Category: Features

Running coach and barefoot running advocate Lee Saxby has partnered with VIVOBAREFOOT to help spread the good word about the wonders of running with naked feet. In an interview with the Huffington Post UK, Saxby breaks down the mechanics of why baring your soles is so good for you. The…

Running really is a mental game, but it’s also just…a head game. Ever thought about how your head stabilizes itself when you run? Or how this particular piece of anatomy has evolved to work in tandem with the rest of your body when it runs? Meet Daniel Leiberman, Harvard evolutionary biology professor,…

How do our feet age? So much is said about the rest of our bodies. As we grow older, we expect to see our bodies become different, for things to change shape and rearrange, and our society makes a lot of fuss about how to prevent these natural signs of…

SKORA® Running, whose male line of minimalist running shoes will be debuting next month, was mentioned in today’s Gear Caster. “True to the barefoot or minimalist running shoe style, SKORA® footwear is designed to take advantage of, instead of correct, your body’s natural running movement.” Read the full mention over…

Image courtesy Remember when you were a kid? You raced around the playground or the yard for hours at a time, somehow managing not to hurt yourself despite your lack of $150 running shoes and custom-made $400 orthotic inserts. There’s a growing sense in many quarters that your childhood impulse…

Read: Part I Technology That Is Not Technology We’ve been indoctrinated to believe that when running shoe companies develop new “advanced” materials (without real scientific evidence proving their benefit) that these advancements are better for us. They still call it “technology”, but do not let you be fooled. When shoe companies…

Image credit: Paul Allen This is the story of how taking off my shoes changed my life for the better. In a way, it is the story of my life, so it is a bit long, but I hope your readers will identify with bits or pieces of it. I…

Earth Footwear, Kalso-Lite Lazer-K Review, originally posted 2008-04-11 on tjepster.com Style: Men’s Sample Size: EU44 / UK10 / US10.5 Design: Earth Footwear (USA), Anne Kalso Country of production: China Weight per shoe*: 231 gr. (8.14828 oz.) Thickness of sole*: Heel: 13 mm. (0.51181 in.). Front: 18 mm. (0.70866 in.) Upper…

Original post on RailRiders.com/blog. Republished with author’s permission. A very insightful post that captures the history and future of running footwear. Hope you like it. Happy trails, David. Let’s say that you have been away from running for years but suspect that your feet will need extra pampering now that…

Okay, I’ll admit it, I stare at runners. I do. I can’t help looking at nearly every runner that I see. Driving to work in the morning I’ll find myself slowing down just enough to catch a few strides of a morning runner. It amazes me how dramatically running shoes…