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Nike Debuts Trainer 1 Shoe

David Kindervater — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:30:53 +0000

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.

Photo by Amanda Edwards / Getty Images for Nike

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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Nike Debuts Trainer 1 Shoe

Bo Knows Commencement

Cherie Burbach — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:25:23 +0000

Bo Jackson, where have you been? Remember when Bo was everywhere? He was a Heisman Trophy winner, a football star, a baseball star…. an everything star. His pro-athlete career got cut short because of a hip injury, but even though he can run around professionally doesn’t mean he can’t inspire people.

Bo gave the comment address at Auburn’s spring grad ceremonies this past Saturday, which is completely appropriate since he got his degree there in 1995.

Image: Newscom

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Carl Edwards a Multi-Sport Pro?

Jodie Lynn Boduch — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:17:56 +0000

Is NASCAR driver Carl Edwards the next Bo Jackson?

Seems that the backfiring backflip episode on Sunday unleashed a long-held desire of the racecar specialist. We’ll let Frank Coffey and the goodfellas at eTrueSports.com take it from here:

NASCAR’S Carl Edwards, fresh off his victory in the Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, has applied for a special exemption to join the U.S. Gymnastic team at this summer’s Olympic games in Beijing. “I want to take a crack at the trampoline,” Edwards said.

Really? *shrugs*

We had him pegged for the pommel horse.

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Carl Edwards a Multi-Sport Pro?