For all of us Canadians who have been wanting to order Kigo footwear in Canada, Fast Trax Ski and Run Shop in Edmonton, AB has just become the first distributor in Canada. Fast Trax is an excellent running store with a vast selection of minimalist footwear. They also ship shoes within Canada. To check out [...]
Vivo Barefoot Evo Review By Tina Dubois Minimalist Running Shoe Series Vivo Barefoot Evo Review We are very pleased to review the new Evo running-specific shoe from Terra Plana’s Vivo Barefoot product line. After wearing them every day for seven weeks, I am thoroughly impressed. They are as comfortable while walking as they are while [...]
The Living Barefoot Blogroll and Alternative Footwear spreadsheets have been updated. Thanks to everyone who filled out the corresponding forms for the new additions!
Vivo Barefoot Kali Review By Tina Dubois Overall impression The Kali is a brand new Mary Jane style pump for the Spring/Summer 2010 collection. It is the perfect footwear for women looking for a minimalist show in a professional environment. It is an extremely well-made shoe with an elegant and attractive design yet has a [...]
The Living Barefoot Blogroll and Alternative Footwear spreadsheets have just been updated. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions for new blogs to add! It’s great to share these wonderful websites with our readers.
Kigo Shoes has launched a new website with more information about their innovation, eco-responsibility, and company as well as new pictures of their products. Check out the new website at www.kigofootwear.com. And don’t forget, we’re still giving away a pair of Kigo Stars. For more information on the contest, click here.
The latest models of the Vivo Barefoot line have been added to their website. Their Spring/Summer collection has some new additions for both men and women. Check out the new designs here.
We would like to thank Jim Harrison from Kamloops Radio NL 610 AM in British Columbia, Canada, for this morning’s interview. It was a great interview and it’s always fun to talk about barefooting.
The new, running-specific Vivo Barefoot Evo is now available for purchase on the Terra Plana website. They are available in yellow, black, white/red, and green in the men’s and blue, black, pink, and yellow in the women’s. They cost $160 USD on the Vivo Barefoot section of the Terra Plana website.
For our readers who have also read the book ‘Born to Run’, author Christopher McDougall has released a new website for the book as well as a blog component. In addition to information about the book and himself, it contains pictures of the ‘Mas Locos’ and a page on the ‘Running Barefoot Debate’. The new [...]
A press release from Vibram was recently discovered online (thanks to the BirthdayShoes.com forum), which includes some new FiveFingers models for the Fall-Winter 2010/11 collection. New materials will be introduced to three currently available models: the KSO TreK, the Sprint and the Classic. The new KSO Treks will be available with coconut fiber (in addition [...]
The Living Barefoot spreadsheets have been updated again with new additions supplied by our readers. Thanks again to everyone for your suggestions for minimalist footwear, barefoot-friendly establishments, and interesting blogs!
Vibram FiveFingers has announced on their Facebook page that they have heard the many requests for a Women’s KSO Trek and that they WILL be releasing them beginning in late spring 2010! They will also be releasing new men’s sizes, in 38 and 39, in March 2010. The delay is due to the time it [...]
We would like to thank WBAL Radio in Baltimore for their interest in our site and the interview with Tina Dubois this morning. Special thanks to Shari Elliker and Jared Ruderman.
Review – Terra Plana’s Vivo Barefoot Women’s Lucy We are pleased to review our third shoe from Terra Plana’s Vivo Barefoot line: the women’s Lucy. This shoe is the Black Nappa Leather but is also currently available on the Terra Plana website in Red Suede, Off White Print Canvas, and Sky Blue Nubuck . Overall, [...]
The Living Barefoot spreadsheets have been updated with new additions supplied by our readers. Thanks everyone for your barefoot-friendly establishments suggestions, minimalist footwear and blogroll additions as well as your enthusiasm regarding the new content!
Christopher McDougall and Barefoot Ted have just launched the official ‘Born to Run’ website! It will be a magazine-styled blog with an event calendar and forum. Check out the preliminary site at borntorun.org.
We have added new spreadsheets to the Living Barefoot site! Check out the Living Barefoot-friendly Establishments, Living Barefoot Alternative Footwear, and Living Barefoot Blogs spreadsheets. They can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate title, with green icons in front of them, in the top right corner of the web page.
David Tweney, Senior Editor at Wired.com, agrees that ‘To Run Better, Start by Ditching Your Nikes‘.
The Vibram FiveFingers KSO and Classic have been reviewed by Wired. You can read the review and watch a cool video comparing barefoot, VFF, and normal running shoe running form at: http://www.wired.com/reviews/product/pr_vibram_fivefingers_kso.
Feelmax has updated their website! Check out the new models for 2009 at: http://www.feelmax.fi.