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'''Nike Free''' is a [[minimalist running shoe]]. It was introduced in 2005 after [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] representatives observed Nike sponsored track athletes training barefoot.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/business/30shoe.html | work=The New York Times | first=Amy | last=Cortese | title=Wiggling Their Toes at the Shoe Giants | date=2009-08-30}}</ref>
==Overview==
The numbering system indicates the cushioning of the shoe and follows a scale ranging from 0 (barefoot) to 10 (normal running shoe)
[[File:Shoeprint(forensic).jpg|thumb|150px|Footwear impression and the outsole from a piece of footwear]]
Nike started the Free series with the Free 5.0 in 2005 and in 2006 released a new version of the shoe, the Nike Free 5.0 V2, that addressed some durability issues
Since then, the Nike Free 5.0 V3 (2007), Free 5.0 V4 (2009), and Free 5.0 V5 (2013) have been released along with
In 2016, Nike retired the numbering system in favor of the RN designation.
In 2021, around 10 years after the first release in 2011, the Free Run 2 was available again. For this release, slightly different materials were used,<ref>{{Citation|title=Black Minds|date=2021-11-02|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1khdq18.8|work=Black Hands, White House|pages=103–144|publisher=Fortress Press|doi=10.2307/j.ctv1khdq18.8 |s2cid=239295967 |access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Juni 1767|date=2021-01-18|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110723007-032|work=Wielands Amtliche Schriften November 1764–Juni 1767|pages=774–794|publisher=De Gruyter|doi=10.1515/9783110723007-032 |isbn=9783110723007 |s2cid=240731806 |access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref> for example the logo on the heel was no longer printed, but sewn. Initially, the colors black and white were available,<ref>{{cite web|title=2011's Nike Free Run+ 2 Returns Soon|periodical=Sneaker News|publisher=|url=https://sneakernews.com/2021/06/01/nike-free-run-2-2021-dh8853-100-537732-004-release-info/|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2021-06-01|language=en-US|pages=|quote=}}</ref> and later other colors followed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nike Free Run 2 Fossil Stone Platinum 537732-013 {{!}} SneakerNews.com|periodical=Sneaker News|publisher=|url=https://sneakernews.com/2021/06/12/nike-free-run-2-pairs-fossil-stone-pure-platinum-537732-013/|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2021-06-12|language=en-US|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sporty Blue And Orange Take Over The Latest Nike Free Run 2|periodical=Sneaker News|publisher=|url=https://sneakernews.com/2021/06/13/nike-free-run-2-retro-navy-orange-537732-403/|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2021-06-13|language=en-US|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nike Free Run 2.0 Blue Orange 537732-405 Release {{!}} SneakerNews.com|periodical=Sneaker News|publisher=|url=https://sneakernews.com/2021/08/07/nike-free-run-2-537732-405-release-date/|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2021-08-07|language=en-US|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nike Free Run 2 'Sequoia' Official Images|periodical=Sneaker News|publisher=|url=https://sneakernews.com/2021/08/07/nike-free-run-2-sequoia-black-medium-olive-sail-537732-305/|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2021-08-07|language=en-US|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Faint 'Pure Platinum' Lands On The Nike Free Run 2|periodical=Sneaker News|publisher=|url=https://sneakernews.com/2021/08/21/nike-free-run-2-pure-platinum-summit-white-dm8915-001/|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2021-08-21|language=en-US|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Seasonal 'Flax' Lands On The Nike Free Run 2|periodical=Sneaker News|publisher=|url=https://sneakernews.com/2021/08/28/nike-free-run-2-flax-dm9057-200/|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2021-08-28|language=en-US|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nike Free Run 2 DO1154-200 Release Date {{!}} SneakerNews.com|periodical=Sneaker News|publisher=|url=https://sneakernews.com/2021/08/29/nike-free-run-2-do1154-200-release-date/|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2021-08-29|language=en-US|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orange Overlays Appear Across This Nike Free Run 2|periodical=Sneaker News|publisher=|url=https://sneakernews.com/2021/10/17/nike-free-run-2-black-orange-dm8915-600/|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2021-10-17|language=en-US|pages=|quote=}}</ref>{{Excessive citations inline|date=November 2022}} The ID of the Free Run 2 (537732) in its original colors is in the range from around 2011, while new colors from 2021 use letters in the first two places. As is common with many Nike shoes today, versions for older kids (DD0163), younger kids (DA2689) and toddlers (DA2692) have also been released.
In addition to the main series, offshoot models have been released over time, such as the Free 7.0, Free Inneva Woven, Free SB, Free RN Distance, and Free TR.
==See also==
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