With all the hype surrounding Michael Phelps’ ascension into the Olympic pantheon

With all the hype surrounding Michael Phelps’ ascension into the Olympic pantheon, some have questioned whether reigning World’s Fastest Man Usain Bolt could rack up a similar medals tally if he ran more different kinds of races.  Bolt is untouchable on flat ground over relatively short distances, but similar praise could have been offered for triple crown-winning Chinese hurdler Liu ‘Fly Man’ Xiang at a point earlier this decade.  Xiang was unable to defend his 110m gold in Beijing four years ago because of injury, but Nike hasn’t forgotten that about one of China’s greatest athletes is on the hunt to reclaim his crown.  The Liu Xiang x Nike LunarGlide+ 4 suggests LX might have something extra left as he approaches another Olympic competition endangered by injury, the familiar China-red hits drawing your eye toward gold just like Liu.  Click through to see more of this Liu Xiang LunarGlide 4 and find them now along with the ‘Dream Pack’ Cortez at select Nike Running retailers across China.  via FRESHNESS
 

The recent news around the Air Foamposite Pro ‘Bright Crimson’ wasn’t much to scoff at, as the release date change constituted nothing but a one-day push forward. We don’t think that really derails any of your plans – in fact, it might make it a bit easier to cop these as well as the Air Jordan VII ‘Raptors’ and LeBron 9 Low ‘Liverpool’ joints on the September 1st release date, but if you’ve been eyeing nothing but the Foams, at least you’ll avoid the Saturday shopping rush. It’s turning out to be Nike Free Run 5.0 V4 a great back-to-school shopping season thanks to the Bright Crimson Foams (they’re arriving at stores like Rock City Kicks now), so will you be rocking these once school begins? Let us know where these rank among this year’s Foamposite releases, and you can bet Sneaker News will be the first to update you on all the info you need.

Supreme’s Nike SB Dunks are among the legendary sneaker collabs, but they also contributed another model that’s likely the most unusual in Swoosh skateboarding’s illustrious history.  The Supreme x Nike SB ’94 remains the only SB ever created by a guest designer (consequently, the only model to be released exclusively as Nike Free Run 5.0 V2 collaborations), as well as the sole example of Foamposite on a Nike skate shoe.  The first four colorways hit retailers just over two years ago, black red, green and blue plus white two-toned designs with the same blocking layout as this newly revealed purple sample.  This ‘Eggplant’ ’94 SB could have been the most exciting of the pack, though arguably its regal build would have been better suited to the monochromatic style Supreme released last year.  Let us know how they compare to the other unreleased 2010 design after examining more photos below and stick with Sneaker News for spotlights on the rarest samples.
 

What do Air Jordans and Freddy Krueger have in common? If you fall asleep, you’re either gonna die a grisly death, or miss out on the morning sneaker release. Since its Nike Free Run 4.0 V2 introduction on the SB Dunk Low sample a few years back, the ‘Freddy Krueger’ outfit has been a popular (yet difficult) concept for custom shoes,  and while we’ve seen Freddy make its way on an Air Jordan VI before, those who know how Krueger operates understand that the sadistic killer likes to take on multiple forms. DeJesus hits us with another sneaker custom in the Air Jordan V that he calls ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’, using Krueger’s deformed skin and burnt garments as the key details for this custom. Even the Jumpman has been overtaken by Freddy (although credit should go to El Cappy for doing it first)! Check out this scary Air Jordan V custom project below, and let us know if you think this is better than the Air Jordan VI version!