Pair of running shoes worn by Tony Reed during a marathon in Nairobi, Kenya

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Grey, white, and red running shoes in size 13 worn by Tony Reed while running the 2007 Safaricom marathon in Nairobi, Kenya. The shoes are part of the Asics Speva line. The shoes have a plastic sole with leather and synthetic textile upper with reflective material on the toes and sides. Red sole inserts have red fabric adhered to white rubber supports. The red sole insert has “FORTITUDE/ ASICS” printed on the red textile side of the insert. The plastic on the shoe located underneath the sole insert has “Speva 65” printed onto it. White shoe laces are laced through the holes.

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