The first time that I saw the “leaked” images of the Alphafly 2, I was stoked to see that it was a complete overhaul: new outsole, midsole and upper. It maintains the same price as the original version, $275. It also has an 8 mm drop compared to the original and the Next Nature versions which had a 4 mm drop. The original was 7.4 oz (210 g) and the Next Nature was 9.2 oz (261 g). The Alphafly Next% 2 is heavier than the original version at 8 oz (227 g) for a men’s US 9. I found the Next Nature version to have a firmer ride than the original and it had a more relaxed upper, however, its astronomical price and its heavy, trainer-like weight didn’t make any sense. The second version was the environmentally friendly Alphafly Next Nature which I reviewed last year. The Alphafly Next% 2 is actually the third version of the Alphafly series. With the first 2 versions, the prominent arch was noticeable but bearable for me. Some runners, especially those with wide, flat feet find it uncomfortable.

it has a narrow midfoot which pokes into your arch.It also has numbers printed on the midsole which are made to look like a human wrote them with a permanent marker, to decipher which wear test version it is.Įven though the Alphafly is one of the more popular super shoes, it isn’t as popular as the other Nike super shoe, the Vaporfly. The shoe has a super-light flyknit upper called Atomknit, and retains the off-centre lacing system that we first saw in the Vaporfly 4%.The Prototype colourway is made to look like a pre-production version, with minimal colours. (Neither the previous version of the Next% nor the Vaporfly had pods.) the Zoom Air Pods in the forefoot that we saw in the Kipchoge INEOS 1:59 shoe, which are designed to enhance cushioning and provide even greater energy return.the very lightweight ZoomX midsole cushioning, to maximize energy return.the full-length carbon-fibre plate embedded in the midsole, to provide overall stability as well as stiffness in the forefoot, which propels the runner forward.The rumour about the shoe having multiple carbon plates turned out to be false–the consumer model, at least, has only one, another limit imposed by WA. Nike isn’t revealing the exact height of the foam platform, but the new rules say it can’t exceed 40 mm, which is still 4 mm higher than the Vaporfly Next% and 9 mm taller than the Vaporfly 4%. in limited release), and at the Olympic marathon in August.Īpart from the green/black colourway, the new Alphafly looks very much like the shoe Kipchoge wore in Vienna. The brand also unveiled similar shoes for training and track racing incorporating variations on the technology featured in the Alphafly, but the running world is focused on the marathon shoe, which will most likely be on the feet of Nike athletes first at the U.S.

Related: Will prototype shoes be banned from triathlon racing? Seemingly in defiance of speculation that the shoe worn by Eliud Kipchoge when he ran a 1:59 marathon would be banned under World Athletics’ new shoe rules, today at the 2020 Future Forum in New York City, Nike revealed the Air Zoom Alphafly Next%, claiming it meets all the requirements for elite competition. Nike appears ready to continue it’s domination of the elite marathon scene with the announcement of a new shoe today. We just reported that the ITU is currently looking at the rules governing shoes that were recently adopted by World Athletics.

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