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Brand: Vibram FiveFingers Name: SeeYa Color Options: Black/Dayglow or Silver/Dark Blue for Men and Light Grey/Blue or Light Grey/Orange/Aqua for Women Weight: 4.8oz each (9.6oz. pair) *varies per size Drop: 0 mm heel to toe Other: Vibram TC-1 Rubber sole with a 3mm Polyurethane Insole & Anti-Microbial Dri-Lex Sockliner with a Polyester Stretch Mesh upper Price: $100.00 *Available at REI.com Steve AnkneySteve is an … Read More

I have sweaty feet. There, I said it. I know, it’s gross, but up until last July, it hasn’t been too much of an issue for me. However, it, along with the fact that my feet are prone to blistering, created a real problem for me when I made the switch to minimalist footwear. Make me run for more than … Read More

A couple exciting things have come down the tubes from Fitbit this week. The most recent, announced today, is for all you Android users out there. The (long-awaited) Fitbit app for Android is now available (for free) here. For all intents and purposes, it looks like this app offers the same features and functions as the iOS version, which, for me, … Read More

Over the weekend, while Meagan and I were enjoying our normal Saturday morning TV show marathon on Hulu, we came across a gem of a commercial from New Balance.  We were thrilled to see the first (at least the first we’ve seen) minimalist shoe commercial to finally hit the air.  It is great to see that New Balance is putting so much … Read More

Brand: Vibram FiveFingers Name: Spyridon LS Color Options:  Dark Olive/Black/Orange (for Men), Military Green/Grey/Black (for Men & Women), & Orange/Grey (for Women) Weight: 6.88oz each (13.76oz per pair) *varies per size Drop: 0 mm heel to toe Other: 3.5mm XSTrek Vibram Rubber sole with a 3mm Polyurethane Insole Anti-Microbial Dri-Lex Sockliner Price: $120.00 Steve AnkneySteve is an Executive Recruiter at Robert … Read More

The past few days have been unseasonably warm in Wisconsin, and it looks like the warm temperatures are here to stay, at least for the remainder of the most recent 10-day-forecast. That means that the St. Patty’s Day Shamrock Shuffle you thought you’d still be bundled up in winter gear for is going to require you to break out the … Read More

Over the last few weeks, we have encountered a few items that I thought were worth mentioning.  More specifically, shoes–some of which we have plans to review, others that we were only able to get a short period of time with, but would love to get our hands on for a more thorough review in the future.  I’m not sure … Read More

It’s been a while since our last Vibram Transition post. For the time being, we’ve been focusing on testing other minimalist shoe options (lots of exciting reviews coming soon!), but I wanted to come back to this series and talk about one of the less emphasized parts of barefoot/minimalist running: injury. “Injury” often feels like a dirty word in the … Read More