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This week the United States Army prohibited the use of Vibram FiveFingers minimalist shoes during training. Here is a excerpt from the U.S. Army’s announcement: “There are a variety of minimalist running shoes available for purchase and wear. Effective immediately, only those shoes that accommodate all five toes in one compartment are authorized for wear. […]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpUK-LxhlWw&w=640&h=385] Coming June 23 to www.softstarshoes.com! The Moc3 is an exciting new shoe designed by veteran running shoe expert, Mike Friton. Mike has over 25 year experience in shoe design and technology, and is currently teaching shoe design at the Portland Art Institute. An avid runner, he spent his early years working in Bill Bowerman’s laboratory and with elite […]
Due out next week is a new book by Dr. Craig Richards and Thomas Hollowell which covers the rationale and techniques for both barefoot running and running with minimal footwear. We were excited to learn that Soft Star RunAmocs are included in their reviews of minimal footwear and given 10 out of “10 Toes”! Dr. […]
The November issue of The Oprah Magazine is now out. The “Adam Says” feature on page 90 introduces the concept of barefoot running. One of the minimal running shoes pictured is a custom Soft Star RunAmoc in lime green and ultra blue. When asked for samples, the Elves included custom pairs for both Oprah and […]
A few weeks back we posted the blog below asking for feedback on a Winter running / walking shoe. Thanks to everyone for the great comments! We have spent a lot of time considering your feedback and testing the shoe only to reach the conclusion that our design is not ready yet. To do this […]
We have very cool customers at Soft Star Shoes – but some are simply off the scale. Meet Sam Huber – founder, editor and on-the-move promoter of “Eco Runner”. Since 2007 Sam has been promoting the concept of combining recreational running with collecting litter along the way. Simple, right? But he goes way beyond his […]
Our friend Donald surprised us over the weekend and ran the 50M Quicksilver race in his RunAmoc Lites! (Actually it was a bit more than 50 miles, but you’ll have to read his blog for the full story at http://www.runningandrambling.com/2010/05/50-miles-in-moccasins-quicksilver-50m.html . The best part of the article (from our point of view) is that after […]
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