What to Wear

July 23, 2008

What to wear this August in Beijing? Olympic athletes will rely on the best gear in the world to perform at their peak. Here’s a little “peak” (from jay Hicks of Preracejitters) pun intended : ) at clothes and shoes the Olympic athletes are using to have the hottest,fastest summer ever. Don’t forget the other shoes he introduced us to not so long ago.

Photos: Thomas Hannich

Nike AeroFly

“When 100-meter world record holder Asafa Powell takes off, he’ll get extra lift from his AeroFly spikes. Instead of the usual stitched fabric panels, the uppers are strengthened with Nike’s Flywire technology: criss-crossed cables woven from Vectran liquid-crystal polymer threads-the same stuff used in the Mars rovers’ airbags. The cables resist stretching to retain lateral stiffness and conserve forward momentum. The aerodynamic skin covering the web is so light and thin you could be forgiven for thinking Powell’s kicks have been painted on. Best yet, they weigh a mere 6.6 ounces.”

Ralph Lauren designed US Olympic Team Uniforms . Brianna Glenn, wearing a Ralph Lauren designed ‘Olympic Village Wear’ uniform. Read more on Brianna Glenn

(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

As usual My friend Jay Hicks of PreraceJitters.com the best Elite Track and Field site in the Internet Universe share these cool shoes…Check It out.

With the ‘08 Olympics less than a month away everyone is catching the Olympic fever. Puma has released the 1968 Olympics based model, their performance shoe for the ‘08 Games.