InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Nike’s rivals play catch-up in marathon shoe wars By financialnews_rlv83x - May 9, 2020 0 64 When Eliud Kipchoge made history by beating the two-hour mark for the marathon, the Kenyan was wearing a pair of controversial Nike running shoes that has sent rival companies scrambling to play catch-up in a business worth billions of dollars.