Running without shoes ... almost

GIVEN all the talk about how running barefoot is now the new healthy trend, Nike has come up with a shoe that feels like you’re not wearing any!

The Nike Free was born out of curiosity, innovation and a relentless drive to seek out new ways to help athletes perform. In 2000, after travelling to Stanford University and observing how legendary track coach Vin Lananna allow his athletes to run barefoot on soft grass of the Stanford University golf course, Nike researchers set out to see if all this barefoot running actually impacted the way athletes performed.