While there\u2019s no denying that carbon-plated super-shoes deliver noticeably faster racing times, many runners may not want or need the additional expense (and usually very stiff) ride. Also, emerging data suggests that some runners may benefit more (improved strength and economy) by incorporating less rigid conventional footwear into their training program.<\/p>\n
Here are some of our favourite versatile, fast shoes that do not have a carbon-fibre plate embedded in the midsole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Whether to save money or because you don’t like the stiffness of a carbon-fibre plate, you’ll love these non-carbon trainers <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5371,"featured_media":143302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[339021],"tags":[322339,322470,334018,324656,326250,325620,322597,343048],"class_list":["post-143294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buyers-guide","tag-asics-2","tag-brooks","tag-carbon-plated-shoes","tag-hoka","tag-running-news","tag-running-shoes","tag-saucony","tag-supershoes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n