The Atlantic
Chinese running shoes offer unbeatable performance at half the price, but navigating AliExpress and influencer connections is the only way to get them in the U.S. - for now.
Wired
WIRED’s shoe experts wade through a sea of jargon and hyped sneakers so you can find your sole mate without losing your mind.
The Atlantic
Sabastian Sawe runs London Marathon in 1:59:30, breaking the two-hour barrier with help from Adidas’s ultralight shoes, a $50,000 drug-testing program, and a pacemaker who dropped out early - proving that running is now a gear sport.
BBC Business
A Chinese high school dropout with 600 pairs of shoes built Anta into a global sportswear giant now taking on Nike and Adidas - because nothing says 'safe steps' like taking on the industry's biggest names.
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