Back in May of this year Luna Sandals, the huaraches-making company founded by “Barefoot” Ted McDonald launched a “premium” huaraches sandal offering in two American Bison leather-laced and soled colorways—dark and milk chocolate, respectively. As…
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Luna Sandals makes the “Cadillac” of huaraches sandals.
“Huaraches,” is simply Spanish for “sandals.” While huaraches may refer to Mexican sandals of all varieties, here we’re specifically talking about the types of sandals worn by the Tarahumara Indians (made famous by Born to Run).
If you’ve read Born to Run, you’ll recall Barefoot Ted McDonald not only for his wily characterization by Chris McDougall, but also for popularizing two styles of footwear — Vibram FiveFingers being one, of course, and the other being huaraches. Ted first caught on to the hottest fashion trend in the Copper Canyons of Mexico thanks to his newfound friend, local Tarahumaran Manuel Luna.
Manuel Luna made Ted a pair of huaraches out of an old tire and some leather. Little did Luna know that this simple gesture would one day spawn an entire line of premium huaraches sandals thanks to Ted taking the sandals and literally running with them — eventually building a business named after Luna some five years later.
Today, Luna Sandals is commonly mentioned as making the “Cadillac” of huaraches sandals — thanks to premium materials, attention to detail, and, well, a premium pricepoint (>$100 isn’t an uncommon pricepoint). Below are reviews of various offerings from Luna!
Check them and LunaSandals.com out!
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Luna Mono Huaraches Review
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…
You’re out on a run. Your nose is getting stuffy, so you lean to the side for a quick farmer’s blow. It’s cold out, but you didn’t realize how cold until you go to wipe your nose with the back of your glove to clear off any additional moisture — only t…
A short while back I posted a review of Luna’s new Split-Toe Tabi Socks. It was possibly my most unabashedly enthusiastic review to date. And for good reason — these socks are amazing! I’ve since worn them on two additional trail races (10 mile and 8 m…
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…
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…
Some of you may be familiar with “Barefoot Jake.” He’s a minimalist hiker based out of Washington who routinely goes off the grid.
Recently, Jake was out hiking in Luna Sandals (with the ATS lace) when disaster struck and one of the laces snapped.…
We’ve reviewed a number of huaraches here on BirthdayShoes. “Huaraches,” is simply Spanish for “sandals.” While huaraches may refer to Mexican sandals of all varieties, here we’re specifically talking…
Barefoot Ted and Luna Sandals have released another new model adding to their extensive line of huarache sandals. Lunas are sandals inspired by those worn by the Tarahumara featured in Born to Run. The All Terrain Sandal, or ATS for short, adopts many…
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If you’ve read Born to Run (if not, please do so!), then you certainly remember one of the more colorful personalities in the book, Barefoot Ted. Barefoot Ted (BFT) has his own huarache sandal company called Luna Sandals drawing…