Vibram FiveFingers opened my eyes to minimalist shoe running and ever since, I’ve been on a quest to find the best balance of lightweight protection and comfort without sacrificing flexibility and ground feel. After VFFs…
Author: James
James's life was changed forever when he tried running in Vibram Five Fingers in July 2010. He'll occasionally go barefoot, but he primarily runs in his homemade huarache sandals. He loves to experiment with different types of minimalist footwear and has previously reviewed huaraches (homemade, Invisible Shoe, and Luna Sandals), the Teva Zilch, and the VIVOBAREFOOT Achilles running sandals.
Guest review by James SavageI have been running in homemade 4mm-thick soled huaraches for eight months now and enjoying them very much, but I’m always on the lookout for something even better. I was intrigued when I learned Vivobarefoot would be rel…
Teva is coming around and meeting me somewhere in the middle with their release of the Teva Zilch sandals. While I love my huaraches, I’m still willing to experiment so I purchased a pair of Zilch sandals to see how they perform as running sandals.