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Mary Beth Prodromides, crossfit world champion wears american-made in colorado barefoot-feel minimalist shoes by SOM Footwear

Serving the Champion in You: From Colorado-Made sneakers to a World CrossFit Athlete

SOM Footwear has recently teamed up with Mary Beth Prodromides, a four-time World CrossFit Masters Champion, to promote our ‘made in Colorado’ foot...
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Four-time world crossfit masters champion mary beth prodromides wears som footwear for training and for living

Mary Beth Prodromides Wisdom: What does it take to be a champion?

In an interview with Mary Beth Prodromides, four-time, World CrossFit Masters Champion, we discovered what it takes to be a champion. Her candid pe...
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Five-time World CrossFit Masters Champion Mary Beth Prodromides love SOM Footwear because they are lightweight, flexible, zero drop, barefoot-feel shoes that give her feet comfort, stability, and room to breathe during her toughest workout sessions.

A Champion’s Drive: Mary Beth Prodromides

Five-time World CrossFit Masters Champion Mary Beth Prodromides, 61, has made a career out of pushing boundaries and breaking barriers through disc...
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4 Strategies for a Healthy New Year

4 Strategies for a Healthy New Year

Being inspired by Warren Buffet’s advice, our co-founder and shoemaker picked his four favorite strategies to be healthier this year. He also belie...
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Why Resolutions Fail and How to Conquer Change

Why Resolutions Fail and How to Conquer Change

We close each year with a boisterous countdown only to bombard ourselves with a count of a different kind: Top 10 New Year’s resolutions. Exercise,...
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Standing on Solid Ground

Standing on Solid Ground

How much do you think about your shoes: their weight, shape, where they were made? For most of my life, footwear fell into two categories: dress sh...
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Is SOM shoes an ‘approach’ shoe?

Is SOM shoes an ‘approach’ shoe?

Hiking volcanic terrains can trigger internal monologues that can go on and on, particularly when starting in the early hours of the night. The jou...
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FREE Shipping and SOM VIP

FREE Shipping and SOM VIP

With every SOM step, two missions drive our stride forward: to connect our customers to the joys of being barefoot in a pair of sneakers, and to pr...
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SOM Footwear's Nutrail is the most comfortable minimalist sneaker to date, with superior flexibility and unmatched style

The Nutrail, SOM's Most Comfortable Sneaker

As spring unveils its newest wave of gardens and greenery, we at SOM have an exciting announcement as perfect for the sole as flowers are for the s...
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Lower your carbon footprint by walking and help the environment

Walk Off Your Carbon Footprint

As we honor our favorite blue marble in the universe this Earth Day, how do we show our appreciation for a place that has given us sunsets and wate...
Is SOM footwear a running shoe, and is a minimalist approach to running shoes better for the health of your feet?

Is SOM Footwear a running shoe?

This question can’t be answered simply! There are more than 20 million runners crossing finish lines every year, but we still can’t define what a r...
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Are High-top Shoes Healthy for Your Feet?

High top running shoes and sneakers are great but before making any purchase, there are a few things to consider. The common belief is that high-to...
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