I’ve always been a fan of Nike products and wear their shoes almost daily unless the attire literally doesn’t allow for it. I’m going to quote SneakerNews.com here for a bit about the shoe:
Nike’s rich history in footwear technology is a testament to how the brand grew to its current state on the legs of innovation alone. In 2008, Nike unveiled its first Lunar-cushioned running shoe called the LunarGlide – an award-winner that has become one of the most trusted shoes in the admittedly crowded industry of running footwear. During that span, Nike has fine-tuned the cushion to become lighter and even more stable and spread it across multiple categories within the brand, eventually becoming almost a standard for its athletic footwear.
Today, Nike unveils the sixth model of the LunarGlide series; with a lighter Lunarlon foam and a more stable upper built with lightweight mesh and soft foam that conforms to the foot. The upper pattern is a natural design that came forth when the designers were aiming to reduce as much weight as possible, and the combination of Flywire (also a 2008 debut) and the supportive heel clip provides the unmatched lock-down during movement. The Nike LunarGlide 6 will officially release in stores on July 12th, but is currently available right now for customization on NIKEiD.
It was in 2008 that I bought my first pair of LunarGlide shows at the NikeTown store in SF. I immediately fell in love with them. I still have 2 pairs of LunarGlide 2 shoes that I kept in the box until just this year because so far, that had been my favorite design…the 3-5 LunarGlide was okay but didn’t appeal to me as much as the comfort and all day wear ability of the 2.
I even did a post back in the day comparing some of the LunarGlide shoes. Here are some photos:
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The LunarGlide 6 differs in so many ways and already it’s insanely comfortable with an amazing stability and I haven’t even broken in the shoes yet. This is the first time I’ve ever used NikeiD and aside from the 4-5 weeks it took the shoes to get here, everything else was a breeze. Here are some photos of the new kicks:
I can’t wait to break them in.