It’s gotta be the shoes

The World

Nike’s new running shoes allowed Eliud Kipchoge to accomplish the unthinkable: run a marathon in under 2 hours. But as The World’s Sarah Birnbaum reports, many are questioning if the shoes are giving runners an unfair technological advantage. 

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