Nike — along with Beijing Olympic Decathalon Gold Medalist Bryan Clay; and NFL players Adrian Peterson, Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu; and NBA All-Stars Brandon Roy and Amar’e Stoudemire — introduced the Nike Trainer 1 today. The shoe is actually a blast from the past. It’s inspired by the popular Nike Air Trainer worn by Bo Jackson and John McEnroe 20 years ago.

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The Trainer 1 is an innovative new lightweight training shoe that combines Nike’s training heritage with the latest innovation and design technology. So I hear. I’m just the messenger. I haven’t actually tried these shoes yet. But Adrian Peterson has and he likes them:

“The Nike Trainer 1s are extremely comfortable and the flexibility is awesome. I’ve already started wearing them for my training drills and for weight room workouts. It’s an amazing performance shoe that will give me an edge on the playing field.”

Of course, AD’s getting paid to say that but I’ll take his word for it. Anyway, as part of the launch event in Southern California today, the aforementioned Nike athletes led more than 50 local SoCal youth from all sports in a comprehensive training workout. Hopefully, they got some free shoes to take home. If not, they certainly got some great memories. For those who want to check out the shoes for themselves, the Nike Trainer 1 will be available in the U.S. beginning July 1 with a suggested retail price of 90 bucks.

Source: NikeMedia.com

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Adrian Peterson is a college football success story. This was actually NOT his last year in college - he’s already in the NFL, playing for the Vikings.

And playing well…check out his shiny trophy in the picture above for being the 2007 Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Year.

Peterson ultimately went to Oklahoma, but also considered Southern Cal, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA, Arkansas, and Miami-FL.

He entered the draft a year early, was picked 7th by Minnesota, and had an amazing 2007, running for 1341 yards and 12 touchdowns. He set the record for NFL single game rushing yard record when he rushed for 296 yards against the San Diego Chargers. Also with being the Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Year, he was also the AP Rookie of the Year and the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Although he had some problems with injuries during college, he has proven himself in the NFL and, with any luck, will continue to do well with the Vikings.

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