I’m going to try something a bit different here and do one post on the SeeYa LS which I will update as needed. Having now run in 75+ shoes in the past few years, I find that my thoughts on and ability to write about a shoe are clearest after an initial try-on and run, so vi...
). Among other things, Tony shows off a series of new Vibram models set to be released in the near future. Among these is the Vibram Fivefingers Bikila, which is to be the
Learning to run near-barefoot was a slow process of rebuilding long-forgotten muscles. For fully 6 months, my calves would be rigid knots for days after a few miles in the FiveFingers. Having spent most of my life in shoes, the muscles and tendons in my feet and lower legs needed quite...
When you get down to it, Vibram wants their store to be a “destination;” indeed, I can imagine taking a pilgrimage to the store if I happened to be in Boston travelling. It’s less there to make a killing selling toe shoes and more to expand brand awareness around Vibram. Meanwhile,...
andno one end of the shoe spectrum is inherently better or worse than any other. These results would not stop me from recommending a minimal shoe where I think it’s warranted, and they don’t support claims that minimal shoes are a cure-all. I sent a client home yesterday with the su...