160X 5 Pro Zapatilla de competición para maratón by Xtep China Co., Ltd.

160X 5 Pro Zapatilla de competición para maratón by Xtep China Co., Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Platino in Diseño de Calzado Competition Category.

PlatinoCalzado· 2024

160X 5 Pro Zapatilla de competición para maratón

by Xtep China Co., Ltd.

Client: Xtep (China) Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award de Platino Winner in Calzado Category

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The Design

About 160X 5 Pro Zapatilla de competición para maratón

160X 5 Pro es una zapatilla de competición diseñada para corredores de maratón. El calzado combina comodidad, ligereza, transpirabilidad y durabilidad. La estructura de la entresuela se fabrica mediante impresión 3D, y la espuma de la entresuela se elabora con tecnología de espumado supercrítico, lo que le confiere una gran cohesión y un índice de resiliencia del 85 por ciento. Una placa de fibra de carbono de longitud completa estabiliza el antepié y el mediopié, y ayuda a liberar energía cinética. La parte superior está confeccionada con un material de malla ligero y resistente. El diseño busca ayudar a los corredores a ahorrar energía física durante las carreras de larga distancia.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Platino

160X 5 Pro Zapatilla de competición para maratón ha ganado el A' Design Award de Platino, un reconocimiento sumamente prestigioso concedido a diseños verdaderamente excepcionales, elegantes y magníficos. Los ganadores de Platino son maravillas de la creación, testimonios de los límites de la creatividad intelectual, y demuestran el profesionalismo y el genio inigualables de sus diseñadores. Se espera que estos diseños sean las obras más renombradas, que definen la estética de una época, contribuyen al bienestar de la sociedad y amplían las fronteras del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología. 160X 5 Pro Zapatilla de competición para maratón exhibe un nivel trascendente de excelencia y, sin lugar a dudas, hace del mundo un lugar mejor con sus características ventajosas y valiosas. 160X 5 Pro Zapatilla de competición para maratón es una obra ganadora del A' Design Award de Platino que despierta deseos, inspira, entusiasma, deleita y provoca una gran alegría.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: As a pair of professional racing shoes for marathoners, 160X5.0 Pro features good comfort, excellent propulsive effect, light weight, high breathability and wonderful durability. It makes improvement in materials and structure to better satisfy the actual needs of marathoners, aiming to help them save more physical strength and improve their athletic performance.
Dimensions & Packaging: 298*118*110mm
Tags: shoes,marathon racing shoes,PISA supercritical foaming technology,carbon fibre plate, the bevel design used in the heel
Production Technology: The midsole frame is generated through 3D printing technology, while PISA supercritical foaming technology is innovatively introduced into the midsole foam to realize the strong cohesion and the resilience rate up to 85percent. The full length carbon fibre plate with high strength helps to stabilize the forefoot and midfoot and release more kinetic energy. The upper is made of lightweight, highly tough, meshed XTEP SHEEL.
Design Challenge: The midsole frame is generated through new 3D printing technology, while PISA supercritical foaming technology is innovatively introduced into the midsole foam to realize the strong cohesion, so as to effectively avoid tearing during strenuous exercise. Such a material is 36 percent lighter and 28 percent more resilient than E T P U, which better assists athletes in saving their physical strength.
Research: Marathon running distinguishes itself from traditional track and field events with its long distance and duration, and shoes, besides physical strength, are also a key factor influencing performance of marathoners. Therefore, to ensure good comfort and help runners save physical strength during a marathon has become a main aim of shoe research and development.
Inspiration: Considering the requirements of numerous professional marathoners in shoes for races, the design team hopes to develop a pair of comfortable marathon racing shoes able to help runners save more physical strength.
Project Duration: The design and development of this product started in Xiamen, in March, 2023. It was introduced to the market in China, in August, 2023.
Operation Flow: The full length carbon fibre plate with high strength slightly upturned at the front part and the inner side of the middle part frees runners from unsteadiness on the forefoot and midfoot. The full length design, and the largely curved toe cap enable the release of more kinetic energy, so that runners can save more physical strength, whereby to enhance their performance.
Team Members: Long Zhang