{"id":82712,"date":"2021-11-17T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T19:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=82712"},"modified":"2021-11-17T14:55:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T19:55:00","slug":"study-super-shoes-arent-as-helpful-on-a-hilly-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/sections\/gear\/study-super-shoes-arent-as-helpful-on-a-hilly-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: super shoes aren&#8217;t as helpful on a hilly course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Super shoes, like <a href=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/sections\/gear\/nike-introduces-vaporfly-next-2\/\">the Nike VaporFly<\/a> or the Asics Metaspeed, have taken over the running shoe market, and everyone from the weekend warrior to the world&#8217;s best athletes are sporting a pair in hopes that they&#8217;ll give them an extra edge on race day. We know the shoes do provide performance benefits, but are those benefits consistent across all types of racecourses? Recently, the researchers who were involved in much of the early work on Nike&#8217;s Vaporflys investigated how the shoes performed on uphills and downhills, and found they may not be as helpful under these conditions as we thought.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_78423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78423\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78423 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NikeNews_VaporflyNEXTPercent_2_SP21_RN_Fast_Vaporfly_2_Next_M_Connect_Photography_Profile_native_1600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NikeNews_VaporflyNEXTPercent_2_SP21_RN_Fast_Vaporfly_2_Next_M_Connect_Photography_Profile_native_1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NikeNews_VaporflyNEXTPercent_2_SP21_RN_Fast_Vaporfly_2_Next_M_Connect_Photography_Profile_native_1600-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NikeNews_VaporflyNEXTPercent_2_SP21_RN_Fast_Vaporfly_2_Next_M_Connect_Photography_Profile_native_1600-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NikeNews_VaporflyNEXTPercent_2_SP21_RN_Fast_Vaporfly_2_Next_M_Connect_Photography_Profile_native_1600-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NikeNews_VaporflyNEXTPercent_2_SP21_RN_Fast_Vaporfly_2_Next_M_Connect_Photography_Profile_native_1600-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78423\" src=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NikeNews_VaporflyNEXTPercent_2_SP21_RN_Fast_Vaporfly_2_Next_M_Connect_Photography_Profile_native_1600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NikeNews_VaporflyNEXTPercent_2_SP21_RN_Fast_Vaporfly_2_Next_M_Connect_Photography_Profile_native_1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NikeNews_VaporflyNEXTPercent_2_SP21_RN_Fast_Vaporfly_2_Next_M_Connect_Photography_Profile_native_1600-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NikeNews_VaporflyNEXTPercent_2_SP21_RN_Fast_Vaporfly_2_Next_M_Connect_Photography_Profile_native_1600-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NikeNews_VaporflyNEXTPercent_2_SP21_RN_Fast_Vaporfly_2_Next_M_Connect_Photography_Profile_native_1600-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NikeNews_VaporflyNEXTPercent_2_SP21_RN_Fast_Vaporfly_2_Next_M_Connect_Photography_Profile_native_1600-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Nike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YOqEPiei8n\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/shakeout-podcast\/the-rundown-alex-hutchinson-helps-us-navigate-the-super-shoes-debate\/\">The Rundown: Alex Hutchinson helps us navigate the &#8220;super shoes&#8221; debate<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content lazyload\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The Rundown: Alex Hutchinson helps us navigate the &#8220;super shoes&#8221; debate&#8221; &#8212; Canadian Running Magazine\" data-src=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/shakeout-podcast\/the-rundown-alex-hutchinson-helps-us-navigate-the-super-shoes-debate\/embed\/#?secret=YOqEPiei8n\" data-secret=\"YOqEPiei8n\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Nike VaporFly 4% running shoes reduce the metabolic cost of treadmill running by four per cent thanks to their lightweight, highly compliant and resilient midsole foam and carbon fibre plate. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2095254621001113?via%3Dihub\">The study<\/a>, published in the <em>Journal of Sport and Health Science,\u00a0<\/em>aimed to test the hypothesis that the shoes would impart the same level of performance benefits when running on uphills and downhills.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers tested two Nike marathon racing-shoe models, the Streak 6 and VaporFly 4%. 16 competitive male runners performed a series of six, five-minute trials (three in each shoe) on <a href=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/sections\/training\/a-few-easy-tips-to-help-you-run-downhill\/\">a downhill<\/a>, flat and uphill grade (the downhill grades were moderate, at three per cent), and their submaximal oxygen uptake, carbon dioxide production and metabolic power were calculated for each test.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74126 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/gettyimages-1146447735-170667a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"311\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/gettyimages-1146447735-170667a.jpg 553w, https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/gettyimages-1146447735-170667a-300x169.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74126\" src=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/gettyimages-1146447735-170667a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/gettyimages-1146447735-170667a.jpg 553w, https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/gettyimages-1146447735-170667a-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Compared with the conventional shoe (the Streak 6), the Vapoflys increased metabolic power (i.e.- improved performance) by 3.83 per cent on level ground, but only 2.82 per cent on the uphill and 2.70 per cent on the downhill. &#8220;On <a href=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/the-scene\/stravas-hilliest-canadian-streets\/\">a running course with uphill<\/a> and downhill sections, the metabolic savings and hence performance enhancement provided by VaporFly 4% shoes would likely be slightly less overall, compared to the savings on a perfectly level racecourse,&#8221; the researchers said in their conclusions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7OXHmhANDU\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/sections\/training\/nikes-vaporfly-4-data-sheds-light-on-how-the-shoe-works\/\">Nike&#8217;s Vaporfly 4% data sheds light on how the shoe works<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content lazyload\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Nike&#8217;s Vaporfly 4% data sheds light on how the shoe works&#8221; &#8212; Canadian Running Magazine\" data-src=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/sections\/training\/nikes-vaporfly-4-data-sheds-light-on-how-the-shoe-works\/embed\/#?secret=7OXHmhANDU\" data-secret=\"7OXHmhANDU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In other words, there is still little doubt that VaporFlys provide performance benefits, but on a hillier course (<a href=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/sections\/runs-races\/how-to-qualify-and-register-for-the-2022-boston-marathon\/\">like Boston<\/a>, for example), these benefits may be slightly less than you were hoping. This doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean they aren&#8217;t worth the investment, but it does reveal a window of opportunity for these shoes to improve even further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent research demonstrates that the shoes provide smaller performance benefits when running up and down hills<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5365,"featured_media":45161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[325474],"tags":[328791,336321,334687],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Study: super shoes aren&#039;t as helpful on a hilly course - Canadian Running Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Recent research demonstrates that the shoes provide smaller performance benefits when running up and down hills\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/sections\/gear\/study-super-shoes-arent-as-helpful-on-a-hilly-course\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Study: super shoes aren&#039;t as helpful on a hilly course - 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