On LightSpray Running Shoes
You've never seen a sneaker like this. Swiss sneaker brand On can guarantee it. The On Cloudboom Strike LS — the LS stands for LightSpray — is lightweight, extraterrestrial, and, now, award-winning. Kenyan runner Hellen Obiri won the Boston Marathon in them in April 2024. It's quite literally sprayed onto a mold by a rotating robotic arm using more than a mile of semi-translucent synthetic monofilament and then heat-fused to a foam and carbon-fiber outsole by the same robotic system, all in under three minutes. In all, the process cuts the shoe's carbon footprint by 75%. In terms of weight, it's one of the lightest sneakers ever at a mere six ounces. (A small avocado, for example). With no glue, no seams, and no laces, there are no weak points — clearly. And On sees this snug-fitting, ultra-cushioned, high-performance sneaker design as the way forward for ultra-elite athletes.
