11 May 2021 • 2:52pm
Ben Bloom compares a normal pair of trainers to his new super shoes
Credit: Geoff Pugh
Have I cheated? It is the first thought that enters my head. Earlier in the week, I had completed the five-kilometre parkrun distance in a certain time. Now, just a few days and no training later, I am almost an entire minute faster than I have ever been in my life - significantly quicker than I thought myself capable of running.
I am the same person, in the same park, at the same time of day, in the same weather conditions. Only one thing has changed. Well, two actually: the shoes I am wearing.
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