ghose@foros.fediverso.gal to Running@lemmy.world · 1 year ago‘Why wouldn’t you, if you can run faster?’: the unstoppable rise of the carbon-fibre super shoewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-link‘Why wouldn’t you, if you can run faster?’: the unstoppable rise of the carbon-fibre super shoewww.theguardian.comghose@foros.fediverso.gal to Running@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDreadPotato@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down2·1 year agoBecause the price of these shoes is ridiculous and they don’t last as long as regular shoes. I’m probably also not running anywhere near fast or efficient enough to properly utilise the benefits of them properly.
minus-squarefidodo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoThe question wasn’t posed to you, it was a rhetorical question by an athlete in the context of racing.
minus-squareeskimofry@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·1 year agoI will still answer as if it was asked to me.
Because the price of these shoes is ridiculous and they don’t last as long as regular shoes. I’m probably also not running anywhere near fast or efficient enough to properly utilise the benefits of them properly.
The question wasn’t posed to you, it was a rhetorical question by an athlete in the context of racing.
I will still answer as if it was asked to me.
The Betteridge opening, a solid gambit.