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The History of the Kinvara
I remember when Saucony launched the initial Kinvara shoe in the summer of 2010 because it was the most exciting (and wearable) shoe to come out of the minimalist revolution that was underway. Compared to some of the shoes being released at the time, it was refreshingly soft and comfortable for an everyday training shoe, while still relatively light, and energetic enough to put a spring in my step. It offered the best of both worlds, stradling cushioning and minimalism. After wear-testing the newly released Kinvara Pro ($180) for a few weeks this summer, I feel a similar affinity. But, besides sharing a name, and a category-disrupting role, the two are decidedly different shoes.
Back in 2010, shoe brands were scrambling to outdo one another within what might be best known as the “barely there” design paradigm. After Christopher McDougal’s…
