tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post1007413573160939677..comments2023-12-14T01:25:00.917-05:00Comments on Recover Your Stride: Classic Nike Running ShoesJim Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-5601518855664085962015-06-01T20:42:58.549-04:002015-06-01T20:42:58.549-04:00Ran track in high school 35 years ago and these we...Ran track in high school 35 years ago and these were my favorite running shoes of all time wore them until they had holes on the sides bring them back Nike.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821486093979821581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-75336794698262175122012-05-17T23:51:55.628-04:002012-05-17T23:51:55.628-04:00I completely agree, the Nike American Eagle was my...I completely agree, the Nike American Eagle was my all time favorite running shoe, and if they'd bring it back, I'd be a loyal buyer for the rest of my life, I used to train in them, race in them, and just go out hard and fast for fun - I truly loved that shoe - I loved the name, the lightweight, the bounce, they felt like bouncing slippers, amazing what I could do in those shoes!Lance Winslownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-60127103921103928392011-12-13T20:21:32.504-05:002011-12-13T20:21:32.504-05:00Hi Jim,
I remember the Nike Stings on the back ...Hi Jim,<br /> I remember the Nike Stings on the back cover of Runners' World and like yourself I never got a pair but I did use an addidas racing flat in the 1980 Boston Marathon. They were pure white and three blue stripes. I used the old Sl 72's to train in and then the TRX came out as an upgrade. Back then the racing flat was like a minimalists shoe but they gave me toe blisters and they didn't last very long for the money you had to pay. Today I am a New Balance guy but any shoe works for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-33196185798303460662010-04-04T23:36:40.882-04:002010-04-04T23:36:40.882-04:00Hi Lisa,
Thanks for the comments and for your 33rd...Hi Lisa,<br />Thanks for the comments and for your 33rd anniversary with running. It is never too late to keep the dream alive. My post for today was "Hope Springs Eternal"...you know, once a runner-always a runner! I figure if we could run so well an easy when we were younger, then there must be a way to get the balance and stride back in some way. The hard part is finding what works!<br />Falmouth '77 was my 3rd Falmouth!<br />Best wishes.<br />JimJim Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-78916904375766149512010-04-04T13:00:51.294-04:002010-04-04T13:00:51.294-04:00Hi Jim -
I landed on your excellent blog when I w...Hi Jim -<br /><br />I landed on your excellent blog when I was doing a "vintage Nike" search - looking for images of the old "there is no finish line" ad.<br /><br />Today I'm contemplating the fact that it's my 33rd running anniversary. I guess the day I started (April 4, 1977 - one loop around the Central Park reservoir) was so monumental, it stuck in my head ever since.<br /><br />Various nagging injuries ... undoubtedly the result of really stupid "training" way back when (compulsively running every single day no matter what - often when I was in pain - being too "macho" to allow for any recovery time, blah blah blah) derailed my "serious" running dreams a long time ago ... but when April 4 rolls around every year I start wondering if, at this late date, (this year I'm closing in on turning 59) I could ever get back to running some longer distances, like in the days of old. Not competitively, but just to get a small taste of the feel of it again.<br />I like your blog, thanks for doing it!<br />-Lisa<br /><br />PS - I ran Falmouth in '77 - with a raging hangover (drove up there with a group of party-hearty runner friends) - and despite the hangover and maybe 2 hours of sleep - I managed a pretty respectable time anyway ... ah, youth!Mookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059561564529318924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-15836498426413868762010-02-23T01:31:34.367-05:002010-02-23T01:31:34.367-05:00I stumbled across your blog post because of my lov...I stumbled across your blog post because of my love of my old Nike Eagles that I got in the spring of 1983. My parents were very poor and they sacrificed and took me to a shoe store because I wanted to run track. We bought a pair of Nike Eagles solely because they felt good on my feet. I knew NOTHING of flats/trainers/spikes, etc. Because we were poor, it never occurred to me to wear any other shoe in practice. They were the only pair of running shoes I had. That would continue to be the case through five seasons of high school running (three years of track and two of cross country.) I wore that same pair of Eagles for every practice, meet, run at home, etc. for 3 1/2 years. I even wore them for my first few races in college cross country. The last time I wore them to race I wore through my socks very quickly and basically was running barefoot because the middle of the bottom had wore completely through. I never had trouble with my joints or knees, but at age 42 I think it is catching up to me! I still have those shoes but they are buried in a storage unit. Thanks for reminding me of those great Nike Eagles! (Nike should bring them back!!!)Brien Campbellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-51624084228622983632010-01-28T00:55:41.692-05:002010-01-28T00:55:41.692-05:00Hey Jim! Great blog...I too am afflicted with the ...Hey Jim! Great blog...I too am afflicted with the old Nike nostalgia. I'm HS class of 1977 and our XC team all had the Tiger Pintos, except me...I had the Nike equivalent, The Marathon, I believe. And so it started. Next up were yellow LDVs and tan Daybreaks (one of my fave shoes ever.) I recently got a pair of the Daybreak reissues but other than looking awesome, they are a let-down...the insoles are glued in, hard and flat, not those super comfortable Perma-Foam jobs the originals had! I also lusted after the Sting like you but never owned a pair. Fave Nike of all time? The original Nike Air Huaraches. I just got the new Lunar Avant and love them...Take care!Jim H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156690033989151450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-18100064026094305362010-01-01T16:22:01.919-05:002010-01-01T16:22:01.919-05:00Hi Joe,
I think that was my fastest Falmouth ever,...Hi Joe,<br />I think that was my fastest Falmouth ever, but it was just barely under 40 minutes so don't be too impressed! I remember those blue Tigers (Pintos?). I never had a pair, but our two best runners (both New York State champions) wore them all the time!<br />JimJim Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-20104540334623146812010-01-01T11:35:58.752-05:002010-01-01T11:35:58.752-05:00Jim,
I saw your SofS post before mine. I saw your...Jim,<br /><br />I saw your SofS post before mine. I saw your photo: Falmouth + All-Alone + two-digit number = impressed. Good luck in the new year (but not too much if you come down to NYC).<br /><br />While I am a contemporary of yours (HS class of 1974), the only Nikes I ever wore were some pairs in the 80s. Otherwise it's been essentially Tigers/Asics and adidas racing flats (my club had a sponsorship deal and I got a free pair) before and since. My first running shoes were those really thin blue Tigers that our coach gave us. They were like $10. And for spikes we had adidas. A bunch of us were size 11 so we'd pass around the same pair, which was a strategy that didn't work so well in cross.<br /><br />We never had a Nike missionary and although we adored Pre it never occurred to us to wonder what shoes he wore.<br /><br />(Speaking of falsely-labeled shoes, I recall Mike Schmidt being caught wearing a pair of Asics onto which a Nike swoosh had been placed.)Joe Garlandhttp://runwestchester.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com