fixed my technique.
It’s clear within the first few strides that the Alphafly isn’t built like other shoes. It wants to drive you forward as quickly as possible. I felt like I was trying to keep up with the shoes’ acceleration rather than vice-versa.
Without trying too hard, I seemed to be flying through the air with every step. Sprinting in them had an edge of danger about it. Like the first time you get behind the wheel of a supercar and press on the gas a little harder to see what happens. In the right hands (feet?) the Alphafly is a complete game changer in racing.
But the biggest compliment I can pay to Nike’s super shoe is that they make me want to run. At 38, the cushioning has thankfully spared me of the usual aches and pains I get in my Achilles, knees and lumbar. I started out with weekly 1km jogs, but am regularly hitting 5km every few days now. Like I said earlier, they’re a revelation.
It’s unlikely I’ll be challenging Kipchoge anytime soon, but his trailblazing feat with the help of Nike has at least made me enjoy the sport of running these days. And that’s a challenge I didn’t think the Alphaflys would ever achieve.
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