Footwear Review: Soft Star Shoes RunAmoc Dash

Hello everyone,

Thanks for checking out the very first product review from Barefoot Ireland, hopefully it's the first of many! These shoes were sent to Barefoot Ireland Towers by the good people at Soft Star Shoes just before Christmas, and I've given them plenty of stern tests between then and now.

When I took these shoes out of the box I was struck by how unusual, yet beautiful they were. They also had that irresistible new car smell due to the fact that they are made largely of leather. When you pick up these shoes, you can feel the love that has gone into making them, they feel super light yet super sturdy and strong.

My first outing in the RunAmocs was a 5 mile road run. Early on my feet were telling me that these are bona fide minimalist shoes. I could feel the quirks of the ground underneath me, which for an experienced barefooter is fine, however I would recommend any beginner barefooter to stick to short runs in these shoes at first. Then again that is pretty much the case for any authentic minimalist gear. At the end of that run I knew that these shoes weren't going to get a real test until I took them onto rougher terrain, so that's what I did...

My first trail run in the RunAmocs was simply a joy. These shoes are more than capable of standing up to the challenges of your run of the mill trails. However I would not be as comfortable bringing them anywhere too far off the beaten track, stepping on a sharp rock or stick may cause problems, to be fair though that generally is the case with minimalist shoes.

Over the last couple of months these shoes have really stood up to any tests I've given them, be it on the road or my favourite trails. They look good, they feel good, two important boxes to tick if you ask me!

You can purchase these delightful shoes at http://www.softstarshoes.com/ for $97.00. I would really recommend them to anyone looking for something a bit different, they certainly appealed to my quirky side and I think they will do the same for alot you out there.

The design of the RunAmoc makes them fit a little bit on the snug side, so I would suggest getting them a size higher than you would normally go.

Thank you for reading the product review, If you have any questions about this product or have one you'd like reviewed here, please contact us at barefootirl@gmail.com or at https://twitter.com/Barefoot_IRE.

'Til next time, enjoy your running!

  

Hi all, hope you're all well and enjoying your running.

It's nearly two weeks since we started the twitter page and I'm still really blown away by the response. The amount of messages and inquiries coming in from all over the country is incredible.

One piece of concrete news is that we are going to start reviewing products in January. Many shops and manufacturers have been in touch, and all going well I will be reviewing a pair of Soft Star Shoes "DASH Runamocs" in early January.

In other news we shave a decided to run a competition for our followers. We'll choose one at random once we reach 300. The prize is yet to be decided upon but it will be a some form of running product. Irish people can't resist a raffle you see, and even though this is a very modern one with no actual raffle tickets, I hope all of our followers will use mental imagery to channel a salmon coloured ticket. It's gotta be salmon.

That's it for now. Remember if you've got a product you'd like us to review, or an idea for a prize for the raffle, drop us a line @barefoot_IRE on twitter OR barefootirl@gmail.com.

Til next time, may the roads (and trails) rise up to meet ye...
Barefoot Running Ireland.

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The Start Line....

This one's gonna be short and sweet!

I've just created the @Barefoot_IRE twitter page and am blown away by the reaction from around the globe. We plan to use this blog for documenting running experiences and product reviews to share with our twitter followers.

Currently on the look out for our first product to review for the Irish market, if you have a product and would like to get a ton of exposure in an untapped market, contact us via the twitter page OR drop us an email: barefootirl@gmail.com.

Catch you all out on and off the beaten track!