This Week on Instagram: Spring is in the Air and So Are the Sneakers

Best of IG April 4
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Can you feel it? After a long, arduous winter, it's finally beginning to look a lot more like spring. For athletes, this is one of the best times to get outdoors. You can pack away your winter layers and enjoy the warmer weather, but there's also that unmistakable cool breeze that somehow always manages to make everything feel just right. So, before summer gets here and you start complaining about the heat (come on, we all will), get out there and enjoy it while it lasts. If you need some motivation, this gallery of the week's best Instagram photos includes plenty of fresh air.

Riley Jones is a freelance writer from Charlottesville, VA and a contributor to Sneaker Report. With an unshakable affinity for basketball and all things pop culture, he can be found on Twitter @rchrstphr.

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NCAA Trophy
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Trophy Chase

@stamey

Kobe
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Throwback Mamba

@complexsneakers
$110

Fallen
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Fallen Seventy Six Wear & Tear

@rippedlaces
$35

Cherry Blossom Race
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Cherry Blossom Race #TBT

@rippedlaces

Heather Welsh
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Heather Welsh Puts in Work

@reebokcrossfitone

Wheeler's Custom UA Cleats
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Zack Wheeler's UA Customs

@wheelerpro45

MJ
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MJ's Spring Vacation

@nicekicks

Doubles
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Sibling Doubles

@thrashermag

Brian Wilson Custom Jordan 12
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Custom Jordan XII Cleats for Brian Wilson

@dodgers

Base Jumping
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Ride of Your Life

@outsidemagazine

Newton Spring Preview
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Spring Preview

@newtonrunning

UA Speedform Apollo
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Lights, Camera, Apollo

@underarmour
$100

Opening Week
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Opening Week

@nikebaseball

Omar Salazar
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Omar Salazar Takes Out the Trash

@nikesb

Nike Free 3.0 Flyknit
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Free Motion

@nikerunning
$140

adidas Eldgridge
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Eldridge in Action

@adidasskateboarding
$50

Wall Ride
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Private Jet Ride

@newbalancenumeric

Spring Run
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Blazing New Trails

@runnershoutouts

Asics Training
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His & Hers Training Gear

@asicsaustralia

P Rod
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P Rod Catches a Breather

@prod84
$100

Carmelo Anthony
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Melo Laces Up

@geminikeez
$165

Oak Hill
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Oak Hill Ballers

@dickssportinggoods

adidas Rose 4.5
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D Rose 4.5 Gets a Spurs Makeover

@footlocker
$140

John Wall
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John Wall Debuts the Crazyquick 2

@solecollector

Team USA Dance-off Reunion

@k8ertotz

Riley Jones is a freelance writer from Charlottesville, VA and a contributor to Sneaker Report. With an unshakable affinity for basketball and all things pop culture, he can be found on Twitter @rchrstphr.

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