Nike Alphafly 3 – "The Sting" International Running Pack 1978 IH3575-999

1978. The Year Running Changed Everything.

The Nike Alphafly 3 "The Sting" is part of Nike’s International Running Pack — a limited-edition series that reaches back to the golden era of global track competition to honour the athletes, races, and rivalries that made running the sport it is today. Every detail of this shoe references 1978: a year of world records, national pride, and the kind of competition that defined an entire generation of runners.

• Scarlet / Charcoal split-panel Atomknit upper — a bold, two-zone upper that divides the shoe along a deliberate diagonal line: a vivid scarlet-red Atomknit forefoot zone that references the heat of competition, and a deep charcoal-grey rear panel that grounds the composition with the weight of historical significance. The division is sharp and intentional — a visual split that reads as two shoes in one, unified by the white Swoosh that crosses the boundary between them
• Cream laces — a warm, vintage off-white lace that softens the intensity of the red-charcoal split and references the aged aesthetic of 1970s track photography — a small detail that places the shoe firmly in its historical context without overstating it
• White Swoosh crossing the colour split — a large, bold white Swoosh that runs from the red forefoot zone across the grey midfoot panel — the single element that bridges the two-tone upper and anchors the shoe’s identity across the color divide, a compositional decision that makes the Swoosh itself feel like a finish-line tape
• International Running Pack globe badge on midsole — the defining collectible detail of the pack: a globe icon and "1977/78" international competition year inscription printed on the lateral ZoomX midsole wall, directly referencing the worldwide running events of the era and authenticating this shoe as a genuine historical tribute piece
• Maize / Golden Yellow ZoomX midsole accent stripe — a vivid, warm yellow stripe along the upper midsole edge that cuts between the dark upper and the cream ZoomX foam below — a color drawn from the gold medals and national flag palettes of the 1978 international circuit, and the brightest, most energetic element in the shoe’s otherwise restrained historical palette
• Cream / Sail white ZoomX foam blade midsole — Nike’s most energy-returning racing foam in the Alphafly 3’s swept-back blade geometry, rendered in a warm off-white that reinforces the vintage aesthetic and frames the Air Zoom forefoot pod below
• Forefoot Air Zoom pod — a transparent multi-column Air unit at the forefoot delivering explosive toe-off cushioning, visible through the midsole window and completing the shoe’s elite racing performance specification
• Full-length carbon fiber plate embedded in the ZoomX stack for elite propulsive energy return at marathon race pace

1978 produced champions. The Nike Alphafly 3 "The Sting" International Running Pack is built to produce more of them — and to remind every runner who laces up exactly whose shoulders they stand on.

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