Xero Shoes the Shark Tank Sandal?
Xero Shoes, the huaraches sandals company founded by Steven Sashen and Lena Phoenix, on ABC's Shark Tank (February 1, 2013)
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What Should I Put on My Feet to Go Run?
If you've got kids, you're familiar with bedtime routines. Part of our nightly bedtime routine is reading books. My almost-four-year-old Avi gets to pick out a couple of books before it's lights out. So I was excited when author John McClung reached…
Lem Primal 2 Review--A Fantastic, Casual Barefoot Shoe
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…
Toe Shoes in Galapagos!
While on an amazing school trip to ecuador and the galapagos islands I sported my Bikilas for many different activities. Hiking, walking on beaches, wading through streams in the cloud forest of ecuador, walking across lava fields, boating, sunbathing,…
LEM Boulder Boot Review
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).…
Kickstart Earthbaked Plus/Minus 90 Minimalist Shoes
Wanted to give readers a heads up on a new minimalist shoe concept that might pique your interest. Steve Boynton, a designer based out of Provo, Utah, has designed a wool-based, biodegradable shoe design he's calling the PlusMinus (or the Earthbaked…
Trail Running Spain in Spyridon FiveFingers
I just wanted to share some photos from a trail running week in VFF Spyridons, in the surrounding areas of Alhama Spain, on some fairly remote trails. We spent a week exploring the area, and didn't come across any other trail runners. I have been trail…
Happy 4th Birthday, BirthdayShoes!
Well, it's a belated "Happy Birthday" at this point—BirthdayShoes.com was registered on April 16, 2009, and had it's first post the next day on April 17. What's happened since then? Well, a lot. By the numbers: 125+ reviews written Over…
Teva Zilch Minimalist Sandals for Toddlers/Kids Review
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…
Running the Boston Marathon Under 2:30 (in FiveFingers)
I got the above photo and story below from Josh who recently ran the Boston Marathon—in under 2.5 hours, his personal best. Josh emailed his success story despite some apprehension given the tragedy surrounding the bombing that occurred during the…
Hugh Jackman a.k.a. Wolverine Runs in FiveFingers Speeds Toe Shoes
Did you know that Hugh Jackman, the venerable actor who plays X-man Wolverine, wears Vibram FiveFingers (Speeds!)? Well he does. Seems Jackman has been spotted recently running around NYC in them! Here are a couple screenshots of articles (Se…
First American to Summit Everest at Vibram Boston Store
April 15, 2013, may be most commonly associated with taxes but this year it's also the day of the 2013 Boston Marathon. Vibram is celebrating the marathon this year by hosting famous mountaineer Jim Whittaker at their flagship retail store on Saturday,…