On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Russell McMahon <apptechnz@gmail.com> wrote:
> But some athletes (notably Kenyan's AFAIR) at one stage ran world
> records in BARE feet against players in footwear of their choice.

I guess shoes makes significant difference only at certain conditions.
Conditions could be weather, road surface and distance. I have
mentioned the Hungarian soccer team in the previous post as an example
of weather condition (which changes the surface), but also if you do a
Marathon then I guess it makes huge difference what is on your feet?

> When it comes to swim suits - PERHAPS copyright, branding, advertising
> and IP rights are part of the issue. If you can only buy the gear from
> one supplier who has patented the system then the sport is subject to
> commercial distortion. (As opposed to eg shoes with swooshes on them
> that perhaps only apparently make you run faster :-) ).

That actually makes perfect sense. I did not know it was supplied only
by one particular brand.

Tamas
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