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…
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,…
I’m a big fan of FiveFingers and minimalist shoes generally. I love that there are so many new shoe companies out there catering to this crowd, along with many better-known companies producing minimalist options. That said, I think I’ve about had my fil…
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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).…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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New Balance HI-REZ Minimus Review
In practice, the ground feel of the Hi-rez is absolutely tremendous. Surprisingly you can’t really feel the individual hexagons underfoot, but rather it feels like one uniform sole. In a side by side comparison with the Vibram El-X, running on a varied terrain of asphalt, grass, and dirt, there was virtually no noticeable different in ground transmission. It’s really just amazing what New Balance has been able to pull off in this regard.