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Nike takes first steps towards marathon goal

13/03/2017

Sportswear manufacturer Nike has released details of the first products it has designed as part of a mission to achieve the first sub two-hour marathon. It announced the ambitious target in January 2017. As part of the project, which it calls Breaking2, it recruited three elite athletes and started development on a range of new products.  Since...

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