At the beginning of 2024, for professional running enthusiasts, there is a pair of long-dreaming shoes that will be released soon.
YES, IT'S THE WORLD RECORD-BREAKING MARATHON RUNNING SHOE – THE NIKE ALPHAFLY 3.
Since its release in 18 years, the Nike Alphafly series has been updated and iterated in three versions, with the ultimate racing performance + runner's endorsement, making it the preferred carbon plate running shoe for many marathon runners and running enthusiasts.
At the Chicago Marathon in October this year, Kenya's famous runner Kiptum set a new world record with a time of 2:00:35, just one step away from "breaking 2" in an official race.
In addition to Kiptum's own hard power, the Nike Alphafly 3 he was wearing at the time also provided a lot of help.
In this year's marathons, you can see this pair of Alphafly 3s, such as the well-known Kipchoge and Sivan Hassan, who have achieved good results in wearing Alphafly 3.
Because of this, this pair of Alphafly 3 has been praised by many media as "the strongest running shoes on the surface", which also makes runners full of infinite expectations for this magical pair of running shoes.
Just a while ago, Nike officially announced that it will release the much-anticipated Alphafly 3 on January 9, 2024, and also detailed the materials and details of the entire shoe.
Alphafly 3继续沿用和Alphafly 2相同的配置，依旧是前掌Zoom Air pods气垫+Zoom X泡棉+Flyplate全掌碳板。
However, in the stacking position and details of some materials, it will be slightly different from the previous generation.
According to the feedback of some athletes, in order to make the transition between the front and rear feet smoother, the previously separated foam Zoom X is connected together, and the anti-attenuation and durability have been qualitatively improved.
To address the previous generation's criticized difficulty in putting on and taking off, this generation features a redesigned lace system and a new Atomknit 3.0 upper.
Under the effect of the two, putting on and taking off is more free, maintaining the original wrapping feeling while also solving the phenomenon of strangulation in the upper.
Weighing only 220g in size 44, the Alphafly series is the lightest generation in history, and it has achieved the ultimate in lightweight, and it is very light and comfortable on the foot.
The new Fast Shot outsole is designed with a pattern for different positions, which is intended to increase the grip and flexibility of the running shoe in sports.
And on the body of this pair of shoes, there is a very interesting little easter egg.
The numbers "20820-4" ("21200-23" for women) and "V62" are printed on the outside of the midsole and on the inside of the collar respectively, paying homage to the athletes and designers who worked on the shoe.
"20820-4" ("21200-23" for women) is the number worn by a former athlete, and "V62" represents the number of iterations of the upper design.
The sale price is 285 US dollars, which is about 2299-2399 yuan when converted into RMB.