For the second year, Xero Shoes is a proud sponsor of Warrior Hike. What, you may ask, is Warrior Hike? Well, I can’t explain it better than what it says on their website: In 1948, Earl Shaffer told a friend he was going to “walk off the war” to work out the sights, sounds, and losses […]
Our friend Danny Dreyer, the creator of Chi Running, is having a sweepstakes where you can win 3 great prizes: 1) A one year membership to the Chi Running School — a $120 value where you get weekly video lessons target one aspect of the ChiRunning and ChiWalk-Run techniques, going deeper than ever with Danny’s […]
Vicky Evans from KWGN came out to our new office to check out Xero Shoes. What did she think? Watch the video and find out… While Vicky emphasized barefoot running, people enjoy Xero Shoes for, well, anything you can imagine doing in a sandal… and things you would NEVER do in a flip flop: A […]
As many of you know, Xero Shoes were inspired by the Tarahumara of Mexico. First, we were inspired by their story of running enjoyably and injury-free into their 70s and beyond. Then we were inspired by the fact that they ran barefoot or in huaraches — sandals they made out of scraps of tire and […]
Introducing the new TrailMax running sandal. The USA-made sports sandal ingeniously combines the benefits of zero-drop, barefoot footwear with jaw-dropping 65 mm (5.26 inch) of dense, anti-memory foam rubber in the sole for maximum cushioning support. The TrailMax weighs less than the Hoka but boasts more than twice the stack height. According to Boulder-based TrailMax’s […]
A few weeks back, we sent a pair of the Amuri Z-Trek sport sandal to Shelby Pratt, the Senior Customer Support Manager for Livestrong.com. What does she think of our lightweight sandals? Well… “These shoes did not seem like they were going to handle much when I first tried them on. A few cleverly placed […]
(Broomfield, CO) March 9, 2015 – For decades, sports sandals like Chaco, Teva, and Keen have been de rigeur for outdoor enthusiasts. Their downside? A brick-like weight and stiffness, with a suitcase-filling thickness. The new Amuri Z-Trek, by Colorado-based Xero Shoes, eliminates to 70% of the weight and almost all of the bulk of the […]
File this under “Things that make me go AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!” This just in, another article about barefoot vs. minimalist vs. maximalist that really just demonstrates unclear thinking. The article: “Maximalist Shoes: The Latest Running Craze?” would be better if it started without the question mark. But, more importantly, it makes the same mistakes you’ll see over […]
Are you on the Paleo diet, or curious about it? Many people who discover paleo — and I’m neither endorsing it or bashing it in this article — move past the diet and into the “lifestyle,” looking to move and live more like our hominid ancestors. And, not surprisingly, one way to recapture our movement […]
Okay, you know the drill by now… the media likes to say “the barefoot running movement is over!” They cite the sudden increase increase in sales of “maximalist shoes” as proof. But, is it true? Well, first, I’ll tell you that sales may be lower for “minimalist shoes,” but that’s because fewer companies are making […]