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2. Nike Free - Wikipedia

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   Nike Free is a minimalist running shoe. ... As is common with many Nike shoes today, versions for older kids (DD0163), younger kids (DA2689) and toddlers (DA2692 ...

3. Nike Flywire - Wikipedia

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   Shoe weight can be reduced up to 50% through the use of Flywire. [3] Track spikes (running shoes with spikes added for traction) containing Flywire are now lighter than Michael Johnson's famous Golden Shoes of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. These spikes are so light that athletes claim they are like "a second skin" or "spikes ...

4. Sneakers - Wikipedia

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   While the original design was basic, manufacturers have since tailored athletic shoes for their specific purposes. An example of this is the spiked shoe developed for track running. Some of these shoes are made up to unusually large sizes for athletes with large feet. Sneakers intended for running come in a range of shapes suited to different ...

5. Shoe size - Wikipedia

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   Typically, this will be the shortest length deemed practical; but this can be different for children's, teenagers', men's, and women's shoes - making it difficult to compare sizes. In America, the baseline for women's shoes is seven inches and for men's it is 7 ⁠ 1 / 3 ⁠ in.; in the UK, the baseline for both is 7 ⁠ 2 / 3 ⁠ in. [2]

6. Shoe - Wikipedia

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   The earliest known shoes are sagebrush bark sandals dating from approximately 7000 or 8000 BC, found in the Fort Rock Cave in the US state of Oregon in 1938. [5] The world's oldest leather shoe, made from a single piece of cowhide laced with a leather cord along seams at the front and back, was found in the Areni-1 cave complex in Armenia in 2008 and is believed to date to 3500 BC.

7. Barefoot - Wikipedia

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   Some modern shoe manufacturers have recently designed footwear to maintain optimum flexibility while providing a minimum amount of protection. Such shoes include the shoes made by Vibram FiveFingers, [121] [122] Vivobarefoot, [123] and Nike's Nike Free shoes. [124] Sales of minimalist running shoes have grown into a US$1.7 billion industry.