Spira Footwear
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Spira (Shoes))
Spira footwear manufactures running shoes with springs embedded under the heel and toe.
[edit] Controversy
Spira claimed that their shoes were banned from races because they purportly did not conform to International Association of Athletics Federations and USA Track and Field standards. The company has offered a million US Dollar bounty to two Kenyans if they win the 2006 Boston marathon wearing Spira's product. In spite of this, USATF confirmed in 2007 that the shoes aren't banned: "Because of pending litigation, USATF cannot comment on Spira shoes beyond confirming that USATF has not examined or 'banned' the shoe, as we have publicly stated multiple times over the last year-plus."[1][2]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ David Monti: Boston Publicity Stunt is Ultimately Hollow - Shoes Are Not Banned. In: Race Results Weekly. April 17, 2007
- ^ Weldon Johnson: Spira Shoes Update: The Unbanned Banned Shoe. In: LetsRun.com. March 6, 2008
 |
This article related to a manufacturing company is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
