LD-1000 [2007]The LD 1000 originally released in 1977 as 'the first shoe designed for your knees'. The original advert read like this: "The revolutionary new Nike LD 1000 Trainer. The first training shoe designed to improve your foot placement. Because the wider the sole, the less chance of twisting an ankle. Nike research and development has found that the flatter your feel touch down. the better for your knees and hips. Sideways twisting. or torquing, can cause