The following was submitted by “Orka” as a comment to our post on “Why Toe Shoes?”
I think I am one of the rare individuals who not only grew up barefoot, but did so in the rugged wilderness of Northern California. Throughout the summers of my chil…
What to expect, details for this year’s NYC Barefoot Run
Straight from organizer John Durant:
The 2nd Annual New York City Barefoot Run is shaping up to be even better than last year: more clinics, more speakers, more sponsors, more excitement. G…
For me the NB Minimus Cross (the “MX20”) were “Like-At-First-Sight.” When I first opened the box I grinned at the design. We’ve got simple, clean lines, no flashy distractions or garish colors, and a cool contrast from the upper to the sole. I actually…
Guest review by James Savage
Fortunately for those interested in minimalist shoes, we’re seeing not only an explosion in closed toed minimalist footwear, but we’re also able to choose from an ever widening selection of open toed sandals inspired by t…
Building on the intentionally leaked (by New Balance PR), ultra-close-up photos of the upcoming 2012 New Balance NB Minimus (Trail) we saw a few weeks back comes new photos of the entire Minimus Zero Trail and Road shoes from a BirthdayShoes reader from…
The wait is over: zip-up toe boots — a.k.a. Bormio Vibram FiveFingers — are available for purchase at Travel Country!
I’ve reviewed the Bormio FiveFingers at length thanks to having had a pair to play with over the past few months. Here’…
See “update” section below!
Everyone is getting on the barefoot bandwagon these days. What more, given the burdgeoning success of Vibram FiveFingers — the original toe shoes — not to mention the uber-economical-(though-functionally-infer…
Overview
The TRUE tour is a zero drop golf shoe with a very thin 2.5 mm sole and good ground feel even with 4 mm lugs and stability bars. The foam insert, some toe spring, and a stiff leather toe cap detract a little from a ?barefoot? experience, but…
City Sports Vibram FiveFingers Trek LS Giveaway Contest Rules
The contest winner will be selected at random from the pool of BirthdayShoes.com email subscribers as it stands at the contest’s end. The contest’s end will coincide with an announcement…
In what will come as no surprise to anyone (Who’s paying attention) is a new “minimalistic” shoe from Skechers — the Skechers GoRun.
That Skechers would introduce a new shoe that rides the coattails of the barefoot/natural running movement was…