{"id":36314,"date":"2022-05-17T09:34:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T07:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=36314"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:22:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:22:18","slug":"from-the-archive-the-history-of-pumas-claw-shoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/our-legacy\/from-the-archive-the-history-of-pumas-claw-shoe\/","title":{"rendered":"Aus dem Archiv: Die Geschichte von PUMAs Krallenschuh"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/our-legacy\/\">Unsere Geschichte<\/a>\/\n        Aus dem Archiv: Die Geschichte von PUMAs Krallenschuh\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Header-Krallenschuh.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"\">Unsere Geschichte<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Four-legacy%2Ffrom-the-archive-the-history-of-pumas-claw-shoe%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Four-legacy%2Ffrom-the-archive-the-history-of-pumas-claw-shoe%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/our-legacy\/from-the-archive-the-history-of-pumas-claw-shoe\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Four-legacy%2Ffrom-the-archive-the-history-of-pumas-claw-shoe%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Als PUMA seine Krallen zeigte<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Die Geschichte von PUMAs Krallenschuh<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">17. Mai 2022 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;From the Archive: The history of PUMA\\u2019s Claw Shoe&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Let\\u00b4s look back to the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972, where a PUMA innovation was introduced: the PUMA Claw Shoe. &quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/our-legacy\/from-the-archive-the-history-of-pumas-claw-shoe\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/our-legacy\/from-the-archive-the-history-of-pumas-claw-shoe\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/our-legacy\/from-the-archive-the-history-of-pumas-claw-shoe\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Four-legacy%2Ffrom-the-archive-the-history-of-pumas-claw-shoe%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Four-legacy%2Ffrom-the-archive-the-history-of-pumas-claw-shoe%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Es ist fast 50 Jahre her! Im Sommer 1972 blickte die ganze Sportwelt nach M\u00fcnchen, wo die Olympischen Spiele stattfanden. Aber nicht nur Fans und Sportler freuten sich auf das Ereignis. In diesem Artikel wollen wir zur\u00fcckblicken und eine Innovation hervorheben, die bei den Spielen eingef\u00fchrt wurde - den PUMA Claw Shoe. Diese Laufschuhe wurden in Zusammenarbeit mit dem multinationalen Chemieunternehmen BASF entwickelt.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.797619047619  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gallery-burste2.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPUMA \"Besenstiel\" TAHOE, 1968 \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.797619047619  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gallery-burste.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPUMA \"Besenstiel\" TAHOE, 1968 \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0  ; background-image: url(''); background-size: cover;background-position: 0% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">DER ERSTE WAR DER \u201cTAHOE\u201d-B\u00dcRSTENDORN<\/span><br><br>Vier Jahre zuvor, im Vorfeld der Olympischen Spiele in Mexiko City, hatte PUMA einen besonderen Leistungsschuh herausgebracht: den \u201cBrush Spike\u201d-Schuh namens TAHOE. Der Grund f\u00fcr diese Neuentwicklung war, dass die Laufwettbewerbe bei den Olympischen Sommerspielen 1968 erstmals auf Kunststoffbahnen (Tartanbahnen) ausgetragen wurden. Der TAHOE war nicht nur der erste Sportschuh mit einem Klettverschluss, sondern verf\u00fcgte auch \u00fcber 68 in Reihen angeordnete Spikes im vorderen Teil der Sohle. Obwohl diese Spikes nur vier Millimeter lang sind, sorgten sie f\u00fcr eine wesentlich bessere Traktion auf den neuen Kunststoffbahnen.<br><br>Wir schickten eine Kollektion der Schuhe ins Trainingslager der US-L\u00e4ufer, und die Ergebnisse waren beeindruckend: Die L\u00e4ufer f\u00fchlten sich nicht nur sofort wohl mit dem Schuh, sondern brachen darin auch mehrere Weltrekorde. Die IAAF (Internationaler Leichtathletikverband) diskutierte jedoch dar\u00fcber, ob die d\u00fcnnen Nadeln des B\u00fcrstenschuhs als Spikes angesehen werden k\u00f6nnen. Nach den damaligen IAAF-Regeln - die auch heute noch gelten - waren Laufschuhe mit mehr als elf Spikes nicht erlaubt. Die kurzen Metallspitzen wurden als Spikes gewertet, was dazu f\u00fchrte, dass der Schuh noch vor Beginn der Olympischen Sommerspiele verboten wurde.<br><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" ><p>Der PUMA-Krallenschuh, der in Zusammenarbeit mit der BASF entwickelt wurde, ist ein weiterer Meilenstein in der Geschichte des Sportschuhs.<\/p><strong><br><br>Helmut Fischer, Gr\u00fcnder des PUMA-Archivs und bekannt als Mr. PUMA<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">ZUSAMMENARBEIT MIT BASF<\/span><br><br>Neben der begrenzten Anzahl von Spikes mussten bei der Entwicklung geeigneter Laufschuhe auch andere Aspekte ber\u00fccksichtigt werden, wie z.B. der durch die Spikes verursachte Verschlei\u00df von Kunststoffbahnen. Um L\u00f6sungen zu finden und einen verbesserten Nachfolger des \u201cBrush Spike\u201d-Schuhs zu entwickeln, initiierte Armin Dassler eine Partnerschaft mit einem ausgewiesenen Spezialisten f\u00fcr Kunststoffe: DIE BASF AG. Nach Analysen verschiedener Pr\u00fcf- und Sportinstitute, wie dem Institut f\u00fcr Biomechanik und Orthop\u00e4die der Deutschen Sporthochschule K\u00f6ln oder dem Institut f\u00fcr Physiologie der Johannes Gutenberg-Universit\u00e4t Mainz, wurde eine innovative neue Sohle aus dem BASF-Kunststoff Ultramid entwickelt und anstelle der \u00fcblichen Spikes wurden gegenl\u00e4ufige und versetzte Krallen aus Ultramid in die Sohle integriert. Nachdem diese innovativen Sohlen zu kompletten Schuhen verarbeitet worden waren, fanden die ersten Praxistests mit Spitzensportlern wie Joachim Eigenherr statt, die die neuen Schuhe auf Herz und Nieren pr\u00fcften.<br><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages3 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.797619047619  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gallery-krallenschuh-2.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPUMA-Krallenschuh mit Sohle und Spikes aus Ultramid, 1972\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.797619047619  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gallery-krallenschuh.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.797619047619  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gallery-krallen.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" >Aber wie w\u00fcrden sich die neuen Schuhe in einem echten Rennen verhalten? Und wie hoch w\u00e4re der Verschlei\u00df? Um Antworten auf diese Fragen zu finden, wandte sich die BASF an die AWETA, die unter der Leitung des Ingenieurs Erich Strickle ein v\u00f6llig neues Testger\u00e4t entwickelte: den \u201ck\u00fcnstlichen L\u00e4ufer\u201d. Angetrieben von einem Drei-Pferde-Motor konnten die \u201cBeine\u201d des Ger\u00e4ts mit stufenlos einstellbarer Geschwindigkeit betrieben werden. Um die vom \u201cKunstl\u00e4ufer\u201d zur\u00fcckgelegte Strecke zu erfassen, wurde die \u201cBahn\u201d beweglich gestaltet. So konnten die Schuhe bei den unterschiedlichen Belastungen, die bei den verschiedenen sportlichen Disziplinen auftreten, ausgewertet werden.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Header-Krallenschuh.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Der Klauenschuh wurde im Fr\u00fchjahr 1972 auch auf nassem und schmutzigem Untergrund getestet (Bildrechte: BASF Corporate History)\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" ><p>F\u00fcr mich ist der PUMA Claw Shoe nach dem Verbot des legend\u00e4ren PUMA Brush Spike ein weiteres Zeichen von PUMAs St\u00e4rke f\u00fcr neue Innovationen.<\/p><strong><br><br>Helmut Fischer<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">M\u00dcNCHEN '72<\/span><br>\u00a0<br>Nach umfangreicher Entwicklungsarbeit pr\u00e4sentierten PUMA und BASF am 11. M\u00e4rz 1972 auf der ISPO-Messe in M\u00fcnchen den \u201cKlauenschuh\u201d - auch bekannt als \u201cM\u00fcnchen72\u201d. Der Klauenschuh wurde erfolgreich bei den deutschen Leichtathletik-Wettk\u00e4mpfen im Vorfeld der Olympischen Spiele eingesetzt. Nach Angaben der BASF hielt die nigerianische Olympiamannschaft ihr Trainingslager in Hemsbach ab und nutzte die Gelegenheit, den Klauenschuh zu testen. Die afrikanischen Athleten \u00e4u\u00dferten sich positiv \u00fcber den Schuh und erkl\u00e4rten, dass sie ihn auch gerne bei den Olympischen Spielen tragen w\u00fcrden.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-14-at-15.26.58.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Werbung f\u00fcr PUMAs Krallenschuh (1972)<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" >Ob die Sportler dann in M\u00fcnchen die Krallenschuhe trugen und wie diese Tatsache ihre Leistungen beeinflusste, kann leider nicht abschlie\u00dfend gekl\u00e4rt werden.<br><br>Im folgenden Jahr hatten wir den Klauenschuh mit den Ultramid-Spikes unter dem Namen \u201cOttawa\u201d angeboten. Wir hatten das Schuhmodell bis 1985 vermarktet, aber im Laufe der Jahre wurden Metallspikes zwischen die Krallen eingesetzt.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gallery-craw-spike.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">PUMA Kralle 130, 1977<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><em>Wir bedanken uns bei den <strong>BASF<\/strong> Corporate History Team f\u00fcr die Bereitstellung von Inhalten und Bildern f\u00fcr diesen Artikel.<\/em><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages3 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.69230769230769  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/sidebar-krallenschuh.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDer von der Anwendungstechnischen Abteilung (AWETA) entwickelte \u201ck\u00fcnstliche L\u00e4ufer\u201d beim Dauertest f\u00fcr Sportschuhe, 1972 (Bildrechte: BASF Corporate History) \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.69230769230769  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Helmut.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHelmut Fischer \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.69230769230769  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/sidebar-2-1.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Werfen wir einen Blick zur\u00fcck auf die Olympischen Spiele in M\u00fcnchen 1972, wo eine PUMA-Innovation eingef\u00fchrt wurde: der PUMA Claw Shoe. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":36315,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":249,"meta-headline":"When PUMA showed its claws","footnotes":""},"categories":[1091],"class_list":["post-36314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-legacy"],"fullData":{"ID":36314,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2022-05-17 09:34:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-17 07:34:00","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":36315,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Header-Krallenschuh.jpg\"},\"headline\":\"When PUMA showed its claws\",\"content\":\"The history of PUMA\\u0026rsquo;s Claw Shoe\",\"className\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;span class=\\u0026quot;textStyle_intro\\u0026quot;\\u0026gt;It\\u0026rsquo;s almost been 50 years! In the summer of 1972, the entire sporting world looked to Munich, where the Olympic Games were taking place. But not only fans and athletes were looking forward to the event. In this article, we want to look back and highlight an innovation that was introduced at the Games \\u0026ndash; the PUMA Claw Shoe. These running shoes were developed in collaboration with the multinational chemical company BASF.\\u0026lt;\/span\\u0026gt;\\n\",\"style\":\"2b\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-image-multi {\"images\":[{\"id\":36378},{\"id\":36377},{\"id\":\"placeholder\"}],\"showCaptions\":[true,true],\"className\":\"\",\"style\":\"2\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"headlines\":[],\"captions\":[],\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;span class=\\u0026quot;textStyle_intro\\u0026quot;\\u0026gt;FIRST WAS THE \\u0026ldquo;TAHOE\\u0026rdquo; BRUSH SPIKE\\u0026lt;\/span\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;Four years earlier, in the run-up to the Olympic Games in Mexico City, PUMA had released a special performance shoe: the \\u0026ldquo;Brush Spike\\u0026rdquo; shoe called TAHOE. The reason for this new development was that the running competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics were held on synthetic tracks (tartan tracks) for the first time. The TAHOE was not only the first sports shoe with a Velcro fastener, but also had 68 spikes arranged in rows in the front part of the sole. Although these spikes are only four millimetres long, they provided much better traction on the new synthetic tracks.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;We sent a collection of the shoes to the US runners\\u0026rsquo; training camp and the results were impressive: not only did the runners immediately feel comfortable with the shoe, but they also broke several world records in them. However, the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) debated whether the thin needles of the brush shoe could be considered spikes. According to the IAAF rules at the time \\u0026ndash; which still apply today \\u0026ndash; running shoes with more than eleven spikes were not allowed. 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