Nike Air Moire: Lance Armstrong 10/2 NYC Marathon Pack

As a way to celebrate his new mission for taking on the NYC Marathon, Lance Armstrong himself and designer Mark Smith of Nike, have produced a shoe to commemorate this coming event. The limited edition shoe was inspired by the 10//2 Zoom Moire+’s and will be part of the “Lance’s Army” theme. With a set release on November 4th, the pack will come in three colorways of Yellow, Green, and Lava. They will be available for purchase at Niketown in NY and other select Nike retailers. Also the limited pack will have options including iPod Nano features, stickers, patches, and shirts. This limited pack will also be packaged in a wooden box. Read more about the design concept after the jump.

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Design Background:

“[Mark] Smith then created a manhole graphic that symbolizes the indelible spirit of both Lance and New York. The manhole cover is broken into sections by six spokes, which mirror the spokes of a bicycle. In each section, graphics – such as a marathon icon, a cancer sign, a lightning bolt, a skull and numerous others – are piled atop each other in tribute to Lance and his army. Around the outside of the manhole cover runs the epigraph twenty six point two miles thru five boroughs in the cold wet weather of New York City on Sunday November fifth two thousand and six USA.

Lance’s strength resides on the inside, what he’s truly made of. In a similar fashion, Smith chose to incorporate the symbols from the manhole on the inside of the Air Zoom Moire+. Using sublimated graphics, the story of Lance’s life plays out where it’s needed most – internally. Externally, the shoe features the same great outsole and upper as the original.”