I think they look cute but Idk the quality

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From now on it will only be cold and wet here until March and I'm not ready to stop running unshod now that I've progressed a lot. Also, I get a weird pain that lasts for 3 weeks if I run with vibrams, something that feels like compartment syndrome. I told my doctor about it and he just told me not to use vibrams and keep it unshod (super useful) 😂

I just came back from a run and after around 8 km one of my toes went completely numb, I just kept running until the toe started feeling weird so I got paranoid and stopped even though it looked fine (no red/purple/blue lol). I guess the colder it gets the faster it will numb.

I was wondering if anyone has any crazy tip that could help running unshod during the winter, or how do you guys do it? I tried to look for some kind of "heat" cream I could use in my feet before going out but I haven't found anything yet xD

These gotta be fake. These are way too cheap tbh

Hi I'm a male from California that is looking to meet a female that's a barefooter. I prefer to go barefoot as much as I can and I would like to meet someone with similar interests.

Hello all. Bit of background first.

Firstly I’ve never run apart from a couple of k on a treadmill at a gym.

In the past (15 years ago approx) I visited a podiatrist who worked in tandem with a skeletal expert (may have been a Ciropractor) through a recommendation for correcting lower back pain.

Their advice being that modern shoes don’t offer arch support.

The treatment was to have molds taken of my feet (while upside down) an have insoles made from the molds. The chiropractor then loosened joints etc to allow your body to adjust. Suffice to say once the insoles had warn out I didn’t return for any more. I was skeptical for no other reason than they hurt a fair bit and didn’t improve my lower back.

Since I’ve suffered on and off with back pain, nothing major but mainly from standing for periods of time brings it on.

I discovered vivobarefoot about 5 years ago and got really interested in the science and controversy of modern shoes and the barefoot movement. I still ware conventional shoes for work and have a couple of pairs of vivos I use for casual and for walking. They are very comfortable and my fave shoes. I tend to look for wide toe boxes in conventional shoes but it’s not always easy in safety boots.

I want to try start running (my partner is an avid runner) but I want to do it the right way. What advice would anyone give to start my journey?

My technique is probably poor and I don’t want to start with the wrong equipment and end up healstriking if I don’t already.

I’ve considered the following:

Couch to 5 k to train me to run A pair or vivos with a thicker stack Perhaps a pair of zero drop running shoes instead of vivos to help me transition?

Thanks for the advice !

This was Thursday, I was so pleased that ran he distance, I’ve been trying to take my running a bit more seriously and have been consistently running 5k or 10k a few times a week…. So, ignoring all advice about gradually increasing distance, I decided it was a good idea to run a half marathon. Even though I know the thinking about adding 10% a week, I genuinely thought I’d be fine…. But I, am, not! My foot hurts, my calves were really sore and I felt unbelievably tired all over for about 48 hours.

I need to stop comparing myself to others and stick to my journey, I’ll get there, I’ll be a marathoner again, but after years of no running, I need to be gentle with my body and build up slowly.

That’s all, just a little brain dump from me on this fine Sunday morning!

I’ll take a rest from running for a few more days and get back on it!

Altras used to be my go-to but they've basically undone everything I loved about them with their latest models.

What's a good shoe for wide feet, minimal cushion, and zero drop?

Just started barefoot running in the last 2 weeks after facing injuries and fracturing my fibula 4 months ago - so far it's helped me return to running without reinjuring anything, and I'm excited to progress into it more.

Something I've noticed though is that my heartrate jumps up when I'm barefoot running. I usually start my runs with shoes, then do the last mile or 1.5 miles barefoot. When I'm running with shoes, I notice my heart rate is about 10bpm lower than when I'm running barefoot. I'm assuming this is just because my body isn't used to it and I'm having to use more energy to run barefoot, but hoping as I get stronger it will be the same heart rate between the two.

Has anyone else noticed a higher heart rate when barefoot running? Did it go away / level out as you got stronger?

anyone else order XERO shoes from canada? i didn't see anything when purchasing these saying i'd have to pay duty/tax...? and it's like $70. wtf?

I ordered (and paid for) some shoes from xero during their recent sale. After an excruciating customer service experience, I was informed that they will not be sending me my shoes. They did give me a refund, but certainly didn’t try and make it right. With many other options out there these days, I would avoid Xero shoes.

What was your experience? Did you send them back successfully? Did they refund you?

I bought a few pairs not knowing which would be comfortable, with the aim of sending back the ones that weren't seeing as I can't try them in person! Everything was billed in £ so I didn't realise they don't have a base in the UK (nowhere did they mention this), so now I can't send back the ones that don't fit without paying a large fee , and filling in detailed and daunting customs forms to post back to the address they provided in the US. However the shoes actually originally came from China ... Aaaanyway ... Okay I'll pay the fee, but they've been a bit weird about it, I'm worried I'll send them £200-odd worth of shoes and never get the refund because it gets stuck at customs or something?

don’t be like me and get so distracted by life that you forget to replace your running sneakers.

I dream of starting my own high quality minimalist shoe brand to fill the gaps I feel are missing in the barefoot/minimalist shoe realm. I've been all in on minimalist footwear for over half a year now, but throughout the process of looking to swap out all my old favorites with shoes that let my feet do what they're supposed to, I haven't really been able to find anyone making what it is I'm looking for. I'm big into classic menswear (rugged ivy, some prep, Americana, etc.) and, though some "dressier" barefoot brands exist, most aren't truly resoleable (other than Jim Green, but they currently don't offer a truly anatomical last) and, honestly, tend to look more like the dreaded "dress sneaker" than actual classic footwear.

In terms of potential styles I'm talking a classic service boot, penny loafers, blutchers, derbys, maybe even some real classic sneaker styles, all that dorky stuff, but built to last a lifetime and be loved by our feet. My thought is that they wouldn't be the most thin, minimal shoes out there, rather focusing on a great anatomical toebox and being zero-drop (sort of like Jim Green's zero-drop sole height). I'm just trying to gauge if I'm the only one that dreams of something like that or if there's a real market here; please let me know!

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Has anyone tried the new keen liberty work boot ? I’ve been using keen San Jose which are great (tried jim greens but weren’t really a “work” boot) but this looks like a great option for a heritage work boot with wide toe box.

I'm sure literally everyone on here knows more than me. But I appreciate some advice.

For context, I'm a guy in my forties. Thanks!

I started to use Saguaro´s this summer and I'm really happy with barefoot shoes' experience. But there is a big problem, my city is quite rainy in autumn and sometimes it snows in winter. I tried different Saguaro's but all of them slip too much when the road is wet so I don't feel secure.

Could you recommend a pair of slip-resistant shoes that will stand up to rain and work well in the winter? I mainly use the shoes for walking on asphalt (city), but sometimes I also go hiking, so I prefer them to be able to perform in both.

Thank you.

So I was trying out my first pair of barefoot shoes for running/gym. I decided to go for shoes that are perfectly the width of my feet at the midsection with PLENTY of extra room in the toebox. The reason for this is because I didn't want a lot of shifting side to side when I'm squatting that may cause ankle rolling? And I love how snug they feel for running. But when I got home, I started thinking about whether or not my feet may get wider at the midsection over time now that I'm transitioning to barefoot shoes? Curious to hear people's experiences with that. Should I go for shoes with a little bit of extra space in the width at the midsection, so that my feet have space to expand? Is that something that even happens? I know that massaging my feet with a lacrosse ball resulted in wider feet but I wonder if there's even more expansion over time that I should consider for my purchase

Love the cool look of those green ones, just wondering about the fit. Are they too hot to wear in mild winter weather (I live in SW Florida)? And are they comfortable...?

Thanks in advance for any input!

I prefer shoes with the bare minimum padding. My favorites are my Shamma Warrior Elite sandals. But now that the weather is turning cold, they aren’t really warm enough.

My problem is that if I don’t want my shoes to stink, I need socks, and socks compress my toes. Not as much as regular shoes, but I can tell after I’ve worn a pair all day. And I really just don’t like the feeling of socks to be honest. If I am wearing shoes for a short period of time, I almost always skip the socks.

This is my first winter after switching to barefoot shoes last spring. Anyone else out there hate socks and have a solution tor cold weather? Maybe there are less restrictive socks or some alternative on the market?