The Nike Shox R5 shoes were the product of a sixteen years of research in the Nike Labs. In the fall of 2000, the Nike Shox R5 system was revealed to the world. Nike unveiled this top secret line of shoes to the world in 3 models, the Nike Shox R5 (running shox), Nike Shox R5 (basketball shox), and the Nike Shox R5 XTR (cross-training shox).