Originally designed for Kenyan runners and meant to mimic the feel of running barefooted, 1995's split-toe, Lycra-and-Velcro Air Rift has long been one of Nike's more niche running designs. Almost entirely absent from shelves in North America, the nearly two-decade-old silhouette has seen a bit of a comeback as of late thanks to Nike's "Genealogy of Free" packs--releases that celebrate the 10th anniversary of the original Nike Free Run and the predecessors that inspired it. Now, after appearing ...
Originally designed for Kenyan runners and meant to mimic the feel of running barefooted, 1995's split-toe, Lycra-and-Velcro Air Rift has long been one of Nike's more niche running designs. Almost entirely absent from shelves in North America, the nearly two-decade-old silhouette has seen a bit of a comeback as of late thanks to Nike's "Genealogy of Free" packs--releases that celebrate the 10th anniversary of the original Nike Free Run and the predecessors that inspired it. Now, after appearing ...
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