Vintage Runner's World Magazines 'Outstanding Shoes of 1979' insert - Page 2

Here’s another vintage insert from Runner's World Magazines with the first set of their 'Outstanding Shoes of 1979' and featuring various awesome vintage running shoes of the 1970s from EB Brutting, Etonic, New Balance, Nike, Osaga, Saucony, (Asics) Tiger, and Tred 2. The original authentic print version of this insert is available over at our RewindRunning.com shop. You can check out page 1 featuring vintage running shoes of the 1970s by adidas, Braun Bilt, Brooks, Converse, Diadora and EB Brutting here.

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TOP SHOES AT A GLANCE

Runner's World Magazines Outstanding Shoes of 1979

EB Brutting Sao Paulo

RW-5 Star (Men's Racing) RW-4

Etonic KM 501

RW-4 Star (Men's Training)

Etonic Lady Street Fighter

RW-4 Star (Women's Training)

Etonic Street Fighter

RW-4 Star (Men's Training)

New Balance Cross-Country

RW-4 Star (Men's Racing)

New Balance 320

RW-5 Star (Men's Training)

New Balance Trail

RW-5 Star (Men's Training) RW-5

New Balance Women 320

RW-5 Star (Women's Training)

Nike Elite

RW-5 Star (Men's Racing)

Nike Lady Waffle Trainer

RW-4 Star (Women's Training)

Nike LD-V

RW-5 Star (Men's Training)

Nike Roadrunner I

RW-4 Star (Men's Training)

Nike Senorita Cortez I

RW-4 Star (Women's Training)

Nike Sting

RW-4 Star (Men's Racing)

Nike Waffle Racer

RW-5 Star (Men's Racing)

Osaga Caliente

RW-4 Star (Men's Training)

Osaga Feather

RW-4 Star (Women's Training)

Saucony Dove II

RW-4 Star (Women's Training)

Saucony Hornet

RW-5 Star (Men's Training)

Saucony Ms Gripper

RW-4 Star (Women's Training)

Saucony Trainer 1980

RW-5 Star (Men's Training)

Tiger Enduro

RW-4 Star (Men's Training)

Tiger Tigress

RW-5 Star (Women's Training)

Tred 2 Lady Zephyr

RW-4 Star (Women's Training)

Vintage Runner's World Magazines 'Outstanding Shoes of 1979' insert

Here’s an old vintage insert from Runner's World Magazines with the first set of their 'Outstanding Shoes of 1979' and featuring various vintage running shoes of the 1970s from adidas, Braun Bilt, Brooks, Converse, Diadora and EB Brutting. The original authentic print version of this insert is available over at our RewindRunning.com shop.

Page info is below:

TOP SHOES AT A GLANCE

Runner's World Magazines Outstanding Shoes of 1979

Adidas Dragon

RW-4 Star (Men's Training)

Adidas Lady Orion

RW-4 Star (Women's Training)

Adidas Lady TRX Comp

RW-5 Star (Women's Racing)

Adidas Orion

RW-4 Star (Men's Training)

Adidas Runner

RW-4 Star (Men's Training)

Adidas TRX Comp

RW-5 Star (Men's Racing)

Braunbilt Exxit

RW-4 Star (Men's Training)

Brooks Delta

RW-4 Star (Men's Training)

Brooks Lady Vantage

RW-5 Star (Women's Training) R

Brooks Lady Vantage Sup

RW-5 Star (Women's Training)

Brooks Vantage

RW-5 Star (Men's Training)

Brooks Vantage Sup

W-5 Star (Men's Training)

Converse Arizona

RW-4 Star (Men's Training)

Converse Invitational

RW-5 Star (Men's Racing)

Converse Women WCTrainer II

RW-4 Star (Women's Training)

Converse WC Marathoner

RW-4 Star (Men's Racing)

Converse Trainer II

RW-5 Star (Men's Training)

Diadora Rally

RW-4 Star (Men's Training)

EB Brutting Marathon

RW-4 Star (Men's Racing)

EB Brutting Race Walker

RW-4 Star (Men's Racing)

Various 1970s running shoes vintage Nike, Brooks, adidas, Puma, New Balance and more

Here’s a 1977 vintage sneaker ad for Starting Line Sports featuring vintage runners from Nike, Brooks, adidas, Puma, New Balance, Etonic, Tiger and Converse. This original vintage Starting Line Sports print ad is available at our web store RewindRunning.com.

Outside of that, seeing as today is New Year’s Day, we hope everyone has a very Happy New Year and an awesome 2023.

Ad info is below:

You demand the best.

We've got them!

Nike LD-1000 V

New Balance 320

Adidas Formula I

Puma Easy Rider

Adidas TRX

Brooks 430 Vantage

Etonic KM Street Fighter

Tiger Ohbori

Brooks Texan

Tiger Spartan B

Nike Vainqueur

Brooks Victress

Nike Waffle Trainer

Adidas Runner

Nike Elite

Converse World Class Trainer

Brooks 430 Delta

Tiger Montreal

You rate only the best. That's just what you get when you order from Starting Line Sports. Highest quality. Top manufacturers. Widest selection. For the finest in running shoes, you can depend on Starting Line Sports.

Interwoven Sportwick Sport Converse One-Star 1977 vintage sneakers running shoes

Here’s an old Sportwick Sport socks ad from 1977 for the Converse One-Star vintage running shoes. This original vintage print ad is available at the Rewind Running web store.

Ad info is below:

Even when you're sweating from head to toe, your feet will feel dry in Sportwick Socks.

A lot of sweat goes into winning a race. But you'll never feel it in our socks. Because Sportwick Socks are knit with a patented process that directs the perspiration away from your feet and into the socks' outer layer. So Sportwick Socks never feel damp and clammy against your skin. And they're Sanitized treated to stay odor free. Wash after wash. Sportwick Socks by Interwoven. They won't hold perspiration against you.

Interwoven

Sportwick

Hoop Stars: Converse Fastbreak Isiah Thomas 1984 Basketball Shoes Vintage High Top Sneakers

Here’s a 1984 vintage ad for the Converse Fastbreak basketball shoes featuring Isiah Thomas.

Ad info is below:

A LIGHTWEIGHT FOR THE HEAVYWEIGHT.

The Converse Fastbreak. It’s easy to see why top pros like Isiah Thomas wear it. It's designed with a super lightweight nylon/leather upper that has the kind of support you'll find in full leather uppers. But it weighs a lot less. Plus, we designed the Converse Fastbreak the way we design all our athletic shoes. By working with top athletes and coming up with improved biomechanical designs to satisfy their needs. Which is the reason a shoe as light as the Converse Fastbreak carries so much weight with the pros.

©1984 Converse Inc.

CONVERSE

Reach for the stars. Reach for Converse.
The Official Athletic Shoe of the 1984 Olympic Games.

Hoop Stars: Converse All-Stars 1975 Basketball Shoes Vintage Sneakers Print Ad

Here’s a 1975 vintage print advertisement for the Converse All-Stars 1975 basketball shoes which were selected by Team USA for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.

Ad info is below:

We’ve put our basketball shoes on the line in every Olympic year since 1936.

Converse All Stars.

They color the action.

Berlin 1936,
London 1948,
Helsinki 1952,
Melbourne 1956,
Rome 1960,
Tokyo 1964,
Mexico City 1968,
Munich 1972.

converse

an Eltra company

Selected again for use by the U.S. team for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal

Hoop Stars: Converse StarTech Dr. J vintage 1984 High Top Shoes Basketball Sneakers

Here’s a cool old ad for Converse featuring Dr. J’s 1984 StarTech model basketball high tops.

Ad info is below:

JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED.

The new Converse StarTech. It's biomechanically designed to have what one of the hardest-playing pros needs most— unyielding protection and long-lasting construction. Converse's uni-saddle design has extra lateral support for safer side-to-side moves and ankle-twisting pivots. The advanced shell sole and All Step insole have super shock absorption for jumping on rebounds and going up for high-flying slam dunks. Plus, it's designed the way we design all our athletic shoes. By working with top athletes and coming up with improved biomechanical designs to satisfy their needs. That's why Dr. J wouldn't even think of taking the court before taking two Converse StarTechs for his feet.

The Converse Star Tech mid-cut

CONVERSE
Reach for the stars. Reach for Converse.
1984 Converse Inc. The Official Athletic Shoe of the 1984 Olympic Games.

Hoop Stars: Sears The Winner by Converse 1975 Hoops Champs vintage sneaker ad

We’re celebrating the start of March Madness 2022 🏀 with this old school vintage ad for Sears The Winner by Converse from 1975. We’ve covered this line of 3 and 4 stripe Sears shoes throughout the blog and you can checkout a bunch of other old vintage ads here if you’re interested.

Ad info is below:

GET THE FEEL OF A WINNER

padded comfort all around

cushioned "shock-absorbers"

thick tough rubber soles

variety of colors, stripes, and solids

The Winner. Built CONVERSE® Just for Sears
At the Shoe Place

Low-cuts and high-tops. At larger Sears, Roebuck and Co. stores. And in the catalog.

Converse Arizona and World Class 84 vintage sneaker ad from 1981

Here’s an old vintage ad from back in the day for the Converse Arizona 84 and World Class 84.

Ad info is below:

All across the country runners depend on light, comfortable Converse training shoes. Converse rt knows the injury and soreness problems that runners are prone to. So Converse builds support and protection right into the design of our shoes. Our new Arizona 84TM for advanced runners uses high technology to help reduce strain over long distances. Our new Converse World Class® 84 training shoe compensates for the form and fatigue problems of intermediate runners by providing extra support and control. *Converse makes the shoes of the stars in every sport. Running, basketball, tennis, racquetball, baseball, football, soccer. If running is your sport, you don't want soreness and injuries to stop you. And that's the best reason in the world to wear Converse shoes. Because Converse keeps America running.

CONVERSE
Converse. 1981. An Allied Chemical Company.

RUNNER'S WINGS.

Converse StarTech Shoe Commercial from 1984

Here’s an old school 1984 Converse ad for their StarTech model sneakers. The music in this commercial has some strong Herbie Hancock "RockIt" vibes. RockIt was released a year earlier in 1983.

Sears 1983 Converse vintage sneaker ad

Today we have a vintage 1983 sneaker ad for Sears which features four Converse models from the time. This ad has a similar vibe to an earlier Sears - Puma ad that we posted.

Ad info is below:

RUN INTO SEARS FOR SAVINGS ON CONVERSE.

NOW SAVE $4-$8 ON THE OFFICIAL SHOE OF THE 1984 OLYMPICS. Right now, select Converse Shoes in jogging, court and basketball styles. There's a variety of colors and sizes for the whole family. But you only have from Sept. 4-10, so get on your mark, get set... and go to Sears!

Available in most larger Sears retail stores

Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1983.

CONVERSE
The Official Athletic Shoe of the 1984 Olympic Games.

There’s more for your life at Sears.

Hoop Stars: Converse All-Stars Basketball Shoes Commercial from 1976

A couple of days ago we posted a vintage ad for some old Dr. J Converse sneakers from 1978. Today we’ve got a 1976 commercial from Converse for a similar pair of basketball sneaks.

Hoop Stars: Converse Dr. J 1978 vintage sneaker ad

We usually post about old school running shoes and trainers but we still love basketball and the NBA. Long before Michael Jordan was posterizing dudes Dr. J was skying high and delivering monster dunks.

Ad info is below:

Dr. J’s magic moves are made in Converse Shoes.

When you have the best moves in the business, you make them in Basketball's Shoe — Converse. With high performance traction soles, extra shock absorption, game long comfort and protection. Julius Erving gets all these along with Converse Pro-game styling and the distinctive star and chevron look.

CONVERSE
THE SHOES OF THE STARS

Some of Dr. J’s highlights are here…

Converse 1984 vintage sneaker ad for the Laser, Force-5 and Phaeton

Below is a 1984 vintage sneaker ad for the Converse Laser, Force-5 and Phaeton. Converse developed these runners with sports podiatrist Dr. Lloyd Smith in an effort to reduce pronation and protect the knee. Outside of that this ad brings another 1980’s Tron style light grid.

Ad info is below:

CONVERSE STABILIZER-BAR SHOES It's a fact. The average runner comes down with 500 pounds of force every time the foot impacts the ground. Combine this kind of force with excessive pronation—a knee-twisting side-to-side foot motion—and it can cause serious knee problems, the leading form of running injury. Converse patented Stabilizer-Bars have been developed by Converse at their biomechanics facility in collaboration with Dr. Lloyd Smith, Sports Podiatrist. They help reduce pronation and protect the knee. And since runners experience varying degrees of prona-don, we built varying degrees of stabilization into three different shoe models.

To find out which model best fits your running needs, take the quiz on the left; Converse Stabilizer-Bar Shoes. We design them the way we design all our athletic shoes. By studying our top athletes, we're able to come up with improved biomechanical designs. That's why they're made for the part of the body that running is hardest on. The knees.

CONVERSE
Reach for the stars. Reach for Converse.
The Official Athletic shoe of the 1984 Olympic Games.

Converse Coach 3 stripe vintage sneakers ad from 1972

Nope, not adidas. Here’s another Converse ad featuring a similar-to-adidas style 3 stripe logo. This 1972 ad for the Coach model sneakers mentions that they will hold up well under all conditions including... mowing the lawn.

Ad info is below:

Converse Coach in suede and canvas
the basketball shoe that keeps going… on and off the court. It’s a quality basketball shoe … it’s a rugged, handsome all around athletic shoe. In suede, canvas and sharp new team colors, the Converse Coach performs like a pro on the court and keeps going … off the court, on any surface hard or soft, for a game of touch, mowing the lawn, jogging, you name it. The new suede Coach is in cool, supple, napped glove leather for beautiful, long-lasting comfort, and it boasts a padded tongue and ankle collar for snug, foot-hug-ging fit. Both the suede and canvas models offer full heel and arch cushion and comfortable sponge insole. Plus the special Converse sole design and compound for a sure grip and extra long wear. Suede Coach in natural, blue, gold and black Oxford. Canvas Coach in black and white Hi-Top and Oxford. More sports heroes from Converse.

See the Converse dealer nearest you – listed on the left.

*converse

Converse Pacers 1970 3 stripe vintage sneakers ad

A while back I alluded to the many 3 stripe brands of the 1970s and 80s. Today we're going way, way back to 1970 when Converse was the three stripe brand… or at least one of them. These rare sneakers were made with Clarino which is a synthetic leather material and is still used in athletic shoes 50 years later.

Ad info is below:

Converse Pacers that play hard talk it up for Clarino.

I'm the 'Pacer,' an all-purpose athletic shoe made by Converse. Made with Clarino, a remarkable new shoe material that a shoe can appreciate. I know what it's like to get buried in mud up to the eyelets on a wet, sloppy ballfield. And how easy it is to get battered and bruised, even in a 'touch' foot-ball game with the kids. And while jogging may be a great way for a guy to keep in shape, it can make his shoes look old long before their time. Unless they're made with Clarino. Clarino won't crack or peel, no matter how hard the going. It ignores the weather. It wipes clean with a swipe of a cloth. It breaks in with the first step and conforms to your every movement perfectly. And what a baseball wouldn't give to resist scuffs and scratches the way Clarino does! And since I never look like I've seen any action, you can wear me with slacks and a sports jacket. Clarino. The new man-made shoe material that has all us Converse Pacers talking. And other shoes, too.

Clarino
The material difference

Vintage Converse Arizona sneaker ad from 1980

Here’s an old 1980 Converse ad for the Arizona model runners. If you want to learn more we previously posted another ad for this model here.

Ad info is below:

INTRODUCING THE PERFECT SHOE FOR AN IMPERFECT WORLD. THE NEW CONVERSE ARIZONA:
Wherever you run, there's a surface out to get you...hard, unyielding pavement; rough, uneven dirt; soft, unpredictable turf. The pounding, twisting punishment you absorb on these surfaces is incredible. Now, Converse has a shoe that puts the odds in your favor.

The Converse Arizona, A Totally Integrated Running System
At Converse we believe that a high-performance training shoe should combine stability, shock absorption and traction. The Arizona features an Integrated Running System* engineered with precisely this in mind.

Stability
Over-pronation, the leading cause of runners' injuries, is minimized through the unique Heel Lock System', which wraps the counter snugly around the heel and literally locks it in place. This feature combined with a rein-forced nylon mesh upper and molded insole provides a degree of stability you just can't get in any other shoe.

Shock Absorption
Hard surfaces shouldn't be hard on your legs. That's why the Arizona features a midsole layer of Sport Cell', a highly shock absorbent material designed exclusively for Converse. This substance not only dissipates the initial impact of heel-strike, but also effectively directs residual shock out the side of the sole.

Superior Traction — On Every Surface
Because man does not run on pavement alone, the new Arizona is designed with extra traction features. Our Toe Propulsion Ridge maximizes traction on toeoff. The scientifically designed outsole studs reinforce critical wear areas... a must for all-surface running. And our Heel Wear Bar reinforces the primary impact area... helping the Arizona, and you, last miles longer. Converse believes all these features work together to make the Arizona a fast, safe, comfortable training shoe over any surface. Whether you run on the pavement, through the park, or on country roads, we're confident that the new Arizona will make a good hard run easier on your legs.

⋆ CONVERSE an ELTRA company
*Patent Pending Converse 1979

Converse 1976 Coach vintage sneaker ad

Converse 1976 Coach vintage sneaker ad

The yellow Converse Coach Jogger sneakers from this ad are posted here.

For the up pulse, leg churning, muscle stretching condition…

Converse Coach athletic shoes. They help you endure.

This is it... Coach by Converse, the superbly made all around athletic shoe built to hang in with you whatever you do. Coach is available in a wide variety of suede, leather, canvas and nylon styles and colors suited to your game, on the field or off. Talk to your Converse dealer and tell him you want Coach. You'll look great together.

Converse an Eltra company

*Selected for use by the U.S. team for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.

Converse 1975 All Star International Track shoe ad

Here's a 1975 vintage sneaker ad by Converse for the All Star International Track shoe ad

To the rigors of training, we’ve brought the style of champions. Converse All Star Training shoes. They color the action.

International track shoe design, Converse All Star quality and three different styles in suede or smooth leather with uppers of white, red, gold or blue combine to make a fine, tough, good looking athletic shoe for use in the most rigorous conditioning ... warm-ups, jogging, calisthenics, or plain casual wear. See your Converse sporting goods dealer and let him show you these beautifully made, colorful training shoes.

★ Converse an Eltra company

Selected for use by the U.S.team for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.