“I hate to say that, but I think they did make a difference."
“I feel like they made a difference, for sure," said Sellers, who finished a higher-than-expected 11th place. Trials runner Sarah Sellers said she dropped a sponsorship from another shoe company a month ago so she could wear Alphaflys. Jordan Hasay, one of the fastest women in the field, has struggled with injuries and finished 26th. Amy Cragg, who ran in the 2016 Olympics marathon, withdrew days earlier due to illness. Two of Nike’s top sponsored female runners weren’t factors in the race. Kipyego wore Nike’s NEXT%, an earlier Vaporfly shoe. Tuliamuk wore Hoka One One’s yet-to-be-released Rocket X shoes, which have a carbon-fiber plage, and Seidel wore Sauconys.
Riley noted, however, that the top two women finishers weren’t wearing Nikes. And there’s probably no way to argue against that, at this point." I think if you’re not in one of those, whatever brand it is, you’re probably giving yourself a disadvantage. “But I think there’s no question that plated shoes are kind of changing the face of the game. “I would prefer not to think that my presence on this team is due to having a better shoe," said Riley, adding that he was in the best shape of his life. Riley, the men’s second-place finisher, didn’t have a shoe sponsorship and chose to run in Nike Alphaflys. Abdirahman wore an earlier Vaporfly model. The top two men Saturday wore the Nike Alphafly, the most recent model in the line, which Nike offered free to all competitors at the trials. marathon trials, drew complaints from critics who said they gave runners an unfair advantage and spurred competitors to create their own versions.
Vaporflys made their debut as prototypes in the 2016 U.S. at the Tokyo Games, which start July 24.Īll three male qualifiers and the third-place female finisher wore shoes from Nike’s controversial Vaporfly line, which feature thick soles and a carbon-fiber plate. The top three men and top three women qualify to represent the U.S. A four-time NCAA champion at Notre Dame, Seidel qualified for the trials by running the Houston half-marathon. Molly Seidel finished second in her debut at the marathon distance.
Kipyego represented Kenya at the London 2012 Olympics, winning silver in the 10,000 meters and finishing fourth in the 5,000. Tuliamuk, a 30-year-old native of Kenya who attended Wichita State, and third-place finisher Kenyan-born Sally Kipyego, who went to Texas Tech, both became U.S.
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