History of the Nike Pegasus

First pair of Nike Pegasus

Oct 23, 1983

This product was created Oct. 23, 1983 by Mark Parker (the CEO of Nike and Bruce Kilgore. This was created with A nylon Upper sole and had suede leather around the rest of the shoe. It was used with the classic waffle sole at the bottom. this product was orgigionally created for basketball players, but ended up being used by runners.

Nike Pegasus History

Period: Oct 23, 1983 to Oct 23, 2013

Nike running shoes have looked for improvements for their running shoes ever since the first pair of pegasuscame out. throughout this timeline you will see how this shoe became a popular running shoe.

Nike Air Pegasus 1993

Oct 23, 1993

This product was created in 1993 by the Nike Kitchen.This product was thought out to be a bit of a risk because they had changed the orgional shoe. They added a snadex inner sleeve. The change was temporary , but this really started nike to think of what else they could change. This made the shoe fit much more comfortably and tight. This was made to make sure that the shoe fit better. Runners use ths prduct.

Nike Air Pegasus 2004

Oct 23, 2004

This product was created by Nike Running in 2004. This product was considered function over fashion. it had an all-new outersole, mid-sole and upper. They created a lower arch which was the first nike shoe to have different arch types in the shoe. These were made to help prevent injuries. Runners used these.

Nike Air Pegasus+ 30

Oct 23, 2013

this shoe was created in 2013 by Mark Miner. This product is created by modern day construction materials, such as a low top figuration with upper built from hyperfuse , and a full length zoom air. these improvements were made to provide support in your stride to keep you going. this product is used by distance track athletes from the 800m- Marathon.