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2013 True Linkswear Shoe Sneak Peak

Fans of the site may know by now about the availability of barefoot/minimal golf shoes. We’ve highlighted a couple of recent barefoot options from True Linkswear (tour and phx) and more recently Vivobarefoot (hybrid). One of the great things about the…

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Run Free Barefoot Tattoo

I got a little over weight in the last 10 years in fact i never played any sports except a little baseball when i was young.

In fall of 2010 i decided that i needed to change. Surrounded by fast food and eating unhealthy i decided it was time to chan…

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Coast to Coast in Minimalist and Toe Shoes

David talks about traveling and saving money on minimalist shoes and Vibram FiveFingers thanks to birthdayshoes!

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Labor Day Minimalist/Barefoot Sales

Labor Day coming up this Monday, September 3, 2012, for those of us in the U.S. Labor Day weekend means a few things:

The end of Summer and the advent of Fall
The start of the American football season! (Go dawgs!)
Perhaps most importantly…

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Ironman NYC (Vibram SeeYa) Race Report

I recently had the opportunity to race the inaugural Ironman New York City triathlon. I ran the marathon portion in Vibram SeeYas, which have easily become my go-to FiveFinger model for running. Overall the race went very well and I hit all of my goals…

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Impromptu Luna ATS Sandals Repair

Some of you may be familiar with “Barefoot Jake.” He’s a minimalist hiker based out of Washington who routinely goes off the grid.

Recently, Jake was out hiking in Luna Sandals (with the ATS lace) when disaster struck and one of the laces snapped.…

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Speed LR Vibram FiveFingers First Look

We announced a week ago that the Speed LR Vibram FiveFingers had hit the market via REI (see here) in what seems to be an exclusive, limited U.S. release.

What is the Speed LR, you ask? Well, it’s basically a reboot of the all-black Trek LS FiveFi…

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Huge Minimalist/Barefoot Shoes Sale!

How would you like a pair of SeeYa Vibram FiveFingers for fifty bucks shipped free? They’re 50% off MSRP while supplies last (These are the men’s daylight/black SeeYas and have sizes 41-47 available as of this morning, August 17, 2012!).

Or maybe…

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Vibrams for Humans and Dogs, Alike

Moji trains his clients in them and his clients have bout them. He always had problems building calves but he now works out with them so his calves have improved a lot. You can view him on his website www.mojifitness.com or I have them on my FB. Moji ha…

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Hiking the Austrian Alps in Vibram FiveFingers

Despite being told that hiking boots are necessary for more serious walks, I found the opposite to be true. I’ve tried both, and for me FiveFingers are far superior in all but the most extreme environments.