Quick Tour - Shoe Odometer Screens

Recent Press

St Paul Pioneer Press

Article in the business section of the St Paul Pioneer Press.

Story of My Life

Link to an article about how the Shoe Odometer was developed and why it's so important.

River Falls Journal

Story in the local paper about how a teacher/runner/coach brought an idea to life.

After the Turkey Day 5k.  Lot's of fun, Gavin and Wil helped pass out 1,200 Shoe Odometer Flyers.  There was a nice response from the runners.  Lot's of comments like, "Hey that looks cool, this should have been invented a long time ago."

The Shoe Odometer is Tough!

Short video clip showing the toughness of the Shoe Odometer

Do I have to wait until I buy new shoes?

A number of people have asked if they need to wait to use their Shoe Odometer until they buy a new pair of shoes.  

You don't have to wait. You can use the Shoe Odometer with your current pair of shoes.  Just estimate how much wear you have left in your current shoes and count down from there. Example: I think I've only used one quarter of the wear life of my shoes. They have seventy five percent wear remaining.  In this case, I'd put the Shoe Odometer on my current pair of shoes and when the Shoe Life screen registers 25%, I know I am ready for a new pair of shoes.  

Hope this helps.

Recent Interview / Press

Team inov-8 interview

Why the Shoe Odometer

I created this blog so people could ask direct questions about the Shoe Odometer and share experiences.  

A few questions I commonly get asked:

• Will the Shoe Odometer save me money?   We find that most people replace their shoes without knowing how much longer their shoes will last.  The Shoe Odometer allows you to be more precise with your shoe wear.  After as little as a few pairs of shoes the Shoe Odometer can pay for itself.  

• Why is the Shoe Odometer better than a pedometer?  Most pedometers have erratic results because they count your hip movement, not your actual steps.  The Shoe Odometer is worn on your shoe and counts real steps.  Walkers report an unintended benefit of the Shoe Odometer is that it remains on the shoe; you never have to remove it or search for it when you're ready to exercise.  It's always where it should be - on your shoe.

• If knowing my stride rate will help me stay injury free, why don't I hear much about it?   Until now it's been a hassle to measure stride rate and the only inexpensive way was to manually count.  The Shoe Odometer makes monitoring your stride rate as easy as using your watch.

• Did you really develop the Shoe Odometer by yourself?  Yes and no.  I came up with the idea of how it should work and started the business.  I didn't have the necessary  engineering or programming skills, so I hired professionals for those tasks and have a very capable electronics consultant.   

I'm excited about what the Shoe Odometer can do for you and look forward to answering any of your questions.