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To: Chris Forte who wrote (13681)	5/6/2017 3:57:23 PM
From: Jeffrey Beckman	Respond to of 13724

Wow, astonishing. Thanks.

To: Chris Forte who wrote (13681)	5/7/2017 7:03:46 PM
From: Jeffrey Beckman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13724

Well, as I understand it, the marathon was somewhat artificial, held in a rather controlled environment setting with several runners put in to pace the leader on the 2 hr. target. Using pacers automatically disqualifies it from record consideration. Also, there's some talk that the Nike shoes being used are performance enhancing due to some spring action built in. I suppose all shoes are in a sense performance enhancing, and most competitive runners wear racing flats to gain an edge, but these new shoes seem to be on a new level. I don't really follow the news in running much these days, although I have noticed some claims in the Nike and Adidas stores for their fancy shoes, but haven't taken them seriously. So, I've kept buying $80-$100 regular running shoes and have gotten slower and slower every year, now about 3 minutes per mile slower than my late 20's. Maybe shoe technology will get them all back :)