BirthdayShoes
Want a fun hour-long activity to do with your daughter (or son) that will leave them with their own custom footwear? Look no further than a kid’s sized Xero Shoes huaraches kit, some colorful beads, and a little DIY huaraches step-by-step assistance.
I love huaraches. I’ve raced in the bare minimum clothes and bare minimum shoes you could have without being naked. I wore them for my first marathon. Heck, huaraches have even started to take over as my default CrossFit shoe on days where any running i…
It’s no secret that I love me some Lunas. I’ve tested their socks for the first time on race day with no prior experience with them, because I trust Luna that much. Then I ran my first marathon in Luna Venados.
But I’ll be honest: I wasn’t entirely…
When I signed up for my first marathon in March, I stupidly did not consider that such timing meant I’d be doing all of my training in the winter. Mercifully, the southeastern United States has had a rather mild winter. I’ve had no problem running in my…
About a year ago, I reviewed the original Bedrock Sandals followed by a review of the Earthquake Sandals.
Nick and Dan, the barefoot running friends who Kickstarted Bedrock Sandals the company in 2011, have released an updated pair of Earthquake Sa…
“You know, I was just thinking that you look pretty grungy,” one of my friends said, “Even for you.”
We were walking with the crowd towards the start of the Color Me Rad 5k in Raleigh. I was wearing a tattered white t-shirt, 4mm Xero Shoes, and the m…
When people see me running in my huaraches, I’m often told I’ll never be able to run a marathon in them. Finally, I can say I can because I have. On October 28, my 42nd birthday coincidentally, I completed my first marathon, the 37th Marine Corps Marat…
Invisible Shoes recently changed their name to Xero Shoes. The name-change came about to focus the brand (50% less syllables!) and better capture in words the awesome quality and barefoot-proximity you get with a pair of the Invisible Shoes Xero Shoes…
A full review of huaraches for your kid – a three year old girl in this case – as well as how to instructions to make your own minimalist sandals using Xero Shoes do-it-yourself huaraches kit!
Xero Shoes are hardly shoes, at all — they’re sandals. But they’re not just any sandals, they’re ultra-minimalist huaraches sandals—you know, the “sandal tech” worn by the Tarahumara Indians of the Copper Canyons and made famous via Ma…