{"id":1876,"date":"2022-12-26T08:24:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T16:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?p=1876"},"modified":"2022-12-26T08:24:43","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T16:24:43","slug":"minimal-running-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/minimal-running-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimal Running Shoes&#8230; an Interview with Steven Sashen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Xeropodcast.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Xeropodcast-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Xeropodcast-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Xeropodcast-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Xeropodcast-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Xeropodcast.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Steven Sashen<\/strong> is the CEO and Co-founder of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/xeroshoes.com\">Xero Shoes<\/a><\/strong>, a company dedicated to the design of <strong>minimal running shoes <\/strong> and the belief that as close to barefoot in all we do is healthier and promotes longevity.   It is a rare opportunity to find a running shoe manufacture who refuses to bend to trendy designs in the hopes of earning more money!  Richard Diaz has long been a supporter of learning to run as our bodies were designed to function as seemingly unpopular it may be to avoid trendy fashion.  This is a conversation that may cause you to rethink your next running shoe purchase.<\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Minimal Running Shoes&amp;#8230; an Interview with Steven Sashen\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-26T08:24:42-08:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1H06M24S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteven Sashen is the CEO and Co-founder of Xero Shoes, a company dedicated to the design of minimal running shoes  and the belief that as close to barefoot in all we do is healthier and promotes longevity.   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