Tigist Assefa and her £400 single-use Adidas super shoe rocks
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Ethiopian athlete obliterated the women's marathon world record in Berlin, kissing her light-weight shoe afterwards in celebration
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What's So Special About Tigist Assefa's £400/$500 Single-Marathon
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Tigist Assefa and her £400 single-use Adidas super shoe rocks
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Did Tigist Assefa's 'super shoes' make her a record-breaking
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What Adidas Shoe was Tigist Assefa Really Wearing in Berlin?
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Tigst Assefa Breaks Women's Marathon Record in Adidas Running Shoes
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Tigist Assefa wears adidas Pro EVO supershoes in Marathon record
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Adidas' $500 shoes test amateur market's upper limit
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What's So Special About Tigist Assefa's £400/$500 Single-Marathon
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Forget everything you know about marathons⏱
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Tigist Assefa and her £400 single-use Adidas super shoe rocks marathon world
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Tigst Assefa Breaks Women's Marathon Record in Adidas Running Shoes
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Super shoes have 'devalued' marathon world records, say former