The biggest change from version 3 is that the Vaporfly went on a diet. The sole is thinner and the shoe is lighter. Nike ...

The Alphafly 3 has a big stack of Nike’s ZoomX foam, and its standout quality is its bounciness. That’s matched up with a full-length carbon plate to provide that propulsion for faster runs ...

These so-called "super shoes" appeared in the 2016 Olympics and were available to everyone starting in 2017, promising a 4% ...

As an avid runner who loves racing, I’ve been testing the best carbon plate running shoes ever since the original Nike Vaporfly 4% launched. I’ve tried almost every super-shoe released since ...

measured running economy in two versions of the Nike Vaporfly 4%—one with the shoe’s carbon-fiber plate intact, the other with six cuts through the plate to reduce its stiffness. There was no ...

Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Jason Kidd and Chris Paul, all current or former Suns players, are among those who have been Nike signature shoe athletes, which involves a line of shoes with various ...

Basketball shoes have a way of telling stories. They can create inflection points for players, sneakerheads and casual basketball fans. The proper shoe can transcend basketball, influencing ...

Interested in buying a pair of carbon-plated running shoes? This is what experts have to say, and which brands come recommended. Lara Vukelich is a freelance writer in San Diego, California.

Every super shoe boasts some sort of ultralight, hyper-responsive foam with an embedded, curved carbon-fiber plate—but each delivers ... Designed with Nike’s Air Zoom Units in the forefoot ...

To protect against the sun’s intense heat, the probe has an 8-foot-wide, 4.5-inch thick ... It consists of a carbon composite foam sandwiched between two carbon plates. Its sun-facing side ...