Ward’s holy-smokes experience was common in the early days of super shoes. Also common was the belief that the carbon-fiber plates in super shoes acted as springs that led to being faster in the shoes ...

The term “super shoe” has taken over the running ... Based on my brief scanning, the SpeedARC Surge BOA is set to be the most expensive shoe listed on Merrell’s website.

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 ...