Most barefoot runners know Daniel Lieberman from Chris McDougall’s best-seller, Born To Run. Dr. Lieberman is a professor of Evolutionary Biology at Harvard who has done some seminal research on barefoot running. One of his basic premises, from an evolutionary perspective, is that human’s ability to sweat allowed us to run for long distances, letting […]
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Who wears running shoes… really?
It’s no surprise that the vast majority of the people wearing Air Jordan’s don’t play basketball, that almost nobody who wears the Puma Faas shoes will give Usain Bolt a run for his money. Well, Saturday Night Live nailed it with this commercial for New Balance 😉 Like it? Then SHARE IT.
Ken Jennings says “Remove the shoes!”
What if the smartest man in the world told you to go barefoot? Well, all-time Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings is doing just that in his new book, Because I Said So! Ken’s book tackles over 100 time-honored parental cliches, searching for the truth (or lack thereof) in everything from “Don’t run with scissors!” to “Wait […]
Brand new Xero Shoes Running Sandal Laces!
After months of development we’re proud to introduce new laces for our barefoot sandals. These 100% polyester laces come in 22 colors, including 3 reflective: Black, Silver-Gray, Royal Blue, Navy Blue, Maroon, Brown, Tan, Royal Purple, Violet Red, Orange, Gold, Sky Blue, Hot Lime, White, Hot Pink, Hot Orange, Hot Lemon, Reflective Black, Reflective Blue, […]
May the 4th be with you!
If you’re going out on a run today, barefoot or otherwise…
International Barefoot Running Day Donut Dash!
Join Xero Shoes for International Barefoot Running Day (IBRD) on Sunday, May 5th. IBRD is the brainchild of The Barefoot Runners Society, and the Colorado chapter has something special lined up: The 1st ever Barefoot Donut Dash! We’ll start at 10am at the Xero Shoes office — 5470 Conestoga Ct, Boulder, CO, 80301 — with […]
Does your barefoot running form look like this?
People always ask me for videos of barefoot running form. I usually avoid making them — because the way *I* run is not necessarily the way *you* should run. That said, here’s a video of Simon from Macedonia demonstrating what I think is some of the best barefoot form you’ll ever see. I think everyone […]
How to have perfect barefoot running form
(BTW: Something REALLY cool at the bottom of this post!) There’s an idea about barefoot running that one simply learns how to do “IT.” That is, there’s a right way to run barefoot and, once you get that, you’re done. Like learning your multiplication tables, it’s a finite, attainable goal. And while it’s true that […]
Foot tattoos and barefoot sandals
On Facebook, Sarah asked: I’m getting the tops of my feet tattooed and need to find a way to tie them so that none of the laces touch the top of my feet! My big toe too! I figure a loop over my 2nd and 3rd toe….but anyone have tying suggestions for the heel? I […]
Will Vibram Five Fingers or Running Barefoot Injure You?
From the “Here we go again” department of the barefoot running world: About once every 2 months, some major news publication chimes in with one of these two stories: “Barefoot Running is GREAT for you” or “Barefoot running is BAD for you.” The latest is of the latter variety and comes with headlines like this […]