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New Balance's NewSKY Minimus Recycled Shoes Review
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New Balance's NewSKY Minimus Recycled Shoes Review

New Balance recently released a new shoe built on the Minimus platform — specifically the New Balance Minimus Life/Wellness sole. It's called the newSKY. What makes the newSKY interesting as a shoe is less the fact that it has a minimal amount…
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Justin
CrossFitter's Guide to Barefoot or Minimalist Shoes
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CrossFitter's Guide to Barefoot or Minimalist Shoes

I’m a CrossFit instructor and gym manager in Thousand Oaks, CA at Live Train Play CrossFit and as such I am hard on my shoes. Some days I will be on my feet for a large portion of 14 to 15 hours. Throughout any given day I teach six classes, do a couple personal training sessions, and frequently do
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Waterproofing the Bormio FiveFingers
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Waterproofing the Bormio FiveFingers

The leather toe shoe boots from Vibram — the FiveFingers Bormio — are made even more incredible: by waterproofing them.
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Adidas Toe Shoes: AdiPure Trainer Review
Adidas

Adidas Toe Shoes: AdiPure Trainer Review

A review of the newest toe shoes from Adidas — the Adidas AdiPure Trainer. How do these "barefoot shoes" stack up?
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Justin
An Infantryman's Leave: Dunes and Mountain Trekking in Foot Fingers
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An Infantryman's Leave: Dunes and Mountain Trekking in Foot Fingers

Hello fellow "foot fingers" I would just like share what I did in my FiveFingers while I was on block leave. The first picture (Bham) is just me in my home town Birmingham, Alabama playing around at a mini golf course "Roll Tide". My second pictur…
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Justin
VIVO BAREFOOTS up to 50% off (Again!)
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VIVO BAREFOOTS up to 50% off (Again!)

If you'll recall a few weeks back TheClymb, which is a flash sale/group buying membership-only site, featured a sale on VIVO BAREFOOTS where you could get Evos, Neos, Jazz, Venus, and more on sale at up to 50% off (or more). It was a sweet deal on "the…
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Justin
KSO Kids FiveFingers Review
Barefoot Shoes

KSO Kids FiveFingers Review

"They feel like I have a toe massage ... well not when I first got them, they stung a little when I first got them." And we'll end the review with Alex demonstrating a punt in his KSO Kids FiveFingers:
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Justin
Teva Zilch on Sale (50% off)!
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Teva Zilch on Sale (50% off)!

If you happen to have been after a pair of minimalist sandals and either live in a reasonably warm climate or don't mind cool feet (or getting some use out of these now and a lot more use in about 6 months), then here's a sweet deal: you can get a pair…
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Justin
NYC Barefoot Run 2011 Recap
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NYC Barefoot Run 2011 Recap

A recap of the New York City 2011 NYC Barefoot Run
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Justin
Trek LS FiveFingers Video Review
Barefoot Shoes

Trek LS FiveFingers Video Review

The other day I took a few minutes to do a quick video review of the recently released Vibram FiveFingers Trek LS (See my full review of the Trek LS Vibrams here). In the review I cover things like: Ground feel of the Trek LS Different la…
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Justin
New Balance Minimus Zero Has Got No Sole
Barefoot Shoes

New Balance Minimus Zero Has Got No Sole

A look at the outsole design of the New Balance NB Minimus Zero - the first zero-dropped New Balances that cater to the trail and road barefoot/minimilist/natural running communities!
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Justin
Hiking the Smoky Mountains in Toe Shoes
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Hiking the Smoky Mountains in Toe Shoes

In the reader mailbag (a few weeks back!) I got the following note from FiveFingers fan Nathan on his KSOs: This past week I hiked with my wife and some of my family to the top of Mt. Leconte in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. I wore my VF…
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Justin
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