Announcement! Vibram is opening their first ever retail store in the US–in Boston–launching the store the weekend prior to the 2012 Boston Marathon!
Consider this article to be a short product review but generally more of a recommendation. I have been using the Padraig Cottage Crofter Slipper for awhile now. Bottom line I love the slippers. They have been my favorite pair of house slippers from t…
What if the grid-foam-soled shoe, as pioneered by Nike via the “Nike Free x.0,” somehow copulated with a pair of toe shoes? What would you get?
The Skele-Toes Voltage; a four-toed Frankenstein toe-shoe-slash-sneaker-slash-Nike-Free-wannabee.
But…
SKORA is a brand new company entering the minimalist running shoe arena. Just don’t call it minimalist. SKORA’s tagline is “Run Real” as the company goes on to explain in their marketing material, “We reject the terms “minimal”, “natural”, or “barefoo…
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Swiss Protection Socks Review
We posted an article about the Swiss Protection Socks sometime last month. They are Kevlar and PVC based pair of socks that protect you from sharp objects while you are exploring the outdoors. They were kind enough to send me a pair to test out. I sp…
Part 2 of My First Half-Marathon (Read Part 1: A Man Can Outrun a Horse in a Race)
Okay, so I’ve already gone over how my (probably irrational) contempt of horses is a motivator for me to run distance events with this non-distance running body. We ma…
It’s with sadness that I learned this weekend that Micah True, a.k.a. Caballo Blanco (“The White Horse”), passed away last week while running in the Gila National Forest of New Mexico. There are many news articles about his passing; here is but one. T…
Got some breaking (and unfortunate) news: Vibram is being sued in a class action lawsuit over “deceptive claims” associated with the sale of FiveFingers. The case is VALERIE BEZDEK, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff…
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Women’s VIVO BAREFOOT Ultra Review
I think I laughed out loud when I saw these purple Vivo Ultras! They look like someone took a hexagonal hole punch to a pair of Crocs…not a fan of Crocs. Vivo says, “Innovation at its best, the Ultra is a 3 in 1 chameleon shoe i…
Guest post by Nicholas Hind
Birthday Shoes originally opened my eyes to the world of minimalist footwear through a link about reebok’s sponsorship of Crossfit and it’s upcoming shoe range. As an avid crossfitter this piqued my interest and now I’m ho…