. They were sort of lightened road shoes with slightly more aggressive outsoles.And then barefoot running came along. If you've seen our interview with Chris McDougall or encountered the fall-out from his book, Born To Run, you'll know that there's plenty

The hot news from Merrell for 2012 is all about the expansion of their barefoot range of walking and running shoes launched for spring 2011, but arguably more interesting is the unveiling of a sort of 'barefoot light' variation designed to cater

More 2011 product news, this time from Merrell and, in particular, a radical new range of minimalist, 'barefoot' walking shoes.Refuge RangeFirst though, there's the chunky-looking new Refuge range of shoes and mids, which includes the Refuge Pro

massive impact in the running world through its advocacy of barefoot running, which it says reduces injuries and encourages a far more efficient, lower impact running style.We were fascinated by the book and also wondered how well the barefoot philosopjy

We've just popped up a full just in on the Merrell Barefoot Bare Access shoe - think barefoot but with twice the underfoot cushioning at 8mm instead of 4mm - but here's a bit more to chew on in the form of a quick product video from the guys

We saw these at last year's Friesdrichshafen OutDoor trade show and thought they looked like an interesting option for anyone thinking about going for barefoot-style footwear - well, you know what we mean - but a little wary of taking on the full

One for anyone who's interested in the whole barefoot running trend is the news that Vivobarefoot has released a free, downloadable eBook by leading barefoot-running coach Lee Saxby.Complete with a foreword by Born To Run author, Christopher Mc

Like the idea idea of barefoot shoes but not sure you want to go the the whole way immediately? The new Merrell Barefoot Bare Access could be the answer with minimal sole structure, zero drop and a little more padding than Merrell's standard

Check out the mystery shoe that just turned up – it's Teva's Zilch, claimed to be the 'first barefoot sandal' on the market and pretty much one of a kind.Teva describes it as a minimalist sports sandal and it's true that there's not much of it

First off, this is more a brain dump than a proper review, but in a sense, a brain dump on barefoot makes more sense than a proper review anyway.Three On The Go...We've had three pairs of minimal(ish) shoes on the go for a while now. Some Vibram