LivingBarefoot.info reviews Invisible Shoes running sandals

I never get tired of the great reviews that Invisible Shoes barefoot running sandals get ;-) The latest comes from www.LivingBarefoot.info. It's an incredible comprehensive review, with great pictures of the process of making your own huarache running sandals from our kit. Read and enjoy! (and thanks to LivingBarefoot.info for the review!) Read full post here

How NOT to start barefoot running

I was recently on a panel discussion about barefoot running. At one point, someone in the audience asked “So how do I transition to barefoot running?” Before I could respond, a well-respected physical therapist suggested the following: “First, switch to a slightly lower heeled shoe than what you have. Run in that for a few months. Then add a racing flat, maybe one day a week for a while… then add an extra day every month, until you can run in those. Then maybe try something like Vibrams on a soft surface, like grass in a... Read full post here

Hey Barefooters: do you have Shoeguiltitis? We have your cure.

Oh, the joys of being barefoot. We will all be able to look back and think of this time as “the enlightenment” when we finally ditched our constrictive foot coffins and let our toes emerge, shaking and crooked, to see the light and heal. The more you adjust to ditching the shoes, the more you find yourself heading out shodless or in something minimal (not everyone wants to get kicked out of a restaurant or pay attention to every shard on the street).  Unfortunately, this pedal liberation does have its costs. You may now find yourself struck with a case... Read full post here

Happy Anniversary to us!

This Anniversary is a year old... but we're having a NEW Party... Click Here to find out more! We're having an anniversary party, and you're invited! Fifty weeks ago, I came home and said to my wife, Lena, "What do you think about making a real business out of making running sandals?" "I don't think it's a good idea," she said. "It's a distraction from other things we're doing." "You're probably right," I said. So, after Lena went to bed, I built www.InvisibleShoe.com. ;-) It took about 2 hours to do the... Read full post here

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 thought, "Geez, my foot can't even move. How did I wear these?" Often, when I'm out and about, someone will see my Invisible Shoes and say, "Those look great, but I can't wear them. I need orthotics." ... Read full post here

Getting started with barefoot running

Imagine that you haven't lifted weights in a while... or ever. And imagine that you got the idea that you wanted to bench press 500 pounds. Would you go to the gym, put 500 pounds on the bar, and just go for it? Of course not. There's no way you could budge 500 on day one. Would you go to the gym and put, say, 100 pounds on the bar and lift it, over and over, until you felt tired... and then do a few more reps until... Read full post here

Barefoot Running Shoes

I know that "barefoot running shoes" sounds like an oxymoron, like jumbo shrimp. I mean if you're running barefoot, then, by definition, you aren't, wearing shoes. Right? Okay, let me explain. Barefoot running is hot right now. Ever since Chris McDougall's book, Born to Run, about the Tarahumara Indians who ran (and won) ultra-marathons either barefoot or wearing huarraches -- simple running sandals they often constructed out of old tires and twine, more and more people are interested in barefoot running. People, myself included, were transfixed by the stories of Caballo... Read full post here