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Archive for May, 2011

Review: Merrell Trail Glove

By Al Gauthier ⋅ May 31, 2011 ⋅ 9 comments

Merrell Trail Glove Shoe Review By Al Gauthier Merrell has been making shoes for 30 years now. The most difficult part of writing reviews is when we have to write a review on a product that we have been excitedly anticipating only to find they fall short. In the case of Merrell, the review process [...]

Review: VIVOBAREFOOT Ultra

By Tina Dubois ⋅ May 30, 2011 ⋅ 13 comments

Review of the VIVOBAREFOOT Ultra A Comfortable, Light-weight Amphibious Running Shoe By Tina Dubois The Ultra is truly the first of its kind in the minimalist shoe market: it’s an incredibly light-weight running shoe made to go in and out of water easily and can be worn in three different ways. You can wear the [...]

Review: Merrell Pace Glove

By Tina Dubois ⋅ May 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Review of the Merrell Women’s Barefoot Pace Glove By Tina Dubois Merrell has been a maker of high performance footwear since 1981. The company recently developed a barefoot line of shoes to satisfy the needs of the consumer-driven minimalist footwear market. The Barefoot Pace Glove is Merrell’s natural adventure shoe specifically designed for women. Although [...]

We Interview: Barefoot Ted (The Living Barefoot Show)

By Al Gauthier ⋅ May 29, 2011 ⋅ One comment

We Interview: Barefoot Ted on The Living Barefoot Show We talk to Ted (the Luna Sandal Spokes-Monkey!) about his new shoe models for summer, and the exciting real-time sandle making out of the new Born to Run Store next to REI in Seattle. As always, Barefoot Ted is an entertaining ball [...]

VIVOBAREFOOT Certified Coach

By Al Gauthier ⋅ May 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on: ‘Toe Girl’ Tina’s Barefoot Alternative Adventures http://toegirltina.blogspot.com/ VIVOBAREFOOT Certified Coach: “I am officially a VIVOBAREFOOT Certified Coach! I just got the email from Lee Saxby, the VB Coaching Program Director (and genius coach extraordinaire). Let the coaching officially begin… For details, check out the Living Barefoot Coaching website. I’ve [...]

Definition of the Perfect Minimalist Shoe

By Al Gauthier ⋅ May 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on: ‘Toe Girl’ Tina’s Barefoot Alternative Adventures http://toegirltina.blogspot.com/ Definition of the Perfect Minimalist Shoe: “During the VIVOBAREFOOT Coaching Program course, Lee Saxby, the participants, and I decided on the definition the perfect minimalist shoe. This is what we came up with in my own words: 1) Allows for maximum proprioception [...]

The Sweat Collective Workout #2

By Al Gauthier ⋅ May 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on: ‘Toe Girl’ Tina’s Barefoot Alternative Adventures http://toegirltina.blogspot.com/ The Sweat Collective Workout #2: “The latest Sweet Collective Workout (for which I deeply apologize for being late in accomplishing) for #ENDURE asks the questions: How did others react when you began sharing your experience? What do you ENDURE that you feel [...]

Tales from New York City

By Al Gauthier ⋅ May 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on: ‘Toe Girl’ Tina’s Barefoot Alternative Adventures http://toegirltina.blogspot.com/ Tales from New York City: “My trip to New York was utterly amazing in every way. I learned so much about biomechanics, coaching and people in general that I will undoubtedly be processing for quite some time. In short, it was truly [...]

Minimalist (and Affordable) Shoe Options for Kids

By Al Gauthier ⋅ May 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on: Running and Rambling http://www.runningandrambling.com/ Minimalist (and Affordable) Shoe Options for Kids: “One of the biggest discrepancies – or hypocrisies, if you’re more cynically-minded – about the minimalist shoe movement is this: virtually every manufacturer of natural footwear makes reference to walking or running ‘the way God made us’ or [...]

Review: VIVOBAREFOOT Jazz

By Tina Dubois ⋅ May 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Review of the VIVOBAREFOOT Jazz—A Comfortable, Casual Lace up for Any Woman VIVOBAREFOOT has truly outdone themselves with this year’s spring/summer collection. This season’s offerings fill desperately needed niches in the minimalist market. The Jazz is one of those shoes. This is a high quality, comfortable, casual, every day, truly minimalist shoe for women with [...]

Miscellaneous Updates

By Al Gauthier ⋅ May 7, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on: ‘Toe Girl’ Tina’s Barefoot Alternative Adventures http://toegirltina.blogspot.com/ Miscellaneous Updates: “I prefer to write one blog post per subject but my ‘Barefoot Adventures’ have taken over my life recently, in a totally awesome and creative way. So here are some updates as to what’s going on in my world: I [...]