Supershoes or Superhumans? A controlled analysis of sex-specific road-running performance evolution in the era of advanced footwear technology
Leonie Blattmann, Daniel Hamacher, Ross Tucker, Laura Healey, Joel Mason
The paper compares performance improvements in road and throwing events before and after advanced footwear technology, finding greater gains in women for road running than men.
Journal of Applied Physiology · Sep 25, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology