Designed to unleash a women's natural power and beauty, Merrell Barefoot for women is #PrettyStrong.

Hello! Now for week two of the Merrell Women’s Barefoot Training Program. The next few days of the program were cool because I was finally able to run! Spring also came early in Michigan so I was able to do some of my training outside. Let’s get started!

Designed to unleash a women's natural power and beauty, Merrell Barefoot for women is #PrettyStrong.

Designed to unleash a women's natural power and beauty, Merrell Barefoot for women is #PrettyStrong.

Before I dive into my experience with the first 4 days of the Merrell barefoot Women’s Training Program, let me give you a little background about me. I am a girly girl. I love nail polish, lip stick, shoes and fitness!

The Merrell Barefoot Road Glove was called the "bloggiest shoe of the week!"

Hear how team Merrell and their 15 guests took on the NYC Barefoot Run for a weekend of enjoyment!

The Merrell Road Glove. Simply put, it is to roads what the Trail Glove is to trails.

I will start this blog entry by admitting that I am not a very patient person. In learning to run barefoot and in barefoot shoes, I had to learn a few hard lessons in stepping back., slowing down and letting my feet lead me to patience, or the most amount of patience I could drum up inside myself. Most recently, my daughters gave me an even larger lesson in running and patience.

Congratulations to Emily, our newbie Barefoot runner, who completed her first half marathon ever last weekend. Read below about the strength she found from herself, her friends, family and complete strangers.

When Merrell started on our Barefoot journey, Emily started with us. Em started running after the birth of her first daughter, mainly because the baby was happy in a stroller. Running has since turned into an outlet for Emily. Below she shares how important it is to listen to your body, even if your mind won’t slow down. Despite the fact that I’ve been able to increase my miles and have accomplished some races in barefoot shoes, I still consider myself a Newbie. I have a lot to learn! A lot to learn in form, in listening to my body, in setting goals that continue to inspire me to go further and have fun.

Here at Merrell, we’ve been lucky enough to win awards for our footwear in the past. We get very excited when our shoes and clothing make gear guides or get recognition from somewhere that our products stood out about the rest. Recently, we received word that the Merrell Trail Glove and Pace Glove were given the honor of the Best Debut award from Runner’s World for their Trail Guide issue. Needless to say, we were psyched, honored, humbled and proud. Really, really proud.