What happened with running shoes in 2009?
Born to Run is published.
Barefoot running starts to increase in popularity:
Google trends graph showing the popularity of the search term ‘barefoot running’ over time.
The Hoka One One brand launches their maximalist running shoes.
The Altra brand come to market with zero drop and wide forefoot running shoes.
What else happened in 2009?
On January 15, US Airways Flight 1549 ditches into the Hudson River in an accident that becomes known as the “Miracle on the Hudson” and becomes a movie as all 155 people on board survive.
On January 20, Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the USA.
On June 11, an outbreak of the H1N1 influenza strain (“swine flu”) is declared as a global pandemic.
Pop singer Michael Jackson dies at the age of 50 on June 25.
On October 25, two suicide bomb attacks in Baghdad kill 155 people.
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