Nike Introduces The Future Of Running
Nike has introduced the LunarEpic Flyknit, which features a mid-height collar design – recently made popular in a range of its new football boots – and a new tooling system. According to the brand, the shoe offers “a virtually vanishing fit, fluid feel and softness”.
The conception of the LunarEpic Flyknit began over 18 months ago with the contemplation of a global football boot. Taking insight from Nike’s Magista — which allows the foot, ankle and lower leg to work together — the company’s running designers set out to create a shoe to replicate this, while still serving runner’s key needs; fit, feel and force.
They began by constructing a lightweight, breathable one-piece Nike Flyknit upper, engineering different densities directly into the knit for precise support and a good fit at the arch, heel and forefoot.
For the midsole, the designers used heat, instead of glue, to fuse two foams into one piece.
A rubber-free outsole with laser-siped geometric pistons inspired by pressure maps of the foot was then added. Constructed of Lunarlon foam, each piston moves individually, maximising both cushioning and traction, it provides unrivaled heel-to-toe transitions and propelling energy return.
When combined, these components form a shoe with a virtually vanishing fit that adapts to the body in motion for a fluid feel and superior softness, ideal for runners tackling a distance workout, progression run or recovery run.
