We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, Nike’s extensive archive of trail, performance and sportswear extracted from their late ‘90’s stockpile of footwear mastercraft is at some points unrivalled by every possible competitor spanning across this relentlessly competitive industry.
In particular, the Air Zoom Spiridon is a MORPRIME Industries™ favourite not only for its precise engineering, but due to the sheer amount of innovative technology that Nike hardwired into its revolutionary DNA.
Royal heritage was on Nike’s design card from its outset, with ‘Spiridon’ deriving from SPIRIDON LOUIS who’s otherwise known as the first Olympic Marathon winner in Summer 1896; this pair housed a fresh-faced concept too, CAGED ZOOM.
In theory, encapsulating a rubber ZOOM pod within one’s sole is almost too simple, yet executed in a manner that allows the Spiridon’s wearer to feel nothing less than optimum levels of comfort.
Design-wise, @christiantresser was the brains behind this lightweight runner and as it transpires 1997 was rather productive on his end - adding a little number known as the Air Max 97 to his already impressive annual roster.