Vintage Nike Gold over at archive.org

We were digging around and found a couple of great vintage Nike ads over at the Internet Archive. Shout out to ArchivistAndy for posting these Nike Daybreak (1980) and Nike Tailwind (1979) vintage print ads.

If you dig these old school Nike runners we still have a few pairs of new retro Daybreaks and Tailwinds in Black or Blue colorways left for sale over at our Rewind Running shop.

Nike Tailwind print ad info is below:

THE AURA OF AIR

Put yourself on pavement.
Hard miles alone.
After a pounding hour.

The shoe with air - Captured in the permanently inflated midsole channels. The shoe shown to have unequalled cushioning in state of the art testing.

But laboratory tests and technical specifications don't make this shoe. The ride does.

There's something happening there. You'll feel it. Your body in rhythm with the road.

The Nike Tailwind. We want you to try it.

NIKE

Nike Daybreak ad info is below:

TAKE TWO

BEFORE BREAKFAST.

First thing in the morning, feet can be a little cranky. Give them something to look forward to

The DAYBREAK. By NIKE.

Its unique forefoot cushioning will make those first few miles a lot less jarring. And this shoe is slip lasted. So it's light, flexible. You land and toe-off like nature intended.

The DAYBREAK. To start vour day off on the right foot.

NIKE

Nike Waffle Trainer 1977 "MADE FAMOUS BY WORD OF FOOT ADVERTISING." Vintage Sneaker Ad

Here’s a vintage 1970s vintage Nike Waffle Trainer print ad. This ad’s photography seems to have served as inspo and was riffed on later in 1979 by the Jaclar Ms. Miler runners here. The original vintage Nike ad is posted over at our Rewind Running web shop here.

Ad info is below:

MADE FAMOUS BY WORD OF FOOT ADVERTISING.

We don't have to tell you about the reputation of Nike running shoes. You already know. Because you're a serious runner. You've seen them on training tracks and fields all over the country.

You know them for their quality. Their lightweight, and long life. Mostly, you know them for the innovative design that always seems to show up first on Nike. We believed if we could build a shoe that was good enough to meet the demands of serious runners like you, the word would spread fast.

And it has. Today, our shoes do most of our advertising for us. And the name Nike is famous. We'd like to thank you for all the ads you've been running for us. On your feet.

NIKE

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