Carbon plated running shoes have burst onto the running scene in recent years – since the introduction of the Nike Vaporfly 4%s and much talk of their performance benefits since Eliud Kipchoge’s sub 2 hour marathon in Vienna in 2019, wearing a pair of prototype Alphaflys. Many brands are now onto their second iteration of shoe with carbon plate technology – so Anna and Andy have been testing them out and are giving you their thoughts on the BEST carbon plate shoes for racing out there at the moment.