Trampas - a "Mestari" is born

Back in the mid-1960s, running shoes were limited and "training shoes" didn't exist. There were spiked shoes for training and competition, but no shoes to warm up and cool down in. Athletics required a shoe they could do their daily training runs in, based on that need Karhu developed Trampas. Trampas had a host of new features for the time, including arch support and padding in the heel collar to protect the Achilles heel. Trampas became the standard shoe for Finnish Olympic athletes, and eventually, due to its popularity, 20 American colleges followed suit. Among them were major athletics schools such as the University of Oregon, BYU and Minnesota. Trampas were produced in two versions; an athletic one with the iconic M logo and a logo-free version for casual wear with leather lining.

You may be wondering what the meaning behind the m logo is? It comes from the Finnish Mestari which comes from the Finnish word for Master!