If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Hop on the barefoot shoe trend today Izzy Baskette is a shopping writer for PEOPLE with five years of experience in digital media. She ...

So you’ve decided to get off the tarmac and onto the soft stuff – congratulations! Trail running can be a stupendous way to get deeper into the backcountry, faster, take your love of running to the ...

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Some folks swear by barefoot running as a gimmick-free way to naturally move. Others claim it adds needless stress on the foot. Research efforts to prove one side right stand inconclusive, giving the ...

There’s nothing quite like running in minimalist running shoes. They have thin soles, are flexible, and are optimized for responsiveness, so you can get a better feel for the earth beneath your feet.

Barefoot running is like skinny-dipping: Something that’s already pretty fun becomes exhilarating and memorable when you’re more deeply connected to the environment and your body. You can’t help ...

WASHINGTON — The first sunny days of spring are often the busiest in Washington — at least on the sidewalks. Runners, forced into hibernation all winter long, break out of the gym and take their ...

When I first approached this subject, in 2009, I sampled a pair of Vibram Five Fingers. At the time, those rubber gloves for your feet were pretty much the only "barefoot" option. Today, choices ...

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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Maybe you’ll see Michae Legault of Pleasant Hill, Calif., in shoes on special occasions. But you certainly won’t see him running in shoes. The former track and cross-country ...

On Saturday, Jason Robillard will run his third straight Chronicle Seaway Run 15K. 9.3 miles. Barefoot. "Every year I'm hoping to see someone else running barefoot and every year I'm the only person," ...