Saucony is regarded as producing some of the best running shoes in the world today. The mens trainer manufacturer is well over one hundred years old which makes it one of the world’s oldest sportswear companies.

The company has a long pedigree in producing high performance running shoes. After the company had been in existence for about forty years, they were producing many different sports shoes for activities such as baseball and bowling. They even produced footwear for astronauts which were the first footwear in space. The company has a recognisable logo which depicts the flowing of a river. The name of the company actually translates to “mouth of a river”.

The company really made its mark in the running world during the late sixties. They were taken over by a major competitor and after a further ten years, the saucony trainers were regarded as the number one choice for competitive runners.

It is still regarded as producing some of the best running shoes available today and regularly receives awards and accolades from major industry publications such as Runner’s World magazine.

Saucony trainers comprise many different types of running shoe and they make track spikes, shoes for cross country running and also shoes for road racing.

There are many technological advances that have been made by the company. They developed the ‘grid’ system for protecting the foot. They have used this technology for more than fifteen years. It even has developed technology that can adjust to the temperature of your skin to keep the feet cool when racing in hot temperatures and keep the feet warm in cold temperatures.

Mizuno is a company that produces mens trainers size 11 and sportswear that is based in Japan. It was founded in the early nineteen hundreds by two brothers as a result of the global spread of sport. They have maintained huge success over the last hundred years and are recognized specialists in many sports such as running, golf and football.

Their running shoes feature some very advanced technology and are well regarded as producing some of the most advanced on the market.

As well as being well involved in the world of running, the company is also a well respected producer of golf equipment. Tiger Woods was a user of Mizuno golf clubs during his early days and even after he turned professional.

Mizuno trainers carry the company’s unique logo. They are available around the world in many different shapes, styles and sizes and continue to have a huge following.

New Balance is a US manufacturer of men’s trainers and sportswear. It has been in existence for over one hundred years and is well respected the world over. They are still producing much of their product in the US which is quite rare as most of the manufacturers produce in the far east. They also produce in the UK.

The company was founded to produce arch supports for men’s feet. They moved into producing mens trainers size 11 in the sixties and started producing new balance trainers for runners. Their first running shoe was ground breaking in the sole design as well and providing varying widths. It rapidly became the favourite of many runners.

In the early days, they didn’t spend a lot of money on marketing and relied on word of mouth. This started to affect sales as business struggled in the seventies.

Fortunes changed for the business in the late seventies as the Boston region where the company is based was at the fore front of the global running boom. They expanded the new balance trainers that they offered and the business started to boom.

The company still provides its running shoes with width offerings it is still one of only a few companies that offer this. The give their new balance trainers numbers rather than names and the numbers change when ever they are redesigned.

The production facilities in the USA and UK serve to manufacture all of the men’s trainers that are sold around the world. They are among the market leaders in advanced running shoes.