The IronDog Chronicles

Here’s to the blogging sneakerheads getting their due…
With sneaker blogs falling under the mainstream publishing umbrellas of late, marketers are reaching out to sneaker bloggers and other urban culture aficionadoes to push wares and other products for influence and sway.  Good to see that the marketing trade rags are preaching to the massess that bloggers […]

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People are on their toes…
I received a couple of emails and comments from the Vibram barefoot running post listed below.
Well, here’s more information on the barefoot craze from the famed ‘Roving Runner’ of the NYTimes.  Check out the article and video here from NYTimes writer, Brian Fidelman.
Fidelman interviewed Christopher McDougall, the insightful author of […]

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Bringing it barefoot…Zola Budd style…
I knew that Vibram, the famous Italian manufacturer of sole shad picked up speed with the promotion of barefoot running over the past two years with their Vibram Five Finger shoes.
The five finger shoes have been flying high with a lot of buzz with funky footwear heads, runners, and people who […]

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Here are some juicy flavors for you…
My favorite time for shoes is unquestionably the running styles that emerged from ’70s.  The color, the simplicity, the funk…It’s all there.  Despite the lack of technology, in terms of simplicity, you have to respect the game.
Which is why I’m highly impressed to see SneakerFreaker bring back the beat […]

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