vegan trainers

[ninearms]

Current favourite shoes are these (although haven't managed to track down this colourway yet):


Light, flexible, zero drop, zero cushioning, no arch support, £8 a pair. Very comfy once you learn to stop smashing your heels into the ground when you walk/run.

[ninearms]

Current favourite shoes are these (although haven't managed to track down this colourway yet):


Light, flexible, zero drop, zero cushioning, no arch support, £8 a pair. Very comfy once you learn to stop smashing your heels into the ground when you walk/run.

[xJimx]

81s? What make are these buddy?

Onitsuka Tiger - full name of shoe is Ultimate 81. Almost all colourways (& there are loads of them) are vegan & easy to get on the high street. The comfiest & lightest shoes I've ever worn.

[xJimx]

Light, flexible, zero drop, zero cushioning, no arch support, £8 a pair. Very comfy once you learn to stop smashing your heels into the ground when you walk/run.

You run in those things Makes my feet hurt just thinking about it.

[ninearms]

Light, flexible, zero drop, zero cushioning, no arch support, £8 a pair. Very comfy once you learn to stop smashing your heels into the ground when you walk/run.

You run in those things Makes my feet hurt just thinking about it.

Yep. Once you've built up your foot strength and learned how to run in them they're very comfortable. And they're only £8 a pair. They're sold with no insole, the idea being that you buy one set of the matching insoles and just switch them out between pairs of shoes. I just leave the thicker insole in the ones I wear for walking for longer periods, and my other two pairs just have some thin and ultra hammered insoles that don't do much more than cover up the stitching in the footbed. The ones I run in have the thinnest insoles of the three.

[SassyVegan]

This link has some info too

http://www.veganrunners.org.uk/articles ... _1398.html

[xrodolfox]

Light, flexible, zero drop, zero cushioning, no arch support, £8 a pair. Very comfy once you learn to stop smashing your heels into the ground when you walk/run.

You run in those things Makes my feet hurt just thinking about it.

Yep. Once you've built up your foot strength and learned how to run in them they're very comfortable. And they're only £8 a pair. They're sold with no insole, the idea being that you buy one set of the matching insoles and just switch them out between pairs of shoes. I just leave the thicker insole in the ones I wear for walking for longer periods, and my other two pairs just have some thin and ultra hammered insoles that don't do much more than cover up the stitching in the footbed. The ones I run in have the thinnest insoles of the three.

Where can I get these shoes?

[Koa]

Any opinions on Vivo Barefoots regarding sizing and quality?

http://barefootrunningshoes.org/vivo-ba ... hoes/mens/

[^toby^]

Is Nike Hyperfuse vegan?
I always want a pair of Air Force One

[sosso]

I got some of these for Christmas. Asics Ultimate 81 Vegan

[Promesas]

Macbeth make a cool vegan shoe designed by compassionate warrior vegan, Hunter Bergan of AFI:

[Superflor]

i won some Brooks blue Cascadias on ebay for 30 quid. They are ace

[alexander]

It was nice to be here. Every information here helps me a lot.

[jamesndawson]

I'm going to be in a fun run the last week in July, and I need some "running shoes". I am not a runner, so I don't really want to spend a lot of money on them, and ordering them might take too long anyway.

I found a shoe that appears to be vegan at Walmart, but it doesn't look like a running shoe as I remember them, and they just call it an "athletic shoe". (My brothers were in Cross Country in high school and had dozens and dozens of running shoes.)

I know the concern is trivial, but would it at all "look wierd" to run in these shoes? Would they be adequate for running?

Has anyone found vegan running shoes at places like the Walmart, Shopko, Payless, etc.---somewhere I could get them quick and look at them. (I prefer seeing, handling and trying on a shoe before I buy it.)

I'd never heard of or thought of glue as an issue in buying shoes, but I guess it's something maybe I should pay attention to.

[Dr.Galactus]

Ahoy!
I was a little confused by asics/Onitsuka Tiger material use so I emailed them and got this rather positive reply.

Hi Andy,

Please accept my sincere apologies for the delay in replying to your e-mail and thank you for your enquiry regarding Asics products.

I am pleased to confirm that all of our running shoes are made of Synthetic leather. The easy way to be sure with our performance and fashion products is the product code, if the Code contains the letter N then they are synthetic, any other letter would usually mean that they are leather, this same principle also applies to other shoes in the Asics range.

For example the product code for the Gel Kayano 18 is T2C4N, therefore they will be synthetic, the product code can be found on the shoe box or on the label inside the tongue. There are different versions of the Ultimate 81, therefore some will be synthetic and some leather, however if you follow the above rule regarding the product code this should ensure you get the correct material for your requirements.

I can also mention that the glue used to manufacture the shoes is completely free of animal content.

I hope this information is helpful and if you require any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.

http://www.asics.com/responsibility/index.html

Regards

Jamie Homer
Customer Service Manager
Asics UK

(not sure why he called me Andy though )