At Notace, we spend a lot of time thinking about movement.
Not just running. Not just training. Not just performance.
Movement as something bigger. Something that starts long before race day, gym sessions, or match points.
It starts with your feet.
That’s why we’re excited to partner with our friends at Gait Happens and include a gift with purchase from their community.
Because the best footwear experience doesn’t start with a shoe.
It starts with understanding the body first, before the shoe.
We are confident that more people will understand the meaning of movement when they read, Walk.
The message in this book is simple:
Walking isn’t just transportation. It’s one of the most fundamental human movements and modern life has quietly changed the way we do it.
Most of us spend years sitting more, moving less, and wearing footwear designed to stabilize, support, cushion, correct, and separate us from the ground.
The result isn’t necessarily injury.
It’s often something more subtle:
We stop trusting our feet.
The book reframes walking as something worth paying attention to again, not because everyone needs to become barefoot or extreme, but because movement quality matters.
That idea deeply aligns with Notace.
Where Notace and Gait Happens Align
At Notace, we didn’t build shoes to interfere less because feet are broken.
We built them because we believe the body already knows how to move.
Our job is not to control movement.
Our job is to support it.
That’s why every Notace product is built around principles that prioritize natural mechanics:
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Foot-shaped fit that allows natural toe splay
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Neutral 0mm platform for more natural alignment
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Flexible construction that moves with the body
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Enough protection and responsiveness without disconnecting you from movement
Not maximal.
Not minimal for the sake of being minimal.
Just enough.
That’s also why we appreciate what Gait Happens is doing - helping people understand foot function, movement patterns, and building stronger foundations through education.
Shoes matter.
But education matters too.
Why We’re Including a Gait Happens Gift With Purchase*
We wanted this gift to our customers to be about more than receiving a pair of shoes.
We wanted it to be an invitation to rethink movement.
The gift with purchase from Gait Happens is meant to help you explore this topic from the top experts in the field. Whether you want to learn more about foot health, become more aware of how you move, or simply starting to ask better questions.
How do my feet feel?
Do my shoes help, or interfere?
What happens if I move with more intention?
Because redefining movement doesn’t start with buying something.
It starts with paying attention.
Redefine Winning
Winning isn’t always faster.
Sometimes it’s feeling connected again.
Sometimes it’s moving comfortably all day.
Sometimes it’s simply remembering that your feet were designed to do more than we give them credit for.
That’s why we recommend Walk.
*Restricted to 25 copies. Gifted to the first 25 orders placed from 06.45 MDT Thursday May 21st 2026. Domestic USA orders only.