Originating in 1898 on the banks of the Saucony (Native American for 'mouth of a creek') in Pennsylvania, Saucony footwear, a closed secret for decades, won a US magazine's 'Best Quality' award in 1977. That established the Saucony name and its ongoing reputation for high quality performance athletic footwear. Over the last thirty years, Saucony has built a reputation for high quality and innovative technical performance footwear. Focus and passion fuels Saucony's inspiration and aspiration to design and engineer the best activity footwear on the planet. Recent Saucony accolades for innovation, technical leadership and quality products include Independent Running Retailers Association "Vendor of the Year" and "Product of the Year" 2007 awards.