The running forums are abuzz again as traditional trail running shoe company Inov-8 previews their Fall 2011 lineup where it appears they are migrating natural running from the trail to the road. In the works are a new minimalist road shoe line, the Road-X series, as well as a new barefoot running line, the Bare-X series.
During Outdoor Retailer, running coach Lee Saxby was giving barefoot running lessons at the Terra Plana booth. During my lesson, Lee taught me how to properly run in the Evo minimalist running shoes that I was given and showed me how my Asics running shoes contributed to my normally suboptimal running technique.
The barefoot running forums were going crazy over the weekend after @Inov8UK posted then quickly removed this picture on Twitter last week. According to Inov-8's Spring 2011 retailer workbook, the company is working on a line of more minimalist footwear.
During the latest REI member sale, I decided to buy a pair of
Vibram FiveFingers Flow
for running on the beach. I now wear these shoes exclusively for my 2-3 beach runs every week and have even tested them out on some mountain trails. While the FiveFingers are heaven on the beach, I am not quite ready to graduate to barefoot trail running.
