How to ACTIVATE THE PLATE to Run Faster - Video

Understand how the carbon fiber plate in a racing shoe makes it faster in conjunction with the foam and your running technique.

The type of plate is essential as well as the plate's positioning inside the midsole. Softness and length are other, less determinant factors.

But the carbon plate will only help you to run faster if you understand how it works and really make use of it in your stride, especially in its springboard function to support the Achilles tendon.

However, the plate is not there only for speed. It also provides stability and assists your toes, metatarsal area and foot arch, transmitting the bounce from the forefoot to the ankle.

In this video: ????
00:00 Intro
00:39 Benefits beyond speed
01:38 Vaporfly without a plate
02:24 Types of carbon plate
02:44 Shapes
04:19 Stiffness
05:21 Positioning
05:57 Length
07:00 How the plate works
14:33 How it does not work
15:56 How flat plates work
16:55 What you need to use it
19:21 Can it be detrimental?

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