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Hiking Despite Osteoarthritis in Barefoot Shoes

I recently got the above photo from Ron. Ron is a 60+ guy who was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in one knee—after some 32 years of running.

What follows is his story about what the doc’s had to say about how he should handle the news, and as y…

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Muddy Paintball in FiveFingers

I’ve been trying to paintball regularly for a year or so now, something more active then my usual regime of computer games and TV. I’d scoffed at Vibrams the first time I saw them, but the more and more I spotted people wearing them the more I wanted to…

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Barefoot Shoes

SeeYa, Speed FiveFingers Back in Black!

Did you know that Vibram has snuck out two new colorways of the men’s SeeYa and Speed FiveFingers?

Yep!

And the colorways are likely to please as the Speeds are now available in a flat black (see above) and the SeeYas in a black/grey mash-up (al…

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Barefoot Shoes

Soft Star RunAmoc Moc3 Review

I’ve been transitioning to minimalist a piece at a time over the course of the last two years. First was the gradual change in my actual training shoes. Then casual and business wear — still an ongoing process. Oddly the only persistent holdout was the…

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Barefoot Shoes

Meet Lems Boulder, the "Barefoot Shoe" Boot

I got good news from Andrew Rademacher, founder of upstart minimalist/barefoot shoe manufacturer Lems Shoes* (“Light. Easy. Minimal.”) — the first batch of the much-anticipated Lems Shoes Boulder Boot are now available for order! I say “first batch” be…

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Barefoot Shoes

FiveFingers EL-X Review for CrossFit and Other Thoughts

I was a relative latecomer to the FiveFingers game. My first pair were the Trek Sports, and most of those I came to own since then were still newer styles. As such, I never experienced the collective heartbreak that came from the discontinuation of the…

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Barefoot Shoes

EL-X FiveFingers – Running Review

When Vibram discontinued the original FiveFingers “Classic” last year, they rebooted the series with a completely redesigned model called the EL-X that has only been out for a few weeks. This is one of the most minimalist outdoor FiveFingers to date.…

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Barefoot Shoes

New Balance MT 110 Winter Boot Review

I should start off by admitting that I avoided trails for a while there. Especially organized single-track trail runs, when the fire of competition pushes me to run harder than I might normally. My first real running injury was on the Philosopher’s Way…

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Barefoot Shoes

Belleville Mini-Mil Minimalist Boot Review

When the UPS guy dropped of the box of the Mini Mil boots by Belleville I could hardly contain my joy. I talked about these boots a little while ago and really hoped they would meet the need for boot with more protection while still being quite minimal…

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Luna Split-toe Tabi Socks – Pre-Sale!

A short while back I posted a review of Luna’s new Split-Toe Tabi Socks. It was possibly my most unabashedly enthusiastic review to date. And for good reason — these socks are amazing! I’ve since worn them on two additional trail races (10 mile and 8 m…