Ideal Bite

Would you jog the extra mile for eco-friendly shoes?

Submitted by idealbite on Thu, 10/05/2006 - 6:00pm.

The Bite:

You won't need to, seeing as the major brands are starting to employ eco-friendlier materials in their lines. Companies like Asics manufacture their shoes PVC-free, and others like New Balance are going several paces further...

The Benefits:

Just when you thought you'd forever be crossing finish lines wearing less than eco-friendly shoes, the big names are starting to go green, so these versions are widely available.
Alternative materials like "green rubber" go easy on the petroleum and PVC, which may release carcinogenic dioxins during production.
Some lines forgo the leather and are mostly vegan.
Fair trade supports foreign workers, ensuring they earn a living wage.

Personally Speaking:

Sara's New Balances sure look good on the concrete runway (a.k.a. the very few jogger-friendly, non-hilly sidewalks of San Francisco).

Wanna Try:

New Balance - the most socially responsible of the big shoe manufacturers, New Balance recently phased out PVC and has many vegan options.
Veja Sneakers - OK, so this site's in French… but these shoes are hot-to-trot. Fair trade sneaks made using organic cotton, available at Scout ($138).
Brooks Cascadia 2 - developed in part by vegan marathon champion Scott Jurek using "green rubber" that incorporates silicon rather than petroleum ($95).
Ideal Bite's Leftovers Tip - when you're done with them, give them a chance to be reincarnated as playground groundcover.

Eco-running is a great mix of two passions: Running and saving the environment. To take it one step further: Brooks has a great new line of shoes that use a biodegradable mid-sole called BioMoGo. BioMoGo decomposes 20x faster that normal mid-sole material, meaning that your running shoes won't sit in a landfill for hundreds of years. In related news, Brooks is looking for cool ads encouraging people to go green with BioMoGo. They are hosting the competition at http://zooppa.com/contests/brooks-running-shoes/brief Check it out!

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Posted by: James | June 05, 2009 at 11:31 PM

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Posted by: Maria | June 08, 2009 at 02:42 AM

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Bang For The Bite

If 10,000 Biters pick up a pair of "green rubber" Brooks Cascadias instead of a non-green pair, they'll avert the use of 158,500 gallons of petroleum.