Barefoot Shoes

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A community ti discuss barefoot and minimalistic shoes, for whom likes to give their feet freedom and enjoy a more primal feeling while walking, running and hiking.

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Barefoot running shoes with long lasting soles? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/barefoot_shoes

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I've been running in barefoot shoes for several years, and xero hfs for the last two years. I find that they wear out rather quickly, in the range of 230-250 miles

What brands have longer lasting materials for the sole? Are there any that could stretch to 300 miles and beyond?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

The best shoes I've found so far are ones I was born with. They provide the best ground feel and repair themselves over time when damaged!

Seriously, give it a try as soon as the temperatures allow for it. Plus you cannot really maintain bad running form while unshod. It will just hurt. I recommend at least one run a week without shoes to improve form.

Huaraches are very sturdy and can be easily made on your own with a piece of thick leather and some bungie cord. Other than that I've been running in the same pair of vapor gloves since 2014. But I only ever used them in winter, when it was to cold for bare feet. You can vastly improve the mileage of shoes with shoe go (glue skateboarders use to repair their ever braking shoes). Vapor gloves seem to get holes in the uppers long before the soles wear out.

I also built some leather shoes myself, which is a cool project, but also a lot of work. I've had good results with senmotic shoes as well, they are handmade in Germany and really sturdy. They do not come cheap, and are not quite as minimal as vapor gloves, but will last a lot longer. They will even change the soles for you if they brake at one point.