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Altra Lone Peak 7 Review: King of the trails?
Altra Lone Peak 7 Review: King of the trails?
Altra Torin 6 Review: The Daily Trainer That Ended My Foot Pain Struggles
Altra Torin 6 Review: The Daily Trainer That Ended My Foot Pain Struggles

Hey, I’m Ryan

Why I started Wide Strides

Two years ago, I got fed up with my foot pain and decided to transition to barefoot and natural foot-shaped shoes.

Figuring it all out was hard.

I struggled to find affordable shoes that looked good and performed well. I started Wide Strides to help others avoid the foot pain I experienced. I'm sharing my insights and reviews of barefoot and wide toebox shoes.

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New shoes! 👟👣 Very impressed based omy my first feeling of the @vivobarefoot Motus strength. Picked them up on a sale. And will be testing very soon! Looks very well made and looks breathable, also extremely wide!
Can you spot the odd one out? 👀 Some of my recent barefoot shoes, with a sneaky narrow one, slipped in. #barefootshoes
Hey there! 👋 Just updated the About page on our site, Wide Strides. If you're curious how I went from battling foot pain to embracing barefoot and wide toe box shoes — or why I started this whole journey — head over and give it a read.
Office and gym barefoot combo Think both these shoes from @vivobarefoot look great! Gobi Lux and Primus Lite Knit One for work, one for training and they don't take up much space in the bag Full reviews coming soon 👣
New shoes in! @altrarunning Torin 8 Just upgraded from the Torin 6. First impressions? Loving this black and orange colorway. But I'm a bit unsure about the new upper material and outsole rubber… lets see how they hold up. Full review comin
Light walk and lunch with the fam — what shoes do I grab? I keep coming back to the @barebarics Zing.They look great and I know my feet will be fine all day in them. Full review’s up now at widestrides.co #barefootshoes #barebarics #ca
@lono.barefoot Flow Review I’ve been wearing the Lono Flow barefoot shoes for the past 6 months—and for under $100, they have performed well. Not perfect. But for this price? It's hard to beat. Check out the full review on our website ?
Why I stopped wearing traditional wide shoes I used to think wide sized (2e) running shoes to manage my foot pain. These shoes have a tapered toe box. Shoes brands like Altra have wide toe box or natural foot shaped shoes, giving your toes space to
Hello feet!! Not the sexiest thing I know but managing foot pain has been a big focus of mine for the past few years for me now. You'll notice that in each photo I am trying to "Splay" my feet. Where I'm still having issues on the right b