Marathon Runner Loses World Record After His Shoes Disintegrate

Eliud Kipchoge just won the Berlin Marathon this past weekend, which was a massive achievement and everyone should be proud of him, however he could have won a world record too.

Eliud Kipchoge could have recorded a world record victory but he had to run majority of the marathon with the comfort insoles falling out of the back of his Nike shoes, now that is a true champion. Around the 10-mile mark in the race, the insoles in his shoes began to fall off and after the race Kipchoge noticed several painful blisters and even a large cut on his big toe from where his shoes rubbed against the skin and through his socks.

Nike and the 30 years old Kenyan who won the marathon with a personal best time of 2:04:00, have been working together to develop a prototype racing insole for comfort and support, unfortunately this one didn’t appear to work out as originally planned. Nike said: “As with any prototype, elements can sometimes go wrong. On this occasion, the sockliner didn’t work. As in all innovation, we will learn quickly from mistakes”.