Nike Air Zoom AlphaFly NEXT Ekiden To Celebrate Japan's Annual Relay Race Marathons

Introducing the Nike Air Zoom AlphaFly NEXT% Ekiden To Celebrate Japan's Annual Relay Race Marathons. This is a tribute to the commemorative marathons

Nike Air Zoom AlphaFly NEXT Ekiden has just been released to celebrate the annual relay race marathons in Japan. This pair of sneakers is launched to commemorate Japan's most-watched annual sporting event. It will be the perfect homage to pay tribute to Ekiden season whereby several multi-stage relay marathons are being held all over Japan.

Nike Air Zoom AlphaFly NEXT% Ekiden

In Japan, one of the most well-known modern Ekiden races is the Hakone Ekiden. Teams of 10 male students from different universities in Tokyo will participate in the popular Hakone Ekiden. It was reported that as much as 50% of the Japanese population watched last year's edition of Ekiden. Hence, it makes perfect sense for sporting companies to push their brands during this event.

Adorned in glorious orange-golden hues!

The Ekiden is organized over the duration of two days and each runner is tasked to cover around the distance of half marathon before passing the baton to the next runner in the team. The word "Eki" can be translated to "station" in Japanese while "Den" can be defined as "to convey". So Ekiden is actually coined to pay homage to the ancient Japanese transportation system when government documents were hand-delivered via horses and men who covered long distances.

I love the design!

Hence, the latest Nike Air Zoom AlphaFly NEXT% Ekiden will see the Atomknit uppers and split mid-sole.be graced in gradient Amarillo, Healing Orange and Magma Orange hues. The lateral and medial sides of the shoes will be adorned with glow-in-the-dark eye-stays and fractal black swooshes. Callouts and symbols for the Ekiden event are featured on the heel pull tabs and insoles while the bottoms feature a forefoot Zoom Air puck and full-length Flyplate carbon fibre insertions.

All the comfort and protection you need for your feet for marathon races!

Last but not least, there is the thick ZoomX foam midsole to maximize both efficiency and speed, which will be awesome for the annual relay race marathons. The Nike Air Zoom AlphaFly NEXT% Ekiden will be released soon but there is no availability for pricing yet. However, I predict that the sneakers will come with a price tag of US$199 in select Japanese retailers.