The largest of his deals is with Nike, and this spring a new Derek Jeter signature cross-training shoe goes on the market.

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It's so bad that he can't even get a training shoe on.

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The appeal of these slightly fogyish bicycles is the same as the superiority of a pair of well-made brogues over the latest flashy training shoe.

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He and his colleagues had even compiled a list of the top 50 training shoe sole patterns which had been found at crime scenes in the region.

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He was working for the Bata shoe company and it was really hard, their training.

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Reynier van Bommel, the ninth-generation CEO of a family shoe company that bears his name, says the finishing process on its shoes has benefited from training he received in Italy.

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