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Earth Runners Circadian Review
May 28, 2013 | 2 comments »
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… more »
Lem Primal 2 Review—A Fantastic, Casual Barefoot Shoe
May 22, 2013 | 5 comments »
Lems not only recently released their "barefoot shoe boot" — a.k.a. the Lem Boulder boot (reviewed here) — they also updated their original shoe, the Primal Origins with the "Primal 2."
You can read my original review of the Primal Origins* here or… more »
LEM Boulder Boot Review
May 13, 2013 | 12 comments »
Lems Shoes (the barefoot shoe company formerly known as Lemming formerly known as Stem Footwear) recently dropped their new boot for Spring 2013—the Boulder (see Meet Lems Boulder, the Barefoot Shoe Boot for the original release announcement).… more »
Teva Zilch Minimalist Sandals for Toddlers/Kids Review
May 1, 2013 | 17 comments »
Buying footwear for your growing babies, toddlers, little boys/girls, or kids would be simple if there weren't so many shoes out there that were clunky, narrow, heavy, stiff, or high-heeled. Unfortunately, outside of the moc-like slippers worn by infan… more »
New Balance HI-REZ Minimus Review
Apr 25, 2013 | 23 comments »
In practice, the ground feel of the Hi-rez is absolutely tremendous. Surprisingly you can’t really feel the individual hexagons underfoot, but rather it feels like one uniform sole. In a side by side comparison with the Vibram El-X, running on a varied terrain of asphalt, grass, and dirt, there was virtually no noticeable different in ground transmission. It’s really just amazing what New Balance has been able to pull off in this regard. more »
Breatho Trail Vivo Barefoot Shoe Review
Apr 24, 2013 | 3 comments »
I'm planning on doing a GoRuck Challenge (GRC) in a few months, and I was at a loss for what type of shoe to use.
For those of you not familiar with the GRC, it is a 12 hour "adventure" designed by the GoRuck company to test their back packs, which… more »
ANI Brand Barefoot Shoes - Review
Apr 15, 2013 | 8 comments »
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… more »
Merrell Pace Glove Review - Original and Version 2
Apr 10, 2013 | 9 comments »
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… more »
Luongo Footwear Review
Mar 27, 2013 | 12 comments »
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… more »
Review New Balance Minimus 10v2 Trail and Road
Mar 19, 2013 | 8 comments »
Above are the New Balance Minimus 10v2 Trail (left) and 10v2 (right)
If you’re like me, then it’s time to replace those original Minimus Trails that you picked up back in 2011 just a few weeks after they were widely released. Luckily, New Balance has come through with a reboot and update of the Minimus 10 in both the Ro… more »
Luna Mono Huaraches Review
Mar 18, 2013 | 15 comments »
It's no secret that I love me some Lunas. I've tested their socks for the first time on race day with no prior experience with them, because I trust Luna that much. Then I ran my first marathon in Luna Venados.
But I'll be honest: I wasn't entirely… more »
Soft Star RunAmoc Moc3 Review
Feb 26, 2013 | 9 comments »
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… more »
FiveFingers EL-X Review for CrossFit and Other Thoughts
Feb 20, 2013 | 8 comments »
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… more »
EL-X FiveFingers – Running Review
Feb 12, 2013 | 32 comments »
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.… more »
New Balance MT 110 Winter Boot Review
Feb 11, 2013 | 8 comments »
The New Balance MT110 Winter Boot.
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… more »
Belleville Mini-Mil Minimalist Boot Review
Feb 6, 2013 | 30 comments »
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… more »
Vibram FiveFingers Sorrento Review
Jan 30, 2013 | 21 comments »
Above is the men's Vibram FiveFingers Sorrento, leather loafer-ish-yet-casual five toe shoes we last buzzed about in the Fall (here).
In fact, the Sorrento has actually been available now for months—just not in the United States. And on that f… more »
ChiRunning, the Book. A Minimalist Perspective.
Jan 29, 2013 | 4 comments »
Just finished reading ChiRunning, the book about the popular technique. When I say "popular" in this context I'm referring mostly to the passion ChiRunning practitioners exude for it. I'm slightly terrified about commenting at all, because in my experie… more »
Tune Footwear Penny Loafer Review
Jan 25, 2013 | 7 comments »
Before I even I started writing for BirthdayShoes, I’d been searching for a pair of minimalist dress shoes to wear for work. I’ve had a couple good options from VivoBarefoot that I can wear on casual Fridays, but I’ve been waiting for someone to come a… more »
Luna Split-toe Tabi Socks + Leadville Huaraches Review
Jan 23, 2013 | 9 comments »
When I signed up for my first marathon in March, I stupidly did not consider that such timing meant I'd be doing all of my training in the winter. Mercifully, the southeastern United States has had a rather mild winter. I've had no problem running in my… more »
Bedrock Sandals Earthquake V2 Review
Jan 22, 2013 | 8 comments »
About a year ago, I reviewed the original Bedrock Sandals followed by a review of the Earthquake Sandals.
Nick and Dan, the barefoot running friends who Kickstarted Bedrock Sandals the company in 2011, have released an updated pair of Earthquake Sa… more »
Inov-8 Bare-Grip 200 Review
Jan 17, 2013 | 5 comments »
So I wanted something with good grip, but also something that wasn't as stiff and restrictive as the cleats I'd been wearing all my life. I started a journey to find a pair of minimal shoes that could replace football cleats. I searched high and low for user opinions on "minimal cleats" or "minimalist football shoes". Needless to say, there wasn't much out there to help me in this search. So after looking at endless websites and fighting with my indecisive self, I finally settled on a pair that looked to be up to the challenge. What I ended up with was a pair of Inov-8 Bare-Grip 200's. more »
Running In Off Road Crocs™
Jan 8, 2013 | 15 comments »
I’ve personally witnessed firsthand over the last two years a marathon runner, Alexander Pachev, race the Rocket City Marathon in my home town in a pair of Crocs™. Alexander not only raced in Crocs™ he raced very fast! A brief inspection of his running log shows that he’s run several marathons in the 2:35-2:45 range in Crocs™! more »
Inov-8 BareX 200 Review
Jan 2, 2013 | 7 comments »
For any emotional, spiritual, or otherwise high-energy situation, I've found that there's always some token that stands out to remind me of the whole situation. When going to my grandma's Baptist church, it was the butterscotch lifesavers she gave me to… more »
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