I’ve written several posts about how much I like the Nike Free 3.0 – it’s still one of my all-time favorite running shoes. The problem is that the model is pretty hard to come by these days, leading some (myself included) to speculate that the model might be going away. Just noticed that Foot Locker […]
Asics Going Minimalist With New Shoes?
June 21, 2010 By 4 Comments
The Running Warehouse blog is a great spot to get the latest news on upcoming lines of shoes from the various big-name manufacturers. In the most recent post, Joe Rubio recounts his experience at the Asics Gold Account Meeting held recently outside of Austin, Texas. Among other things, Rubio reports that it was clear that […]
I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Heel: On My Journey to Minimalist Shoes
June 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Today’s run wasn’t supposed to feel as easy as it did. Although in the grander scheme of my running history it was nothing special in terms of speed or distance (4 miles at a 7:31 pace), I ran it in a pair of aqua socks. You know that running in aqua socks is absurd, right??? […]
GoLite BareTech Shoe Preview: Amp Lite, Tara Lite, and More!
June 18, 2010 By 4 Comments
A few days ago I put up a post about a new line of “zero-drop” shoes that will soon be introduced by GoLite Footwear (“zero-drop” means no heel lift, so the heel and forefoot will sit in the same plane as the forefoot when in the shoe). These shoes, featuring what GoLite is calling “BareTech […]
GoLite Footwear to Introduce Minimalist Shoe Line in Fall 2010
June 16, 2010 By 2 Comments
Just read a post by Damien at the Adventure in Progress blog regarding a new line of minimalist running shoes that GoLite Footwear will be introducing this Fall. I haven’t ahd much luck finding images of shoes that will be featured in this line, but I’ve pulled together some information from a few GoLite press […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Review of the Nike Free 3.0 as a Transitional Minimalist Shoe
May 29, 2010 By 28 Comments
Nike Free 3.0 – 2nd Generation (Update 5/23/2013: The Nike Free 3.0 is now in version 5, you can read my review of the Nike Free 3.0 v5 here) About a month ago I wrote a series of posts in which I was critical of the newest member of Nike’s Free line of minimalist running […]
