Retro Runner Rehab: The Nike Air Zoom Moire +

‘The First Shoe To Talk To iPod’. That’s how Nike announced the Air Zoom Moire +. Now, given that this was only back in 2006, we know those of you who own kicks now old enough to drink will be quick to dispute the Air Zoom Moire’s claim on ‘retro’ classification. But let’s face it: a decade is a long time in fashion, let alone technologically driven fashion. Back in 2006 apple didn’t have the iPhone and Jay Z still had his hyphen – which is to say, it was practically forever ago.

All things considered, few running shoes can claim to have been as influential as the Nike Air Zoom Moire. It enabled the future of running tech, brought together two of the world’s most forward-thinking brands and pioneered a construction that would prove to be wildly successful a decade after its inception. With such a storied pedigree, we say it’s not a case of if Nike will bring back the Air Zoom Moire +, but when.

Retro Runner Rehab is a column where we bungee into the world of bygone running shoes, scoop up our favourites and throw them back in the spotlight.