{"id":1869,"date":"2022-11-03T06:43:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T13:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?p=1869"},"modified":"2022-11-03T06:43:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T13:43:45","slug":"if-elide-kipchoge-ran-26-2-barefoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/if-elide-kipchoge-ran-26-2-barefoot\/","title":{"rendered":"If Kipchoge ran BAREFOOT?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eliud.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eliud-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"If Kipchoge ran BAREFOOT?\" class=\"wp-image-1870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eliud-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eliud-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eliud-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eliud-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eliud.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If Kipchoge ran BAREFOOT?  <strong>Nike<\/strong> had invested a fortune to bring one of their Elite runners to the finish line of a marathon in under 2 hours. <strong>Elide Kipchoge <\/strong>did just that!  Of course, Nike Monopolized on the event by creating a special racing shoe for him to wear which will pay them back 1000 times over.  The question is&#8230; If Eliud was paid to attempt the Marathon <strong>BAREEFOOT<\/strong> would he have been able to better or at least match his amazing finish? There is a lot of controversy surrounding shoe design.  Should a runner opt for zero drop? How about higher stack height or carbon fiber in the sole?  Richard Diaz and Blue Benadum discuss these considerations and finally, what IF Eliud Kipchoge was to attempt the Marathon record barefoot? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5K5OhUpzpv8\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/5K5OhUpzpv8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/diazhumanperformance.com\/shop\/\">https:\/\/diazhumanperformance.com\/shop\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"If Kipchoge ran BAREFOOT?\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-11-03T06:43:45-07:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT47M01S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\n\n\n\nIf Kipchoge ran BAREFOOT?  Nike had invested a fortune to bring one of their Elite runners to the finish line of a marathon in under 2 hours. Elide Kipchoge did just that!  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