BirthdayShoesJustin Owings is a deadlifting dad of three, working from Atlanta. When he's not chasing his three kids around, you'll find him trying to understand systems, risk, and human behavior.
Flash sale outdoor gear site LeftLane Sports has just announced a new flash sale of Vibram FiveFingers, offering select Vibrams at 50% off MSRP! Here is my invite to sign up and get $10 credit. Here is the sale.
NOTE: If you’re not a member of LeftL…
Xero Shoes has started teasing their impending release of the Xero Shoes Sensori Venture, an out-of-the-box ready, huaraches-inspired design that takes the guesswork out of tying a pair of everyone’s-favorite-barefoot-sandals, employing a wholly new lac…
A review of the Vivo Barefoot Rooty minimalist shoes for young kids. These are leather-upper, velcro-fastening shoes that seem to hold up well to three-to-four year old abuse (that exacted by my 4-year-old daughter!). If you’re after healthy shoe options for your kids, these are worth checking out!
Philip recently reviewed the Vibram FiveFingers Speed XC Lite from a golf perspective and there’s been a lot of talk about Vibram bringing the toe shoe concept to the golf shoe market?something that wouldn’t be surprising given there are other “barefoo…
The Merrell Bare Access Arc 2 is my first barefoot shoe, and I’m incredibly happy to have this as part of my hiking gear. I always thought I disliked hiking long distances, as my feet would feel heavy even in normal cross-trainers. However, two months a…
I got the following photos and user story in the mailbag from Jerry, who recently completed section “J” of the Pacific Crest Trail (more on this here ? east of Seattle, Washington) . Jerry did the hike in Vibram FiveFingers TrekSports.
I wanted to hi…
A look at some barefoot/minmialist sandals that aren’t huaraches! Meet the Exodus, which is strapped similarly to a pair of Chacos but without the hefty sole.
Coming Spring 2014 — Subscribe to stay up-to-date on the release (And catch more upcoming minimalist shoes for 2014)!
If there was one model that brought Vibrams to the masses, it had to have been the FiveFingers KSO. When it launched, there…
Vibram is evolving their flagship running shoe. The “Bikila,” which was first introduced in April 2010, is getting a reboot as the Bikila EVO some four years later in Spring 2014.
Hugh Jackman is a fan of toe shoes — in particular, Vibram FiveFingers Speeds!
Most recently, Jackman a.k.a. Marvel’s The Wolverine incarnate, tweeted a photo taken of him deadlifting 350+ pounds, the olympic bar flexing under the weight, wit…