The day I went for my first run since September last year I got an email from Steven Sashen. You may remember him from such memorable posts as “
Almost Nearly Barefoot” and “
Review: Invisible Shoes (aka Commercially Made Hippy Shoes).”
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You might also remember Sashen from his 2013 appearance on the reality TV show “
Shark Tank” where he turned down a $400,000 investment offer for his company
Xero Shoes and has since seen sales climb to an expected $3 million this year, according to a March 5 article by
Forbes. That’s a far cry from the rubber and string huaraches I reviewed four and half years ago.
Sashen’s email was offering me a free pair of his latest sports sandal, the trail-friendly
Umara Z-Trail. It was early February, and I had literally just come back from my first run in months. I was feeling that wonderful optimism you get when make a plan and actually stick to it.
