{"id":36460,"date":"2017-07-02T12:54:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T18:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/funfitnessafter50.com\/?p=36460"},"modified":"2017-07-02T15:45:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T21:45:07","slug":"a-two-mile-running-test-of-my-new-xero-huarache-sandals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funfitnessafter50.com\/a-two-mile-running-test-of-my-new-xero-huarache-sandals\/","title":{"rendered":"A Two Mile Running Test of My New Xero Huarache Sandals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>I am a practical purist when it comes to being barefoot.<\/h4>\n<p>I absolutely believe that barefoot is the best whenever the terrain or rules of private property allow. I sometimes choose not to give my business at an establishment that requires footwear, but it is a weighted decision that also takes in to account how my choice will affect my companions. I sometimes choose to wear footwear when the environment is more than I can handle at the moment. In all except the deep winter, this footwear is sandals.<\/p>\n<h4>Why I bought Xero sandals<\/h4>\n<p>I added <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xeroshoes.com\/shop\/amuri\/amuri-cloud-womens-barefoot-sandal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Xero Cloud huarache sandals<\/a><\/span> to my options recently. I will continue to use <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/funfitnessafter50.com\/?s=Luna+sandals&amp;submit=Search\" target=\"_blank\">my very functional and comfortable Luna sandal a lot<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(I bought a second pair a few months ago), but I wanted a different sandal style and color option. The Xero sandals were available in a few different colors, plus the laces across the top of the foot look less sporty, letting me feel that my footwear is a bit more feminine. In fact, they have a version designed for women. I chose brown for this pair.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/funfitnessafter50.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/xero-sandals.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36474\" src=\"http:\/\/funfitnessafter50.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/xero-sandals-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"xero sandals\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funfitnessafter50.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/xero-sandals-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funfitnessafter50.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/xero-sandals-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Why I have enjoyed my new Xero sandals<\/h4>\n<p>I have worn the Xero sandal both walking and running a couple times now. I made a short video right after my first 2 miles in them:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oxYmT9LBKgk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The soles are extremely flexible (slightly more flexible than the lightest Luna&#8217;s), but are still dependable. The part next to my foot was soft. The ground was dry where I ran, so all I can say for sure is that under those conditions the traction was very good.<\/p>\n<p>The laces were very easy to adjust and very comfortable. I basically didn&#8217;t notice them after I put them on. The Xero sandals seemed noisier than my Luna&#8217;s when I was running, but that might be because I need to learn more about adjusting the laces to keep the sole of the sandal closer to my foot.<\/p>\n<p>The Xero laces over the heel section did seem to loosen up a little over a couple of weeks, but that is super easy to fix. I never felt any loosening while I was walking or running, so am wondering if some of it happened when I carried them by the heel strap.<\/p>\n<h4>Will I buy more Xero sandals?<\/h4>\n<p>I am very tempted to get at least one more color of these sandals. The red ones are calling to me&#8230; \u00a0I will have to evaluate how much I might actually wear them. However, the price is also a little lower than Luna sandals which makes it more tempting. Time will tell if they hold up to the elements and last as long as my Luna&#8217;s have. So far, everything is in their favor!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a practical purist when it comes to being barefoot. I absolutely believe that barefoot is the best whenever the terrain or rules of private property allow. I sometimes choose not to give my business at an establishment that requires footwear, but it is a weighted decision that also takes in to account how [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,3],"tags":[9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/funfitnessafter50.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/funfitnessafter50.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/funfitnessafter50.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funfitnessafter50.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funfitnessafter50.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/funfitnessafter50.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36460\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/funfitnessafter50.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funfitnessafter50.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funfitnessafter50.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}