I love books of all kinds. I found one I think many of you will enjoy. Kicksology: The Hype Science, Culture & Cool of Running Shoes, by Brian Metzler was released mid-October. Here’s the cover and the summary from Amazon. This is a book that runners, walkers, adventure racers of all types will enjoy. Be sure to check out the table of contents. Then buy the book and get ready to have a fun and informative read into the shoe business. I know I’m ordering a copy.
Here’s are the Velo Press (publisher) and the Amazon links.
Amazon’s Summary
Kicksology is your all-access pass into the fascinating, colorful world of running shoes―and what makes up a perfect pair of kicks.
Sports journalist and veteran shoe tester Brian Metzler takes runners and kicksologists deep inside the $10 billion dollar running shoe industry with a behind-the-curtain look at what makes iconic running shoe brands tick. Kicksology follows a shoe from inspiration to store shelf to show how innovative ideas evolve into industry-wide trends and fads. Metzler tours shoe labs where scientists advance our understanding of shoes and running mechanics as well as the domestic and overseas shoe factories where the world’s favorite kicks are assembled.
A dedicated shoe nerd and running junkie, Metzler shares his love of great shoes in this fascinating look at the intersections of shoe culture and history, science and storytelling, intel from the innovators with on-the-ground insight from top runners.
Kicksology is filled with information as entertaining as it is surprising, tapping into the passion runners have for their kicks and feeding their curiosity about what makes a great shoe.
