Seb Coe

They're supernaters.

They run four-foot.

They're heel strikers.

There are a multiplicity of biomechanics.

I used to race as a middle distance runner in sprinter spikes.

I never wanted the wedge heel.

I never wanted my feet to feel they were basically touching, really touching the track other than in the forefeet.

It's probably why I walk as badly as I do now.

You're right.

It is you sort of stumble across the shoe that works for you.

And I don't think I think that has been a generational thing.

All I would say now is the work that goes on.

and I see this because I also have the privilege of going into the research and development departments in some of the big shoe manufacturers, the average runner would be very comforted about the work that is going on, not just to get speed and pace out of the shoes,

but actually to probably do a massive disservice to the physiotherapy and chiropractic industry because their objective is to keep people running longer and their athletes in competition for longer.

And that's why the biomechanical protective element in shoe design is often overlooked.

Look, I think it's also, I'm going to speak here on behalf of the coaches too,

If you really want to irritate a group of world-class coaches, you'll tell them it's all about the shoes and not about the 24-7 that they spend with their athletes in the gym doing the biomechanical assessment, the training.

You know, if you speak to Lance Bowman, he thinks that Noah Lyles is probably going to be as quick

in any set of shoes because he's got a world-class coach.

And Lance is not slow in telling you that he's a world-class coach and you've only got to look at his track record.