Similar to the Ultra-minimalist Hitch style, it’s a single lace barefoot sandal tying pattern. Add a Fisherman’s knot and you have something comfy, without a knot at the top of your foot. Once you get the tension just right, you slip ’em on and off in a second. People use this tying style for everything […]
Category: Barefoot Sandal Tying
Ultra-minimalist Hitch
Perhaps the simplest tying style for minimalist running sandals there is! In fact, for some it feels TOO simple Once you get the tension just right, you slip ’em on and off in a second. People use this tying style for everything from walking to running marathons. First, a few tying tips and notes: Tying the […]
Xero Loop
This is another great slip-on tying style for Xero Shoes. The loop in the front gives you some fun decorative options. Once you get the tension just right, you slip ’em on and off in a second. People use this tying style for everything from walking to running marathons. First, a few tying tips and […]
Xero Basic
This is the tying style we use for our Custom-Made Xero Shoes. Once you get the tension just right, you slip ’em on and off in a second. People use this tying style for everything from walking to running marathons. First, a few tying tips and notes: Tying the Lace knot: This is the knot […]
Randy Kreill’s Marathon Huarache Tying Technique
Xero Shoe customer Randy Kreill the opposite of me. I’m a “short sprinter”. The 100m and the 60m (indoor) are my races of choice. I run a 200m under protest. And, yes, I’m also a “short sprinter” in that I’m 5’5″ 😉 Randy, on the other hand, is a tall, ultra-runner, and has run 50k in […]
Amanda’s new Xero Shoes tying technique
Amanda Novak has a new tying style, based on her Chaco sandals.
Kelly’s No-knot huaraches tying method
A combination of Sonja’s way to tie barefoot running sandals with the addition of a toe strap to hold the front of the sandal in place, Kelly offers the following:
Another way to tie huaraches Tarahumara running sandals
Raymond Mack devised a “thong-style” method of tying huaraches running sandals. I haven’t tried out the tying method yet, but this video makes me want to go to the beach 😉
A new way to tie your huarache running sandals
Sonja came up with this novel way to tie your huarache running sandals that doesn’t involve a cord coming up between your toes. As she points out, one potential drawback is that your foot can more easily shift forward on the sole compared to what happens when you have the cord between your toes… but, […]
How to tie huaraches sandals – 3 new ideas!
There are so many ways to tie huaraches barefoot running sandals. I want to show you two cool pictures that’ll probably give you more ideas of your own. First, Zach Bergen didn’t want the knot between his toes (even though you’ll probably never feel it, since it’s in between your toes and flattens out pretty […]