LIGHT OF SPEED

TitleLIGHT OF SPEED
BrandNIKE
Product / ServiceNIKE ZOOM
CategoryD06. Interactive outdoor experiences
EntrantMINDSHARE CHINA Shanghai, CHINA
Media Agency MINDSHARE CHINA Shanghai, CHINA
Entrant Company MINDSHARE CHINA Shanghai, CHINA
Media Agency 2 MINDSHARE CHINA Shanghai, CHINA

Credits

Name Company Position
Ananth Devarajan Mindshare China Director, Digital Innovations
Joey Kang Mindshare China Partner, Strategic Planning
Simon Ashwin Mindshare China Managing Partner
Danny Lee Nike Media Director
Vicky Huang Nike Media Manager

Execution

The Personal Best is the ultimate competitor that every runner faces. But it's one that stays in your head until you cross the finish line. Nike wanted runners to see their Personal Best speed ahead of them or fall behind as they pushed themselves harder than they had before. The Guangzhou marathon is the biggest competitive long-distance race in southern China. For the two weeks before the race, we built the 1km Nike Light of Speed track. Comprised of 400 two-meter LED screens, and using runners' personal Nike+ data, we simulated the experience of racing against yourself using light.