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…
Category: Barefoot Shoes
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…
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Luongo Footwear Review
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…
Vibram’s Spring 2013 FiveFingers line-up include two wholly new models that are geared towards wetwear—they’re called the FiveFingers Maiori and the FiveFingers Signa (seen above).
We’ve yet to review these new offerings. This is mostly due to…
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…
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Luna Mono Huaraches Review
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…
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Did you know that Vibram has snuck out two new colorways of the men’s SeeYa and Speed FiveFingers?
Yep!
And the colorways are likely to please as the Speeds are now available in a flat black (see above) and the SeeYas in a black/grey mash-up (al…
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Soft Star RunAmoc Moc3 Review
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…
I got good news from Andrew Rademacher, founder of upstart minimalist/barefoot shoe manufacturer Lems Shoes* (“Light. Easy. Minimal.”) — the first batch of the much-anticipated Lems Shoes Boulder Boot are now available for order! I say “first batch” be…