Details: At the 2016 Olympics, there wasn't a single Nike steeplechase athlete that wore the Nike Zoom Mamba 3. This motivated Nike designers to take a completely new approach with the Zoom Mamba 5. Rather than starting with features necessary for the steeplechase and then trying to make the shoe fast, the designers decided to start with something fast and then tweak it for the steeplechase.Evan Jager, the American Record holder in the steeplechase, liked the original Zoom Victory, so they started with that spike plate. After removing the carbon fiber plate, they needed to maintain explosiveness and protection from the barriers, so they extended the spike plate into the midfoot. Additionally, many athletes complained about slipping on wooden European barriers, so they added strategically placed triangular teeth. Finally, the designers noticed that many elite steeplechase athletes wet their spikes before tying them because the fit would change after becoming wet. To address this, they created an upper that would be comfortable wet or dry. Whether you run the steeplechase, the 800m, or the MIDSOLE
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