One thing that I have noted several times with the trend/swing that has occured to maximal running shoes is what is driving it. The minimalist/barefoot fad was driven by so many evangelists, books, websites, magazines etc etc, but since around mid/early 2013 interest in it and sales of minimalist running shoes has been declining ..
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