Many of us first became familiar with the notion of running in sandals through reading about mexico s huarache clad tarahumara in christopher mcdougall s 2009 bestseller born to run.
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So let s talk about why.
It takes just minutes to step back in time to how they made shoes 5 000 years ago.
Huarache running sandals of the tarahumara kits and custom huaraches okay so the big question is why use huarache the tarahumara running sandals the answer is pretty obvious but there are some important yet surprising pieces to the puzzle.
The tarahumaras can cover 100 miles in just a few days all while wearing traditional huarache sandals.
Minimalist running sandals huaraches.
Born to run introduced us to the tarahumaras of mexico who are renowned for being able to run.
Backed with a 5 000 mile sole warranty.
The ancient huarache running sandal is composed of a thin flexible zero drop sole and a seemingly simple yet strategically designed lacing system to secure the foot to the sole.
Inspired by the ancient tarahumara huarache sandals earth runners combine the barefoot benefits of earthing shoes with the functionality of minimalist running sandals to offer the closest thing to truly barefoot running in our one of a kind.
Utilizing minimalist vibram soles earth grip footbed our grounded conductive lacing system offering the ultimate minimalist sandal experience.
Barefoot running while as old as mankind itself has experienced a revival of late in no small part thanks to christopher mcdougall s book born to run.
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