Recently, we searched for "Marathon Shoe History" compiled by Marathon ShoeNrd, which details the running shoes of important moments in the history of each road running in the past, covering the breakthrough of men's and women's marathon world records and Olympic records.
Let's take a look at which sports brands have ever held the men's and women's marathon world records, and who has the most records?
Marathon Shoe History records the runners and shoes at the time of each marathon world record from 1960 to 2022, and we find that adidas is the sports brand with the most men's marathon world records, with a total of 8 times, while Nike, who is remembered as a day, ranks second with 5 times. If Onizuka Tora and Asics are counted as one family, Asics is tied for second place with Nike. Detailed data and footwear are:
Looking at this data, it can be found that the brilliance of adidas mainly comes from the birth of the Adizero series, and five world record breaks are from the series, which is no wonder that adidas has been pushing the new as an ace series.
In addition, the more interesting points are:
1. Anyone familiar with "Shoe Dog" knows the story of Nike and Onizuka Tiger, but there may not be a concept of how awesome the Onizuka Tiger series was at that time. Four world record-breaking tours from 1963 to 1967, I believe everyone can recognize the brand.
It is worth mentioning that Onitsuka Tiger Super Marup shoes owned by Onizuka Tiger are the running shoes with the most men's marathon world records, with 3 times. In the future, with the rapid iteration of carbon plate racing shoes, this grand scene should be difficult to see.
2, can not be ignored is also Reebok, and adidas hand in hand, parting ways is embarrassing, who would have thought that it would be the fourth most sports brand in the world record. In 1970, 1974, and 1984, Ron Hill, Ian Thompson, and Steve Jones helped Reebok take the lead.
3. The charm of top athletes. Haile Gebrselassie, Eliud Kipchoge, and Khalid Khannouchi have all broken the men's marathon world record twice, and the brand has been continuously exposed. Signing in is earning, and it's no wonder brands are willing to bet heavily on a future. I can't help but think of Jordan again, what kind of lottery will be scratched out when signing the third fastest in the world?
4. In this list, there is also a brand that is relatively unfamiliar to runners, named Gola. Born in 1905, Gola is the oldest British footwear brand. In 1905, the brand produced the world's first pair of handmade handmade football boots in leather, which used high-quality leather to interpret its uniqueness.
Football is at the heart of the Gola brand. The 70s saw the brand achieve "brilliant" status. Gola is as iconic as Star Wars and Astronauts.
In addition to always being at the forefront of popular style, in recent years, high-tech computer design and production technology has enriched Gola's ideals of ergonomics and aesthetics. In the Asian market, Gola also has many supporters in Hong Kong and Japan, which are particularly sensitive to brands.
Compared to the men's side, adidas slightly better than Nike, and on the women's side, Nike has completely crushed adidas, with 12 times, three times far more than adidas 4 times. After the two, Puma and a relatively unfamiliar brand EB Lydiard occupied third. The detailed data is:
Analysing and reviewing these data, we found that:
1. Among the five women's sports lists on the list, except Asics, all other brands have athletes who have broken the world record twice wearing their shoes. Ingrid Kristiansen, Tegla Loroupe and Paula Radcliffe wore Nike Mariah, Nike Air Streak, and Nike Air Streak Spectrum Plus to break women's world records in 1984-1985, 1998-1999, and 2002-2003. Jacqueline Hansen wore Adidas Marathon to break two women's marathon world records in 1974-1975; Christa Vahlensieck wore the EB Lydiard Road Runner and EB Lydiard Marathon to break world records in 1975 and 1977; and Joyce Smith wearing Puma Super Sonic to break two world records in 1980-1981.
It can be seen that the 70s and 90s were the crazy period of women's marathons, and from 1974 to 1999, women's marathons increased by 23 minutes, compared with more than 5 minutes for men. This is partly due to the late start of the women's marathon, and partly due to the efforts of countless outstanding female runners. It is their hard work that interprets the infinite possibilities of women in this project.
3. Like men, here is a brand unfamiliar to current runners - EB Lydiard.
Founded by Arthur Lydiard, a well-known New Zealand long-distance running coach, and EB Brütting, a leading German tanner, EB Lydiard specializes in manufacturing running shoes for elite athletes. Christa Vahlensieck broke world records in 1975 and Marathon in 1978.
Among them, the latter shoe EB Lydiard Marathon uses kangaroo leather to make the upper, giving the toe enough room to swing, the midsole is thinner and lighter, and the built-in Heel Cup firmly holds the back of the foot and relieves the pressure on the Achilles tendon.
4. From the brand naming, it can be found that the naming of early shoes is very simple and direct, without the current fancy. For example, directly with Racer, Marathon, Marup (make up for Marathon), Road Runner, etc. Of course, it is also possible that these names are almost applied, resulting in brands having to think of ways to name them. Fast, surpassing, elite, and fast are always indispensable in the naming process of racing running shoes.
Finally, at the end of the article, the list of Olympic records is presented to you, because there is less data, I will not interpret them one by one, and runners can know it well.
Looking at all the data, Nike and adidas remain the absolute rulers of these two records. I wonder if anyone will catch up or even surpass these two in the future?