Tag Archives: minimalist shoes

Pearl Izumi isoTransition women’s shoe review

Posted on 05/24/2011 by Thomas N.

The dailymile lab is a group of dailymilers from the team who work with sponsors to test drive products. Check out gear reviews. If you are a manufacturer, or have a product you’d like us to review, email our sponsorship team. Five of our female team members reviewed the Pearl Izumi isoTransition. Before we get started, here’s what Pearl Izumi is saying about the isoTransition   “Designed and developed with 2x IronMan® World Champion Tim DeBoom, the new isoTransition was built … Continue reading →

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Stop running in those shoes!
An interview with Chris McDougall, author of Born to Run

Posted on 03/24/2011 by Kathy S.

I am not a barefoot runner. There, I said it. In fact, I used to be a staunch critic. When I first heard that people were running around barefoot in the park I judged, big time. Who were these crazy people and why weren’t they concerned with getting blistered, bruised, cut, and stubbing their toes? Then those weird shoes came out, the ones with the cut out toes and the rubber soles that look like they belonged in the planet … Continue reading →

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Saucony bares their “sole” on minimalist running

Posted on 03/23/2011 by Kathy S

Ironically, barefoot running week wouldn’t be complete without the perspective of a running shoe brand, and who better to ask than one of the most well known in the industry, Saucony. Saucony has made some breakthroughs this year with shoes that mimic the bare foot. The successful launch of the Kinvera opened up the philosophy and ideas of minimalist running to a much broader audience, the runners who are too timid to run “naked”. One aspect of the minimalist movement … Continue reading →

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