Have you seen bigfoot? If you were in Las Vegas on March 2nd at the Stratosphere hotel, you probably did. In fact, you may have seen this mysterious barefoot beast climb the Strat! While most people who claim to see bigfoot have grainy, fuzzy pictures or video, we have high-resolution proof of his existence. And, […]
On Jan 15th, I was part of a GREAT conversation (podcast) about the state of footwear and barefootware, with 1980 Olympic marathoner, Benji Durden, Michael Sandler from Runbare, RL Smith from In-Step shoes and, of course… ME! George Thomas from Over The Top Radio moderated and, well, not surprisingly, nobody pulled any punches when we […]
Dr. Mark Cucuzzella and the Natural Running Center have put out a great ebook about the benefits of being barefoot and natural movement. According to the NRC site, the premise: Healthy Feet = Healthy Running. I’d add healthy walking, hiking, strolling, yoga, working out… and everything else you do on your feet. The free ebook […]
After over a year of work, we are VERY proud and excited to announce the new Xero Shoes Venture, a ready-to-wear barefoot-style sandal that lets you go everywhere, do everything, naturally. Go to https://ctdev2.guruslabs.com//shop/ to find out more!
Which of the shoes, below, have you worn? I’ll never forget my first pair of Nike Waffle Trainers. I can’t recall exactly how old I was, 10-12?, but I remember putting the red nylon shoes on my feet, walking out of the shoe store (wow, remember when you used to go to ONE shoe store […]
I got a call today from someone asking: I’m a triathlete, and I love the idea of barefoot running, or using your sandals… but how quickly can I put these on and then run with them? The time to transition between biking and running is important to me. And once they’re on, will they fall […]
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 […]
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, […]
Xero Shoes wins Best Huaraches Running Sandal 2011 Christian Peterson, better known as The Maple Grove Barefoot Guy, just announced his first ever Grovie awards for excellence in minimalist footwear. And we are thrilled to announce that Xero Shoes (formerly Invisible Shoes) won the Best Huarache category. Here’s what Christian had to say: 2011 was […]
What makes Xero Shoes the best barefoot running shoes? We were invited to show our previously named Invisible Shoes running sandals (well, walking, hiking, working out, hanging out, too) on television. So we asked some of our customers who liked the idea of being on TV if they would submit a short “Why I like […]