My Favorite Running Shoe

This past weekend The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon took place downtown Oklahoma City. Only less than 2 weeks after the Boston Marathon Bombing. Though people are still mourning over the tragedies of the Boston Marathon, Oklahoma City runners are celebrating life and raising money for The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. Reading about recent marathon activities made me think about the type of shoes that runners wear. Runners enjoy comfort as much as performance. In my opinion, I rather have a shoe that is comfortable and stylish. Thus, I am not a runner, so the performance of a shoe is not relevant to my taste in shoes. The shoe that I want to introduce is Nike Roshe Run. This my favorite running shoe because of the unique style and the comfort of the shoe. Here are the different colorways of the Nike Roshe Run releasing in Summer 2013.

Leo Chang

Leo Chang is a sneaker designer for Nike's KD Series. He has been working with Kevin Durant since 2009 on his KD IV. What's unique about Chang is that he is branching off from just creating for KD but was ask to design a special edition line for Kobe and Lebron's sneakers. The special edition is the Elite Series of each players shoes. The purpose of the Elite Series is taking the original design of the sneaker and create a shoe that is high on performance and style for the post-game season. Each player; Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, and Lebron James will debut their new sneakers during the playoffs. Not only that Chang got to redesign his own sneaker but he gets to redesign shoes made from other great designers. The series of photos are meant to show how the design process works. Although this is just a teaser, Chang has not unveil the final product. Keep watching the NBA Playoffs and try to spot Elite Series sneakers from Durant, Bryant, James and other players that got their hands on one.

Galaxy Art

Ghica Popa is an innovative artist that remodel a few popular sneakers. It seems to be a common trend that the spacely theme is displaying on many shoes like the Galaxy edition of the signature Nike Basketball. Ghica Popa took his own twist on the Galaxy theme and turn the theme into an art. these are a few of his work. 

Air Jordan 3

Air Max 96 Neon

Air Jordan 4 Military Blue

Air Max 1 Red

All Star Weekend 2013

Some amazing sneakers were worn this weekend in Houston for NBA All Star Weekend. Kevin Durant, Lebron James, and Kobe Bryant all displayed their All Star Edition sneakers for the event. Here is some of the cool shoes that was worn.

Lebron James showing off his new sneakers to rapper Jay-Z and singer Beyonce.

Hardcore defense from Kobe Bryant with his new Kobe 8 "All Star".

OKC Thunder Kevin Durant dunking like a beast with his new All Star edition KD V.

LA Clippers Blake Griffin taking a lob wearing his own custom Jordan SuperFly 2.

Release of Air Jordan III Retro '88

The Air Jordan III have been an iconic sneaker that have stayed alive for more than two decades.The biggest breakthrough was the design of the shoe. The first two shoes of the Air Jordan series were based on fashion aspect of the sneakers. The Air Jordan III followed that trend but created a new design  the public are not familiar with.

Michael Jordan seen here wearing the Air Jordan III during the 1988 Slam Dunk Competition. 

Back in 1988, Air Jordan release a shoe that had a unique elephant print that has never been used on a shoe before. The sneaker was designed by Tinker Hatfield, who later became one of the most influential man in the sneaker culture. Along with that very distinct pattern on the shoe, the Air Jordan III was the first time ever that Jordan and Nike introduce the Jumpman logo on a shoe. This created a new symbol for Jordan Brand because for the first time, the Jumpman can stand alone without piggy backing next to the Nike swoosh. 

The official name for the colorway is White/Black/Red/Cement

On February 6, 2013, Jordan Brand are re-releasing the Air Jordan III with all original design, including the Nike Air logo. The shoe was re-release in 1994, 2001, 2007, and 2011 but had Jumpman logo on the back heel. Whereas, the Air Jordan III Retro '88 features the iconic Nike Air logo that has not been on the shoe since 1988. This year, the sneaker is retail at $200 exclusive at NikeStore. This is the most anticipated sneaker by Jordan Brand releasing this year so far.