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The super-shoe that made a sub two hour marathon possible

Published 5 months, 2 weeks ago
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They said it couldn’t be done. On Sunday not one but TWO runners completed the London marathon in under two hours. It's a feat of human endurance for sure, but what they were wearing on their feet also played a starring role. Australian and world champion marathon runner Robert De Castella reflects on far the technology has come.

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