Video presentation of Sport Shoes.

1. SPORT SHOES

2. Introduction
Sport shoe or athletic shoe is a generic name for the footwear
primarily designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise,
but recently it has come to be used for casual everyday activities.
There are many types of sport shoes, for instance:
-High-tops cover the ankles.
-Low-tops do not cover the ankles.
-Mid-cut are in-between high-tops and low-tops.
-Sneaker boots extend to the calf.

3. Evolution
- 8000 B.C.: Shoes made for practical use.Woven.
- 3000 B.C.: The oldest preserved footwear. Cowhide moccasin
all-purpose shoe.
- 480 B.C.: Pheidippides runs from Marathon, Greece to Athens
to declare victory. According to the legend, he fell dead after
the declaration. This legend marked it as the ‘original’
marathon course. During this time, Greeks wore terra-cotta
boots.

4. - 300 A.D.: Greek and Roman civilizations had different shoes depending on
the situation.
- 1760 A.D.: America’s first mechanized shoe factory is run by John Adam
Dagyr in Lynn, Massachusetts.
- 17th Century: Common shoes
Shoes are still designed for everyday use. Leather upper and wooden soles
typically crafted by a cobbler.
- 1852: The running spike
Leather slip with hard rubber sole. Spikes built into soles for improved grip.
Spikes were pronounced. Remains Standard for five decades.

5. - 1892: Hot rubber and canvas = the keds
Goodyear produces the parents shoe of the Converse Allstars – the Keds. Flat-borromed,
light-weight, and flexible. Began a shoe desing revolution.
- 1908: The Ner Balance Arch Co. is born, offering solutions for aching feet.
- 1920s: ‘The Chucks’- All-Stars
Redesigned and sponsored by Chuck Taylor – a famous basketball star who
played and coached basketball players.

6. - 1952: Running shoes go official.
Runners use improved spikes similar to original. Design changes very little,
yet runners are faster and more dedicated.
- 2014: The modern running shoe and minimalism.
Modern track spikes remain popular. Minimalist and barefoot running
emerges. Naked feet or traditional footwear such as moccasins, huaraches, or
Five-Finger designed rubber shoes.

7. Who invented sport shoes?
In the late 1890s a British company called J.W. Foster and Sons (now known as
Reebok) developed some of the earliest known running shoes with spikes in them.
The company's founder, Joseph William Foster, had a passion for running and wanted
to develop a shoe that would help increase his speed. So, the running spike was born.
In 1925 a German, named Adi Dassler took spikes a step further.
Dassler created a range of shoes with hand forged spikes, with different shoes for
different distances. He used state of the art materials to make them as light as possible.
Adi Dassler’s early spike

8. Future improvements
What will runners wear 30 years from now?
One possibility: shoes made from protocells, or synthetic
materials that have properties of organic matter including self-repair.

9. Videos and pictures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FmEGLbNUK
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IamZlSVe6FE

10. References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletic_shoe#Types.2Fdefinitions
http://visual.ly/history-athletic-shoe
https://www.google.es/search?q=the+oldest+preserved+footwear
http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventions/a/Shoes.htm
http://www.runnersworld.com/running-shoes/a-brief-history-of-the-running-shoe

11. By: Cristina Borrego Borrero 1ºBach A.