By Helen Reid LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Adidas' newest running shoes, worn by Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa on Sunday to set a new women's marathon world record in Berlin, went on sale on Tuesday ...

Tigist Assefa wearing the $500 shoe on Sunday. REUTERS Weighing just 5 ounces, the shoes are very light, but not durable. They’re designed to be worn for a single marathon-distance race (26 ...

Tigist Assefa posted one of the most stunning times in the history of marathons, covering the 26.2-mile distance of the Berlin Marathon in 2:11:53 on Sunday. Assefa broke the women's marathon ...

Assefa won the race in 2:15:37, the third-fastest time in history. Only Brigid Kosgei (2:14:14 in Chicago in 2019) and Paula Radcliffe (2:15:25 in London in 2003) have gone faster.

Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia obliterated the fastest marathon ever run by a woman, but it's her brand new shoes that are raising eyebrows. Photo by: Adidas By: Justin Boggs Posted 5:28 AM, Sep 25, 2023 ...