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Another 300 miles have gone by quickly and pleasantly. The degradation of the Vaporfly has continued slowly, without any "falling off the cliff" that sometimes occurs. I've cleaned up the shoes a little more carefully for the photos below, and you can see that the midsole has a thin white plastic layer over the slightly more yellowed foam. The level of abrasion of the exposed midsole is surprisingly limited given the mileage. The black rubber outsole is even less abraded, and most of it looks entirely untouched. The midsole foam continues to collapse, but the collapse under the carbon fiber plate is far less than it would be without it. This means that the margin around the outside of the shoe where there's no plate is noticeably lower, and the area under the ball of my foot is depressed several millimeters. It's interesting when I swap back to "normal" running shoes. The extra support under the ball of the foot with fresh shoes is dramatic and feels really weird, but the big difference is how much I miss the spring of the Vaporfly.
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=A Comparison with other Recommended Shoes=
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