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Cathal Dennehy: Kilkenny native helps Puma launch distance-running game changer

When Peter Lynch met the Puma reps last year, he could sense the excitement. “They said they thought the results were wrong at first, it was so much better than literally any other shoe they tested.”
Cathal Dennehy: Kilkenny native helps Puma launch distance-running game changer

Puma launched its latest super shoe, the Fast-R Nitro Elite 3, which has been found to provide a 3.5% improvement in running economy over the current top-of-the-line super shoes.

In recent years, it felt like the playing field was finally level.

It felt like whatever ‘super shoe’ runners used for a marathon came down largely to personal preference, that the performance benefits were broadly in line across major brands.

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