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Triathlon hasn't banned carbon shoes. They follow the same rules that World Athletics follows.
by k1kingy 2y ago
Triathlon hasn't banned carbon shoes. They follow the same rules that World Athletics follows.
- rurban 2y agoThey banned it 4 days ago https://tri-today.com/2025/02/these-running-shoes-have-been-banned-by-ironman-as-of-this-season/ https://tri-today.com/2025/02/these-running-shoes-have-been-...
- ATMLOTTOBEER 2y agoThese are banned for the stack height not the plate.
- 90ne1 2y agoTo your point, none of the ASICS shoes listed even have a plate. Two of them are basic daily trainers, so it's more to do with the letter of the law, re: stack height, than specific performance benefits.
- k1kingy 2y agoWhich also means they're banned in every running event sanctioned by world athletics. It also has nothing to do with carbon but rather the stack height (>40mm is illegal).