1979

What happened with running shoes in 1979?
Nike introduce the Tailwind:

Advertisement from Foot Locker in 1979:

Advertisement for the New Balance 440:

What else happened in 1979?
The United Nations proclaimed 1979 as the International Year of the Child.
On November 4th, 52 United States diplomats and citizens were held hostage after a group of militarized Iranian college students who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over the USA Embassy in Tehran and seized hostages. They held the hostages for 444 days.
On November 28, Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashes into Mount Erebus in Antarctica on a sightseeing trip, killing all 257 people on board.
The FDA introduced their mandated black box warning system for the adverse effects of medications.
The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to Allan Cormack and Godfrey Hounsfield for there work on X-ray computed tomography (CT).

Books on Running Shoes:

Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine	The Science of Footwear	Biomechanics of Sports Shoes	Tread Lightly	Shoe Dog
Kicksology: The Hype, Science, Culture & Cool of Running Shoes	Athletic Footwear: The Comprehensive Guide	Which running shoes are for me?: A 10-step guide to evaluating any shoe	The Complete Handbook of Athletic Footwear	The Running Shoe Book
All About Distance Running Shoes	Faster Stronger Higher! How shoe brands create innovative footwear technology: Sport Science for the next Super Athletes	Sneaker Wars: The Enemy Brothers Who Founded Adidas and Puma and the Family Feud That Forever Changed the Business of Sports	Biomechanics of Running Shoes	Handbook of Footwear Design and Manufacture
Running shoe design for runners with overpronation of foot	Nike: Better is Temporary	How to Spot Fake Sneakers	Soled Out	Running with Purpose: How Brooks Outpaced Goliath Competitors to Lead the Pack
The Adidas Archive	Boost Your Running Potential in 5 Steps: Don't Let Your Shoes Sabotage Your Fitness Journey	Running Shoe Buying Guide	How to clean running shoes

Other Years in the History of Running Shoes:

Related Pages:
Running Shoes | Marketshare of Running Shoes | Running Shoe Anatomy and Terminology | Design Features in Running Shoes | How Often to Change or Replace Running Shoes | Manufacture of Running Shoes | Running Shoe Materials | Running Shoe Rotation | History of Podiatry | Footwear History | History of the Marathon

Book:
Sneaker Century: A History of Athletic Shoes

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