The FiveFingers Speed is Coming to the U.S. any day now!Hallelujah!The Vibram FiveFingers Speed a.k.a. the retro-styled, laced-up, limited-release Vibram toe shoes are finally about to be available at large, here in the United States, for purchas…
Category: Barefoot Shoes
Two weeks ago, I won second place in the 35K division of the Santa Barbara Endurance Race, wearing Soft Star’s new minimalist running moccasin, the RunAmoc Dash, scheduled to be released near Memorial Day. [Insert “Intro.jpg” photo here, titled “Soft…
How did you get into minimalist footwear? In Feb 2009 I was talking with a friend after he read the article “You Walk Wrong” and he explained something to me that I had never heard or understood in my entire life up until that point. He explained tha…
1,250 miles later: VFF Sprints & BikilasOver the last two racing seasons, I’ve used Vibram Five Fingers Sprints and Bikilas in training and racing a number of events ranging from 5K running races and sprint triathlons to half marathons, marathons,…
Injinji Toe SocksThe new No-Show Performance Lightweight Toesock from Injinji will be available starting in May. Similar socks, previously known as the “Micro Liner”, came in a crew and mini-crew lengths.The TestInjinji sent me a pair and I dec…
Sprinting, Cutting, Weight Lifting and How the KomodoSport Stacks Up Against Other FiveFingers (KomodoSport vs. KSO, Bikila, TrekSport)BirthdayShoes first reported on the Vibram FiveFingers KomodoSport (say that five times fast!) in Fall of 2010 with o…
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Saucony Hattori Review
Saucony HattoriThe Saucony Hattori is a very minimalist running shoe expected to be available from Saucony on May 15th. Other retailers may have them as soon as May 1st. Saucony sent us a pre-release pair of the Hattoris to test, so I did a 4 mile ru…
Reebok has officially joined the bandwagon of barefoot running “or natural running.” That may be understating the significance of this event—Reebok has not just created a “natural running” shoe. No, no, they have perfected natural movement. T…
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Nike Zoom Waffle Racer VI Review
Only a few months back, lightweight racing flats were one of the few non toe shoe options for barefoot minimalist runners. Though they still may have a place as a transitional shoe, the recently released Merrell Barefoot and the New Balance NB Minimus li…
A while back, I did a review of the Vibram Five Fingers Trek Sport. So, now that I have had a chance to try the Merrell Trail Glove I thought it would be interesting to compare the two trail shoes. What follows is a comparison and review as well as a vid…