Man crafts own athletic sandals

[Barefoot TJ]

IT'S LIKE RUNNING BAREFOOT: Man crafts own athletic sandals


http://www.montereyherald.com/business/ci_18705941?nclick_check=1


Les Waddel prepares for his morning run by adjusting his pair of Doc Waddel s BareFoot Training Sandals. (DONNA KIERNAN/Herald Correspondent)

 

[paintboy]

Looks like the link is dead

Looks like the link is dead

 

[Barefoot TJ]

The link works for me.  I

The link works for me. I just checked it.

 

[randicoot]

I couldnn't get the link to

I couldnn't get the link to work either. Try this one

http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_18705941?IADID=Search-www.montereyherald.com-www.montereyherald.com



They look pretty thick compared to what most people who post here run with--at least a 1/4" midsole. No measurement is given on his site, but it says it "gradually imparts more stress to your feet." I guess that's just the EVA compressing from use.



Randy

 

[Barefootpuffin]

randicoot wrote:I couldnn't

I couldnn't get the link to work either. Try this one

http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_18705941?IADID=Search-www.montereyherald.com-www.montereyherald.com



They look pretty thick compared to what most people who post here run with--at least a 1/4" midsole. No measurement is given on his site, but it says it "gradually imparts more stress to your feet." I guess that's just the EVA compressing from use.



Randy

I agree they look pretty thick and STIFF. Not sure I would like the over the toe strap either. I give him kudos for making a different kind of sandal than the traditional huarche style. I also think they look better than the Teva Zilch models.

 

[Barefoot TJ]

The Tarahumara run in even

The Tarahumara run in even thicker sandals. Theirs are made out of car tires.