--- title: Dunkin' Donuts Rolls Out Branded Shoes for Boston Marathon description: Dunkin' Donuts has rolled out a pair of branded sneakers just in time for the Boston Marathon so coffee fans can literally run on Dunkin. canonical: https://time.com/5218797/dunkin-donuts-running-shoes-boston-marathon/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-28T17:06:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:42.714Z og:title: Show Your Love of Doughnuts and Exercise With Dunkin' Donuts Sneakers og:description: Just in time for the Boston Marathon og:url: https://time.com/5218797/dunkin-donuts-running-shoes-boston-marathon/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d9c04e2e06bf47c/69892c3a656a3f2a52bd4022/dunkin-donuts-running-shoes-boston-marathon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Dunkin' Donuts To Challenge Starbucks For Coffee Supremacy og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Show Your Love of Doughnuts and Exercise With Dunkin' Donuts Sneakers twitter:description: Just in time for the Boston Marathon twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d9c04e2e06bf47c/69892c3a656a3f2a52bd4022/dunkin-donuts-running-shoes-boston-marathon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Now You Can Combine Your Love of Doughnuts and Exercise With Dunkin' Donuts Sneakers > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images) CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 07: A cup of Dunkin' Donuts coffee and a donut bag sit on a counter September 7, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. In an effort to compete with Starbucks in the lucrative coffee market, Dunkin? Donuts has announced a goal of opening more than 10,000 new stores in the U.S. by 2020\. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images) Tim Boyle—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 28, 2018 5:06 PM UTC [Dunkin’ Donuts](http://time.com/money/5092551/dunkin-donuts-menu-changes-sandwich/) has rolled out a pair of branded sneakers just in time for the [Boston Marathon](http://time.com/3773820/boston-marathon-history/) so coffee fans can literally run on Dunkin. The beloved coffee and donut chain is the inspiration behind Massachusetts-based shoe brand Saucony’s [annual limited edition design](https://www.delish.com/food-news/a19609496/dunkin-donuts-sneakers-saucony/) for the Boston Marathon. The running shoes feature Dunkin’s famous color scheme of pink and orange, as well as sprinkles and a pink frosted donut design on the heels. Inside the shoe, the soles have images of both a hot and an iced coffee and the tongues of each pair prominently feature Dunkin’s DD logo. And lest anyone be confused about what these shoes pay homage to, Saucony has included text that reads “Boston” on the side of the shoe and a reflective strip on the back of the shoe that adroitly reminds wearers and observers alike, that “America runs on Dunkin.” The shoes, which are available for pre-order on Saucony’s website, retail for $110\. 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