I recently received an e-mail from a representative for Vibram asking me to post some information regarding their “Grip Your World Giveaway” sweepstakes. To participate in this contest, all you have to do is go to www.gripyourworld.com and upload a picture of you in a Vibram branded product (along with an optional story). The grand […]
Archives for June 2010
Vibram "Grip Your World Giveaway" – Play for a Chance to Win a Free Pair of Vibram FiveFingers
June 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Merrell and Vibram Announce New Minimalist Shoe Line
June 14, 2010 By 8 Comments
Looks like Merrell and Vibram are teaming up to release a new line of minimalist shoes – they’re calling it the Merrell Barefoot Collection. Here are the details reported by Stephen Regenold on GearJunkie.com: “Not available until February 2011, the line will include shoes like the Trail Glove, a trail-running model; the Tough Glove, a […]
Review of Brooks Mach 11 Spikeless Cross Country Racing Flat
June 14, 2010 By 5 Comments
Not too long ago I wrote a post extolling the virtues of spikeless cross country racing flats as more minimalist running shoes. At the time that I wrote that article I hadn’t put very many miles in while wearing a XC flat, but lately I’ve been finding that my Brooks Mach 11 spikeless flats have […]
Science Based Examination of Running Shoes – Great Post by Steve Magness from The Science of Running
June 11, 2010 By 8 Comments
There’s been an awful lot of chatter over the past year about the design of running shoes. There are people that shun them entirely and prefer to run barefoot, others who think barefooting is crazy and stick with their heavily cushioned trainers, and yet others who take a more moderate approach and recognize the potential […]
Oldest Leather Shoes found in Armenia: Minimalist Running has Deep Roots, or Does It???
June 10, 2010 By 7 Comments
Archaeologists recently found a pair of 5,500 year old leather shoes in Armenia, making this the oldest leather shoe ever found (you can see a picture of the shoes to the left – picture taken from Boston.com via AP Photo/Department of Archaeology University College Cork). The shoe is made from a single piece of leather […]
Heel-Toe Drop or Offset: What Does it Mean in a Running Shoe?
June 7, 2010 By 50 Comments
The recent explosion of interest in minimalist running shoes has brought along with it an interest in specific shoe design features that probably rarely crossed the mind of most runners just a year ago (before the publication of Born to Run by Christopher McDougall got people thinking about these kind of things). One of these […]
Running Blog Recommendation: Peak Performance by Amby Burfoot
June 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I’ve just spent some time reading through some posts on Amby Burfoot’s Peak Performance blog on Runner’s World – if you haven’t read his blog, it’s definitely worth a look. His posts are well researched, even-handed, and very science-oriented. It also doesn’t hurt that he’s a Boston Marathon winner and one of the most experienced […]
Choosing a Running Shoe: How My Perspective Has Evolved
June 6, 2010 By 33 Comments
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you probably realize that I have a bit of a running shoe problem. Not only do I own a lot of running shoes (part of my collection can be seen in the picture to the left), but I actually manage to run in most […]
Saucony Grid Type A4 Racing Flat: Another Minimalist Offering from Saucony
June 5, 2010 By 33 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Saucony has made a strong entry into the lightweight, flattish soled running shoe category with its recent release of the Saucony ProGrid Kinvara. I haven’t worn the Kinvara myself, but word from some friends is that it’s a very nice shoe – lightweight, and well built for midfoot/forefoot runners (you can read […]
Brooks Mach 12 XC Flat – Preview Video from Running Warehouse
June 3, 2010 By 5 Comments
Just found this preview video on Running Warehouse about the soon to arrive Brooks Mach 12 spikeless cross country flat. I know that aesthetics are a terrible reason to choose a shoe, but Brooks has hit a home run with these in my opinion, and it looks like the structural design will meet my preferences […]
Newton Sir Isaac Running Shoe Review: This Heel Striker Can’t Seem to Find His Forefoot
June 2, 2010 By 3 Comments
One of the things that I’ve come to believe in over the past year is that there is no “perfect shoe” that will work for every single person. We are all slightly variable in our anatomy and physiology, and this carries over to things like our running style and which running shoes will work best […]
Fake and Counterfeit Vibram Fivefingers: Please Spread the Word!
June 1, 2010 By 6 Comments
Quick post here to help spread the word that a lot of websites are popping up that are selling fake/counterfeit Vibram Fivefingers shoes (this has been noted recently by Vibram themselves – see letter at bottom of post). If you see a website purporting to be selling the Vibram Fivefingers at a steep discount, in […]
