Oh, and last but not least, the famous swoosh sits on the side of the upper, just to remind you that it’s Nike that you’re actually wearing on your feet. The laces that grace the upper are made with the classic design that ties the laces in a knot at the beginning of the tongue. The mesh is speckled in the upper with a nice and beautiful (strip-like) design, and the retro classical feel of the shoes is reinforced with the presence of the classic lacing system. Throughout the upper there’s a nice dose of lightweight mesh delivers breathability and comfort. Designed with a 3/4-length bootie, the upper is sleek and highly comfortable that allows for the entire foot to be comfortable and supported when it’s inserted in the sneaker.īecause there’s plenty of room in the toe area, the toes have plenty of room to move without feeling restricted or crammed in the shoe. The upper of the Nike Zoom Rival is a thing of beauty. The Nike Zoom Rival is the subject of this review, and you can read more about the details below in the posts.

Nike on the official website, states that ZoomX was derived from a foam traditionally used in aerospace innovation, and was applied for the first time in mentioned footwear Nike Zoom Vaporfly Elite. And with that initiative, the Nike Zoom series was born. The goal of this event was to see if it would be possible to break the 2-hour barrier in marathon style running, and although the finished time was several minutes faster than the world record, sadly it did not count as a new world record under IAAF standards.īut according to Nike, Kipchoge approached the company and told the designers that he wanted the Nike ZoomX foam to be put in a training shoe. The dBreaking2 event in Monza, Italy consisted out of three elite runners, who all run a full marathon while wearing the Nike Zoom VaporFly sneakers. In fact, he won the race in 2:00:25 time, but what happened after the race is the fun part. Back in 2017, the Olympic Gold medalist Eliud Kipchoge ran the Breaking2 event organized in 2017 by Nike. The origin of the Zoom series comes from the necessity of one long-distance runner from Kenya.

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