I will compare the NB Minimus, Merrell Trail Glove, VFF KSO, Speed, Classic, Komodo Sport and Flow Trek. Therefore from this point on I will refer to barefoot running in minimalist shoes as bareform running.Ī good minimalist shoe for bareform running allows the natural biomechanics and feel of running barefoot whilst also providing good grip and some basic level of protection for the foot from the environment. A form similar, almost identical to barefoot running but with some form of minimalist shoe on to provide protection. Merrell (manufacturers of the Trail Glove) refer to this type of running as 'Bareform' running. When wearing any type of minimalist shoe you are not barefoot running! Whilst searching for a more acceptable term for running in minimalist shoes I stumbled across what I feel best describes minimalist shod running. You are only barefoot when you have nothing on your feet. But before we start lets get something straight. Here I provide a review of what I believe are the best minimalist running shoes on the market today. Or in building terms, would you ever support an arch from underneath? I'm not going to go into this in too much detail in this post as I want to review the shoes, and there is plenty of info already at hand in a click of a mouse and a tap of a few keys, but just think about it in this way our feet have evolved to function on their own with no support at all over millions of years. The cushioned, arch supporting running shoe has existed for about 50 years. With exception to some individuals taking a 'jump in the deep end' approach thinking it to be the panacea they had been waiting for, barefoot running has provided the running community with a wake up call we needed. In walked (or ran I suppose) the barefoot running revolution. Runners such as myself were left with weak arches, sore knees and painful backache. In recent years running related injury has soared. For too long shoe manufacturers have wrongly convinced us that cushioning, arch support and mattress like shoes are the way forward to injury free running. I say thank goodness this has come about. Some brave hardcore runners even head out the door with nothing on their feet but the mud splatters picked up on their way!!! In recent years the running community have witnessed the rise of barefoot or minimalist running, in which keen enthusiasts strip down their chosen footwear to almost-not-there lightweight, uncushioned and minimal shoes.
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