Soft Star Shoes are single-handedly responsible for my move into minimalist running. I discovered them last year when I started with the regular Run Amocs, and then moved into the RunAmoc Dash (still a favorite). Just this week I got a RunAmoc Moc3 and here’s the review!
So the #1 freakout concern people express when I tell them I run barefoot is
OMG WHAT IF YOU STEP ON BROKEN GLASS????
LOOKIT MAH CRAZY PURPLE SHOES! They are more than purple, they are comfortable! Check out my initial impressions.
Here’s a synopsis of how I went from couch to barefoot running in three months!
When you’re walking in shoes, the ground is the ground is the ground. Unless it’s a mud puddle. Or a pile of dogshit.
But beyond that, most of us don’t pay too much attention to what we walk on.
But hen you walk/run barefoot, every surface feels different. When I go for barefoot walks or [...]
I have been a life-long flat footer. Did the wet test and saw an
imprint of my entire foot. flat flat flat. I had the one on the right.
I have been running minimalist/barefoot now for about two months, pure
barefoot for about two weeks.
I was [...]
So it’s been two months technically that I’ve committed to the minimalist shoe/barefoot “lifestyle.” I want my feet to get strong on their own.
When i started walking in shoes and feeling the ground, it was all new, and I was excited. When I walked barefoot, it was even more enthralling – all the [...]
So, I’ve been doing the minimalist shoe thing since May, and running barefoot for a few weeks. My toes have started to spread a bit.
I looked at my summer shoes. I’ve pretty much been living in my RunAmocs, a pair of semi-ballet shoes, and flip flops. They are the only things that let my [...]
I never thought of this idea! Fake out wearing shoes, so you can go barefoot! Here’s an elegant solution, that you can crochet yourself! Or buy from her on Etsy.com.

