The barefoot running conversation
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How a Barefoot Running Blister Taught Me about Blister Prevention and Changed My Life
Getting a blister from barefoot running was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. Let me back up and tell you the whole story so you can understand why. On my second barefoot run ever, I was so fascinated by the sensations, and so transfixed by experimenting to see the effects of […]
Xero Shoes barefoot running sandal outsole — FeelTrue™ 4mm Connect and 6mm Contact
A major advance for barefoot sandals We are extremely proud to introduce you to the only outsole specifically designed for barefoot running, our FeelTrue™ outsoles! Here is our CEO, Steven Sashen, describing it himself, back when we were still called InvisibleShoe! Click Here to order our DIY FeelTrue Rubber Sandal Kit With the help […]
More research on barefoot running
Ross Tucker has a great post about barefoot running at Science of Sport. I think if he had more experience being barefoot, he’d have a slightly different perspective, but Ross is a good researcher and I’m glad he’s following this topic!
“Zero drop” does not equal “minimalist” let alone “barefoot” shoes
Let the buzz-words begin! As shoe companies look to establish themselves in the minimalist market (because estimates predict that barefoot running shoes will be a $500 million business this year), the language that they use to establish their minimalist credentials starts to standardize. If they don’t use similar language to describe their new products, you […]
Comparing Barefoot Running Shoes – Nike Free vs. Xero Shoes
I bought my first pair of Nike Free about 6 years ago, soon after they came out. I LOVED them. The flexible sole really let me feel the ground in a whole new way and they quickly became the only shoe I wore. Once I had the chance, I went to NikeID and made a […]
Barefoot Running Shoes in the Bush
Ancient hunters once chased their prey until it dropped. David Fleming explains why our love of long-distance running is just us getting back to our roots in this ESPN.com article: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=6110087 Says Fleming: In fact, the current barefoot and minimalist-shoe running craze was inspired by research into the way our hominid forebears once moved while […]
Are we really Born To Run? Ask Christopher McDougall…
Are we really born to run? If so, what allows us to run as far as we do for as long (into old age) as we do? Here’s what Chris McDougall, author of Born to Run, says at his TEDx talk:
Orthotics vs. Barefoot Running
The only time I’ve worn anything other than my huaraches or my sprinting spikes in the last 16 months has been the 3 times I put on my old running shoes… so I could shovel snow. Those shoes have my $200 orthotics in them. And each time I’ve put them on, I have the same […]
Can you really run in huaraches?
When you’re used to hanging out with barefoot runners or, at least, with people who’ve read Born To Run, you forget how “normal people” think. One of the questions I’m most asked by non-barefoot people is: “Can you really run in those?” What amazes me about this question is not how people have forgotten that, […]
