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What happened with running shoes in 1958?
Reebok is founded.

On 6 August the Australian athlete Herb Elliott takes 3 seconds off the world record for the mile run in Santry Stadium, Dublin with a time of 3 minutes 54.5 seconds.

Sergei Popov from the Soviet Union sets a new marathon world record of 2:15:17.0 on August 24 in Stockholm, Sweden.

What else happened in 1958?
Nikita Khrushchev becomes Premier of the Soviet Union.
Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France.
The monkeypox virus infection is first reported.

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Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports MedicineThe Science of FootwearBiomechanics of Sports ShoesTread LightlyShoe Dog
Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports MedicineThe Science of FootwearBiomechanics of Sports ShoesTread LightlyShoe Dog
kicksologyAthletic Footwear The Comprehensive GuideWhich running shoes are for me?: A 10-step guide to evaluating any shoeThe Complete Handbook of Athletic FootwearThe Running Shoe Book
Kicksology: The Hype, Science, Culture & Cool of Running ShoesAthletic Footwear: The Comprehensive GuideWhich running shoes are for me?: A 10-step guide to evaluating any shoeThe Complete Handbook of Athletic FootwearThe Running Shoe Book
All about distance running shoesFaster Stronger Higher! How shoe brands create innovative footwear technology: Sport Science for the next Super AthletesSneaker Wars: The Enemy Brothers Who Founded Adidas and Puma and the Family Feud That Forever Changed the Business of Sportsbiomechanics of running shoessecond edition of footwear manufacture
All About Distance Running ShoesFaster Stronger Higher! How shoe brands create innovative footwear technology: Sport Science for the next Super AthletesSneaker Wars: The Enemy Brothers Who Founded Adidas and Puma and the Family Feud That Forever Changed the Business of SportsBiomechanics of Running ShoesHandbook of Footwear Design and Manufacture
Running shoe design for runners with overpronation of footNike: Better is TemporaryHow to Spot Fake SneakersRunning with Purpose: How Brooks Outpaced Goliath Competitors to Lead the Pac
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The Adidas ArchiveBoost Your Running Potential in 5 Steps: Don't Let Your Shoes Sabotage Your Fitness Journeyrunning shoe buying guidehow to clean running shoes
The Adidas ArchiveBoost Your Running Potential in 5 Steps: Don't Let Your Shoes Sabotage Your Fitness JourneyRunning Shoe Buying GuideHow to clean running shoes

Other Years in the History of Running Shoes:

Pre-history776BC480BC490BC
183918961898
1906190819141920
19241936193819481949
19581960196419651966196719681969
The 70'sMid- to late- 70's
1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Mid-2000's
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
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Book:
Sneaker Century: A History of Athletic Shoes

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