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Hot take.
Modern running shoes are starting to look stupid.
Not “different.”
Not “innovative.”
Stupid.
At some point the industry stopped asking, “How do we make this shoe run better?” and started asking, “How much foam can we glue under this thing before runners finally admit we’re taking the piss?”
We went from shoes that felt fast…
to shoes that felt soft…
to shoes that feel like brands are trying to turn every runner into a sponsored toddler bouncing around on platform bricks.
And the worst part?
Runners keep rewarding it.
Every year the stack gets higher, the foam gets fatter, the shape gets weirder, and people act like this is automatic progress. No. Some of it is progress. A lot of it is just marketing for people who confuse “more” with “better.”
If a shoe in 2036 needs its own postcode, maybe we’ve lost the plot.
I know some people will get defensive here.
“Yes but the foam is more efficient.”
“Yes but studies show…”
“Yes but comfort matters…”
Fine.
Comfort matters.
Tech matters.
Performance matters.
But let’s stop pretending every giant marshmallow clown shoe is some masterpiece of human movement. A lot of these shoes are not built because runners needed them.
They’re built because brands discovered runners will buy almost anything if you whisper:
lighter
softer
faster
more return
race proven
limited drop
And runners fall for it every single time.
Some of these new shoes don’t even look like running shoes anymore.
They look like orthopedic spaceships for people who want to feel expensive while jogging 8 miles and calling it “data collection.”
That’s why this hits a nerve.
Because deep down, a lot of runners know it’s true.
We’re not just buying function anymore.
We’re buying theatre.
Big foam. Big promise. Big price tag.
And somehow we’re supposed to clap because the shoe now looks like a wedding cake with laces.
At some point “innovation” becomes parody.
And running shoes are getting dangerously close.
How much foam is too much before even runners admit this whole thing has become a joke?
Running shoes are getting ridiculous.
I’m sorry but some of these new models look like someone glued a normal shoe on top of a birthday cake and called it innovation.
2016 shoes looked like shoes.
You put them on and thought, “Yeah, I can run fast in these.”
Now half the new releases look like they need planning permission.
Huge stack. Weird rocker. Giant slab of foam. Price tag that makes you question your life.
And runners still go:
“Actually the geometry is very efficient.”
Brother, it looks like a mattress with laces.
I get it. Comfort matters. Tech matters. I’m not pretending old shoes were perfect. Some of the new stuff is genuinely great.
But we’ve gone too far when every shoe needs to look like a soft white cruise ship just to be taken seriously.
The funny part is runners will mock “clown shoes” until the review says “high energy return.”
Then suddenly clown shoes are science.
That’s where the industry has us.
Make it taller.
Make it softer.
Make it weirder.
Charge more.
Tell runners it saves their legs.
And we’ll line up like idiots.
At some point, running shoes stopped looking fast and started looking like expensive excuses for tired calves.
How much foam is too much before we admit this is getting stupid?
this is pretty sick!
i’m training to qualify for the Boston Marathon, so it’d be cool to build something like this. could even add a section for people to donate or sponsor your runs.
i’m actually fundraising right now to get into the Chicago Marathon this year would be cool to add that progress bar as well
I built my first website :)
I'm running the Boston Marathon in two weeks and wanted to see all my training in one place. Didn’t know where to look, so I just…tried to build it myself?
@ALEXRXDRGZ@taggartvanetten I'd probably not do this - maybe try 1 mi warmup, 6-9mi MP and a cooldown but doing 13 at MP is not on the menu when you should start a taper. btw...are you running in Ojai?
the majority of my coaching clients are 2:45-3:15 marathon runners
on Mondays i’m posting workouts for someone around this caliber
the “predictor” workout that’s done 3-5 weeks before race day (no taper)
1-2 mile warm up
13.11 miles @ marathon pace
1-2 mile cool down