Can you get a great minimal running shoe from New Balance let alone any shoe manufacturer for under $70? To my surprise, I found one of the best deals for a brand new shoe in the New Balance 730. Well, Peter Larson (runblogger) found the shoes, asked me if I heard about the NB 730, [...]

Big picture – I love this shoe.  I love it so much that I bought 3 pairs in 6 months (ok I have shoe issues, but so do most of you reading this).  If you haven’t heard of Inov-8 yet, you should pay attention.  They’re a rapidly growing company that focuses on natural running – [...]

Contest: Women post a comment and your shoe size for your chance to get a pair of Merrell Pace Gloves from Believe in the Run. The contest is over CONGRATS TO OUR WINNER JANET!  There was a time when I heard the brand Merrell, and would think hiking boots. Period.  What a flawed conception of [...]

I can't tell you how I got these sweet pics of the women's Saucony Kinvara 3, but I can tell you I like the way they look. This go around the uber popular Kinvaras get a more of a substantial makeover than the Kinvara 2s did. This color combo is SLICK too. I hope they [...]

Ever since I saw my buddy Steve Speirs AKA "The Britishbulldog" running around in his bright red Inov8 X-Talon 190s, I have wanted to try out Inov8's shoes. They look super aggressive with their low profile and incisor like lugs. I have another friend that raves about his Road X-Lite 155s. You can guess I [...]

Best In Gear: Traditional Trainer goes to the Saucony ProGrid Triumph 9. Every mile in these shoes has been great. After more than 200 miles the shoe is holding up and has very little wear on the tread. I am somebody who can tear up a shoe, so I am really impressed with how they [...]

I am not a newbie when it comes to Newton Running shoes. When all the other manufactures were offering standard trainers at a weight of 11+ oz. and up, a new company (Newton) out of Colorado was offering a light weight (9.4 oz.) training shoe with a new technology that encouraged mid-foot striking. As a [...]

Recently I had the privilege of being on a call with the Saucony team (Head of Footwear, Pat O’Malley, their Head of Biometrics, Spencer White, and Senior Designer, Chris Mahoney) to learn about their new philosophy on heel-to-toe offset. Saucony has been one of the most responsive shoe companies when it comes to offering different levels [...]

When I opened the box I was excited to see that Merrell had sent a pair of Trail Gloves in a fun color. The name of the color is "Dark Cheddar." I enjoy getting a bright shoe like this one dirty. When I first tried the shoe on I thought maybe I had the wrong [...]

After my 21-mile long run Saturday I realized I would need more shoe than the Saucony Type A4 for my upcoming marathon. My feet felt beat up. I tweeted my friend Peter Larson from runblogger to see if he had any suggestions for me to try. Pete suggested Nike Free Run, Kinvara, Newton Distance, and [...]