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Review – Xero Shoes Umara Z-Trail Minimalist Sandals

I’ve been a fan of Xero Shoes since before they adopted their current monicker. Like many runners, I was greatly affected by reading Born to Run and immediately set out to find myself some of those magical running sandals known as huaraches.

My very…

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VIVOBAREFOOT Stealth II Review

It’s been almost two years since my last post here on BirthdayShoes. Reason being that I’ve transitioned almost completely to barefoot living. Or, at most, a pair of light running sandals. I mean, I’m no barefoot activist. I’m not going to be that…

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The GW81 Barefoot: "The one true barefoot experience"

I have redefined procrastination when it comes to internet footwear reviews. This write-up is 32 years in the making. It’s not strictly a matter of laziness, though. Part of the issue is that I’ve only just recently gotten the hang of these and made use…

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Merrell Vapor Glove – Running, Crossfit Review

This review is long overdue. The Merrell Vapor Glove was released to great fanfare in February of this year, and almost immediately came the flood of fawning reviews. I think in the months since release I’ve only seen one negative review, with even that…

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Inov-8 Bare-XF 260 Review

While I’ve been getting more minimalist with each passing day, choosing mostly to run in thin huaraches, I definitely think there’s a time and a place for full coverage. Most especially in cold weather and in the gym. In those cases where I need full co…

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Earth Runners Circadian Review

I love huaraches. I’ve raced in the bare minimum clothes and bare minimum shoes you could have without being naked. I wore them for my first marathon. Heck, huaraches have even started to take over as my default CrossFit shoe on days where any running i…

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Topo Athletic M-RR: First Look

I’m a big fan of FiveFingers and minimalist shoes generally. I love that there are so many new shoe companies out there catering to this crowd, along with many better-known companies producing minimalist options. That said, I think I’ve about had my fil…

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ANI Brand Barefoot Shoes – Review

I’ve been told I can get away with all the bizarre styles that minimalist shoe makers keep producing because I’m rather odd myself. Apparently I look like the kind of guy who would have shoes with individual toe pockets or run a race in sandals with soc…

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Merrell Pace Glove Review – Original and Version 2

I’ve been hassling my poor girlfriend for months to try minimalist running, experiment with form, try on some of the weirder shoes at the running store. Mostly she’s resisted. But I finally got her to try out a few and write about them. So here’s her re…

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Luongo Footwear Review

I’m rather partial to slip-on shoes. Especially slip-ons that are thin but tough and exceedingly functional. A big part of this is that I like to get moving as soon as possible. I own several pairs of huaraches and the ones I wear most are rarely the be…