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Colorado Study Shows Nike Shoe Makes Running 4% Easier

Sports is chock-full of seemingly unbeatable records. Joe DiMaggio’s hit streak, Cal Ripken’s consecutive-games streak and Wayne Gretzky’s 2,857 career points all represent mind-boggling figures. These are the numbers that keep us watching. An elusive mark from the running world is the 2-hour marathon. The closest anyone has come (and the current world record) was […]

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Nike Hyper Court Is The Digitally-Connected Basketball Court Of Tomorrow

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James recently took to Instagram to recognize the murals of himself painted on adjacent basketball courts in Manila that were made to look like smartphones. This is what Nike sees as the future of basketball courts that are digitally connected. Nike has announced the launch of Nike Hyper Court, the first […]

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Nike Reduces Carbon Footprint With New Flyleather Material

For Nike, leather is a material that is featured in many footwear styles. However, leather also has the second-highest environmental impact on Nike’s carbon emissions and water usage. Because of that, Nike has come up with a solution: Nike Flyleather. Nike Flyleather is made with the 30 percent of a cow’s hide that is discarded […]

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Rory McIlroy, Jason Day Wear Nike’s Aeroreact Apparel

To coincide with the recent British Open golf tournament, major winners Rory McIlroy and Jason Day both wore Nike’s new Aeroreact apparel line, specifically created for golfers. Given the changing climates that golfers can face, especially in the U.K. and Ireland, the overall goal of the new clothing line is to reduce the need for […]

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