Lydiard Road Runner
The collaboration between Eugen Brütting and Arthur Lydiard was a brilliant partnership. Each bringing value to the running world. The
January 28, 1975
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The collaboration between Eugen Brütting and Arthur Lydiard was a brilliant partnership. Each bringing value to the running world. The
The Karhu brand from Finland, has been around more than 100 years. I spent a summer there traveling, running, shopping,
The ban of the Puma Brush spike and subsequent 200 meter world record being disallowed, caused the engineers, technicians, cobblers,
The Nylon Cortez was Nike’s first departure from the Onitsuka line, offering a nylon version of the leather standby –
The Country was introduced in 1973 as an all around running shoe, more attuned to the changing ideas about Running
The Onitsuka Tiger track and field offerings trickled into the US running shoe market, following the surge of shoes brought
The Obori was a new shoe for Nike that saw its debut at the Boston Marathon, where Jon Anderson won
The Apollo was one of my early catalog acquisitions, and it held up well during the track season. I set
The Tiger Marathon was THE racing shoe for West Coast cross country runners from the late 60’s to mid 70’s
My first pair of spikes was the Saturn by adidas. Like our Cross Country shoes of the time, our spikes
The footwear choices of my youth were driven by the economic realities of my employment. Of course, as a young
The Tiger Mexico was introduced ahead of the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games as a high mileage training shoe to
The Mexicana was the first of a trio of suede “trainers,” running shoes designed for both track and off track
My first pair of racing shoes was made by Dreske, an Australian brand, in kangaroo leather with a thin crepe
Converse is best known for its All Star Basketball and gym shoe, for years the ubiquitous footwear for active use.
This running shoe comes to us courtesy of the mists of time… Well, it does have a date attached, 1889.
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