What happened with running shoes in 2021?
AG Spalding started making shoes for Olympic events, including the marathon.
Johnny Hayes from the USA sets the first world record for the marathon with a time of 2:55:18.4 at the 1908 Summer Olympics London. These Olympics were originally to be in Rome, but moved due to the Mount Vesuvius eruption of 1906.
What else happened in 1908:
The Boy Scout movement begun in 1908.
Henry Ford’s Ford Model T car was launched.
Wilbur Wright flies in France for the first time, showing powered flight is possible.
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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
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