Enda Lapatet: The Game-Changing Running Shoe
A project in Nairobi, Kenya by Enda000days
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Last Updated: April 25 @ 11:01 -0400 GMT
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Latest News
Thank you! Here is what’s next. 
April 25th - via: kickstarter.com
To each and everyone one of you: asante. Thank you. By all of us joining together, the Lapatet will be coming to life. This means runners will get a new best-in-class daily trainer, and workers in Kenya will build the 2nd ever Kenyan running shoe.... (Read More)
First 2 Reviews of the Lapatet. They. Are. Great!
April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Back in March, we sent out 2 pairs of our pre-production Lapatet prototypes to a couple of shoe reviewers to get their take on our new daily trainer. The reviews are in, here’s what they had to say: Both reviews have all of us in Nairobi beaming... (Read More)
YASSS!!!! Funded!!!!
April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Asante to everyone who has backed the campaign and especially thank you to those of you who have gone a step beyond and helped spread the word and recruited your friends to the... (Read More)
Meet The Stars Of Our Kickstarter Video
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
In our Kickstarter video, you’ll see 6 runners. They’re not models. They're all athletes who each have a unique story and connection with Enda. 4 Enda Elite runners and 2 amateur athletes. We wanted to spend some time letting you get to know... (Read More)
How the Enda Community Made the Lapatet
April 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
The Lapatet started with conversations with Kenyan athletes, most notably Joan Massah Cherop and Justin Lagat. But throughout the creation process, it has been guided by feedback from the Enda Community. Before we made the first sketches, we asked... (Read More)
Made in Kenya: Enda Launches Training Shoe From the Land of Running Legends
March 28th - via: gearjunkie.com
Even nonrunners know Kenya produces amazing endurance athletes. Last summer, Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge smashed the marathon record with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute, 39 seconds. And at the last Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Kenyan athletes took home 12 medals in running events, six of which were gold. (Read More)
Check out what Lupita says
March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Lupita Nyong’o and her “Us” co-star Wiston Duke joined Complex for some sneaker shopping. Check out what Lupita and Duke had to say about Enda! For the hundreds of you who have already backed this campaign, we send the same message we sent to... (Read More)
Kenyan startup launches new running shoes
March 25th - via: nairobinews.nation.co.ke
A Kenyan startup which manufactures running shoes has scaled new heights with the launch of a new product not only inspired by Kenyan athletes, but also made in Kenya.
Enda is a Kenyan company that was founded with a mission to bring Kenyan athletic excellence to runners everywhere and fuel economic development with a vision to have millions of runners around the world wear shoes 10 percent made in Kenya. (Read More)
Deep Dive into Cultural and Technical Details
March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
We spent 18 months perfecting the Lapatet, and it’s covered with small but important details. We highlighted most of these on the main campaign page, but want to use an update to share some of the richer details. Have any features that are your... (Read More)
25% there! Launching referral rewards.
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to everyone who backed the campaign for the Lapatet this first day. We're more than 25% of the way to our funding goal, and deeply thankful for your support! As we keep building this campaign, we'd love to ask for your help in spreading the... (Read More)
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