The Agency of Running Shoes (Part 2)

<p>Remember when you were little and you wanted to go somewhere &ldquo;really, really cool,&rdquo; like a theme park? You knew your parents were not willing to go, or at least one of the two, so you reached out to aunts, uncles, grandparents, or one of the two parents to build an alliance. With the help of these new authoritative forces, you could convince the stubborn parent or parents that the trip to X was worth it, even beneficial to all involved.</p> <p>In this second installment on the agency of the running shoe, we&rsquo;ll explore this same strategy on a grander scale.&nbsp;How did established institutions of power assist the running shoe in taking its place of prominence in a runner&rsquo;s ontology?</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/runners-life/the-agency-of-running-shoes-part-2-6ea83f8fe0f9"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>
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