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Oldest piece of running clothing/shoes/books/magazines you have?

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  • 14-10-2014 7:18pm
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    thirstywork2
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    I was up in my parents attic the other day and found an athletics weekly magazine from 1974.Now I was only born in 1981 but was passed on some magazines from earlier.
    Oldest running shoe I found was an Asics Kayano TN900 which was the 5th edition.I did have the TN700 which was the 3rd edition and one of my favourite shoes of all time.
    I also have a pair of Adidas shorts which where also from 1997 and they finally gave way around 3 years ago.

    Funny I still see runners wearing kit from the early 90's every now and then.


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    gerard_65
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    A book by Bruce Tulloh published in the late 70's. Still a great training manual.


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    sconhome
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    I still have the first pair of proper running shoes that I bought. Wave Inspire 3 from a small shop in Bray (at the time) :)


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    BeepBeep67
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    I ran a race in my old running racing gear earlier in the summer, has held up quite well considering it's 20yrs old.

    The Ron Hill gear on the right
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    Krusty_Clown
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    Not running as long as you guys (around 7 years now), but I still wear a pair of the shorts I bought when I started running (and will be wearing them for my session today). They're a pair of black Asics shorts which have stood the test of time, and are still just as good as when I bought them. A lot of my other gear has come and gone, but these shorts.... still perfect... Probably covered 3,000-4,000 miles.


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    endacl
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    I have a pair of feet, made in 1973. A bit tatty round the edges. They look their age but are still going well. Hope to get a few more years out of them!


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    Clearlier
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    Have a pair of spikes I bought in Boston just after I finished the leaving. I wore them for the first time 2 years ago and they are in perfect condition.








    I bought them in 1995!:eek:


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    ThisRegard
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    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    but I still wear a pair of the shorts I bought when I started running

    Similar to myself, I've a pair I picked up when I first got back into it after taking a hiatus from when I was in my early teens. I see them as my 'lucky' shorts and wear them for any long or tough race as they're super comfy, a pair of adidas.


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    rainbow kirby
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    I have a pair of tracksuit bottoms that get dragged out to wear over my running gear on the way to races which I bought in 1999 when I was in Transition Year. In terms of running-specific gear - I have two size 16-18 Aldi winter running tops from 2008 (my first year running) at my mum's house.


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