Nike Mashes Up Distinct Eras With the Air Max Waffle

Two distinct eras of running from Nike are coming together on a new hybrid sneaker releasing this week. The Nike Air Max Waffle brings together elements of the 1973 Waffle Racer with the 1998 Air Max Plus. The upper gets the shape of the newer model with the materials and panels of the elder, as two tones of green in suede and nylon to go along with black leather. The Waffle Racer’s namesake tread then takes over the forefoot of the sole unit, giving way to the Air Max Plus from the midfoot back with its whale tail-inspired shank in a red and orange gradient and Tuned Air Tech. Heel paneling from the Air Max Plus is underlaid beneath the Waffle Racer’s mustache, and the latter’s waffle tread is also added to the rear of the midsole as it runes into the outsole. Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman experimented with pouring rubber into an actual waffle maker the early ’80s in order to better grip the University of Oregon’s new artificial track. His breakfast tread would then become Nike’s first innovation when it hit the market, starting a legacy that would help inform the Air Max Plus’ introduction 25 years

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