bigevilempire

It is official. I am addicted to buying shoes. Just got myself another pair of Nikes. This time, it is one of the newest designs from Nike, specially made for the Beijing Olympics 2008.

Ladies and gentleman, meet the Luna Racer.

The science behind the engineering of these shoes is incredible. Nike married two of the most amazing technology together: Flywire and Lunarlite foam.

This baby only weighs a mere 155 grams but yet provides great support for the feet. The Lunarlite foam, Nike's most advanced cushioning system is amazingly comfortable. I am always curious about the motivation behind shoe designs and was totally enthralled by the designer interview for this pair of shoes over at Nike Labs. In the interview, the designer responsible for the innovation shares more about the intricacies of the design and technologies invested in these shoes.

And yes. I am not running in these. I will leave the running to the Olympians.