Olympic champion and world-record holder Ashton Eaton wanted an “ice hat” for recovery in hot conditions during the 10-event decathlon.
Nike made him one.
The company called it a “cooling hood prototype” in a press release, which added that additional prototypes were made for his wife, Brianne Theisen-Eaton, a World Championships silver medalist heptathlete for Canada who will test her design in summer training.
“A perfect scenario would be to feel like you’ve just started on every event,” Eaton said in a press release. “The more you do, the more attrition you experience.