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The Rules and the Feel of Running in Illegal Shoes

Much has been made over the last couple of weeks about so-called illegal running shoes — shoes that are prohibited by World Athletics, and are in turn banned from most triathlon races. First was the news that IRONMAN had updated its list of Prohibited Running Shoes for the first time in two years, along with some dissection of the ruleset being non-exhaustive. And then there was the men’s USATF 100 mile road champion, disqualified for wearing HOKA’s Skyward X.

We’re going to take a look under the hood of the regulations, the why behind those regulations, and what it’s then like to run in shoes that aren’t legal for racing purposes.


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  1. Here is a list of shoes that exceed 40mm rule

    BrandModelHeel HeightBannedReference WebSite
    1AsicsSUPERBLAST45.5:white_check_mark:Site
    2HokaSkyward X48:white_check_mark:Site
    3AsicsNovablast 441.5:white_check_mark:Site
    4AsicsNova Blast 541.5:white_check_mark:Site
    5PumaMagMax Nitro47:white_check_mark:Site
    6SauconyKinvara Pro42:white_check_mark:Site
    7New BalanceFuelCell SuperComp Trainer47:white_check_mark:Site
    8AdidasAdizero Prime X Strung49.5:white_check_mark:Site
    9AdidasAdizero Prime X 2 Strung48:white_check_mark:Site
    10AdidasAdizero Prime X50:white_check_mark:Site
    11MizunoWave Sky 842:x::question:Site
    12AsicsTrabuco Max 343:x::question:Site
    13AsicsTrabuco Max 243:x::question:Site
    14AdidasSwitch FWD 246:x::question:Site
    15AsicsSUPERBLAST 245.5:x::question:Site
    16HokaStinson 742:x::question:Site
    17MizunoNeo Vista44.5:x::question:Site
    18SkechersMax Cushioning Elite42.3:x::question:Site
    19AsicsMagic Speed 443.5:x::question:Site
    20HokaMach X 246:x::question:Site
    21SauconyHurricane 2442:x::question:Site
    22BrooksGlycerin Max47:x::question:Site
    23AsicsGlideride Max44:x::question:Site
    24ASICSGlideRide 342:x::question:Site
    25ASICSGel Nimbus 2744:x::question:Site
    26KailasFuga Elite 241:x::question:Site
    27New BalanceFresh Foam X More V543:x::question:Site
    28New BalanceFresh Foam X Hierro V942:x::question:Site
    29PumaFast-RB Nitro Elite58:x::question:Site
    30HokaBondi 943:x::question:Site

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