The 'Mexicana' was the official adidas training shoe of the Olympic games 1968,Like the Azteca the shoe was finished in gold colour with its suede upper. The model is based on the Adidas developed its first marathon specific shoe in the late 1960s, named the Adidas Marathon. 59 years later, they developed the first shoe worn to break the two hour barrier in an official race adidas History: 1949 to Now ADIDAS "Summer of '72 Pack" The summer of '72 hosted the Olympics in Munich. The American runner Frank Shorter was leading the race when the "Imposter" entered and ran