Aug 25, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min · 28 segments
We weren’t intending to have so many controversial stories this week, but here we are with some spicy topics on our hands. The main discussion was new research on Ethiopian athlete training…
David RocheHostMegan RocheHost
We, we do have some very serious discussions ahead, but this one I think is important, which is Adidas is releasing the Agravic Speed Ultra Evo shoe.
I would love to be in the boardroom of Adidas when someone is just like, "Hey, we're gonna Balenciaga this shit."
Yeah, they're just cosplaying like Balenciaga or Louis Vuitton or something like that, and I hate it.
I think it's not justified by the cost of materials or the use of technology, and I think it's just a sign that they wanna say fuck you to the entire trail world.
I thought we were gonna maybe just like, you know, lead into that a little bit, but you just, you got it out at the start.
In, in roads, this is, um, an analog to their, you know, Evo, their Adios Pro Evo, which also costs $500.
The idea in that road shoe is it's all this advanced tech that's only gonna be useful for one or two races, and if you're looking for a fast time, you know, this is the shoe that reaches the next level.
And at some level I understand that because if it does deliver on performance, which the Adidas shoe does, the road shoe, then okay, you're paying for performance.
And I get why they do it, even if I don't love it, even if I think it's going in really negative paths for everyone.
We, we do have some very serious discussions ahead, but this one I think is important, which is Adidas is releasing the Agravic Speed Ultra Evo shoe.
I would love to be in the boardroom of Adidas when someone is just like, "Hey, we're gonna Balenciaga this shit."
Yeah, they're just cosplaying like Balenciaga or Louis Vuitton or something like that, and I hate it.
I think it's not justified by the cost of materials or the use of technology, and I think it's just a sign that they wanna say fuck you to the entire trail world.
I thought we were gonna maybe just like, you know, lead into that a little bit, but you just, you got it out at the start.
In, in roads, this is, um, an analog to their, you know, Evo, their Adios Pro Evo, which also costs $500.
The idea in that road shoe is it's all this advanced tech that's only gonna be useful for one or two races, and if you're looking for a fast time, you know, this is the shoe that reaches the next level.
And at some level I understand that because if it does deliver on performance, which the Adidas shoe does, the road shoe, then okay, you're paying for performance.
And I get why they do it, even if I don't love it, even if I think it's going in really negative paths for everyone.
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