Sebastian Sawe from Kenya celebrates winning the men's race at the London Marathon in London, Sunday, April 26, 2026.AP/PTI Technology has always aided runners. Even Roger Bannister, in his 1954 breakthrough mile run, removed the extra weight from his shoes, sharpened the spikes and covered the soles in graphite to optimise traction. Innovation isn’t new. What’s changed is the science. Enter the shoes that Sabastian Sawe wore: the Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3. At just 97 grams, they are among the lightest elite racing shoes ever built, roughly 30% lighter than their predecessors. To put it in perspective, one pair of shoes roughly weighs as much as four pairs of socks or less than a bar of soap. But weight is only part of the story. Precision engineering Beneath the minimal upper sits a potent combination of carbon-infused structure and ultra-responsive “Lightstrike Pro” foam, engineered to enhance power and efficiency.…