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% performance improvement. Now, many companies are creating carbon-plated ...

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 ...

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 ...