There are thousands of footwear brands selling billions of pairs of footwear every year. None of them offer the support of custom orthotics. Tread Labs does.

Tread Labs offers the most supportive footwear on the planet. Our insoles are as close to a custom orthotic as you can get without a prescription. Our sandals and shoes precisely fit the contours of your feet for a fit as individual as you are.

Our foundational footwear features 26-33 ARCHitecture to support each of the 26 bones and 33 joints in the foot improving alignment throughout your body. We are Your Support Group.

Welcome To Tread Labs

Welcome to Tread Labs,

Mark Paigen - Founder Tread Labs

I’ve been obsessed with functional footwear since the earth cooled. It started with a custom shoe shop in Arcata, CA, ‘Shoestring Cobblers’. After moving to the Rockies and a stint as a river guide, I started Chaco sandals in beautiful Paonia, CO. We made exceptional footwear there for 20 years.

In 2015, I started Tread Labs. We raised the bar for over-the-counter orthotic insoles with removable top covers, carbon fiber arch supports and a million mile guarantee. It felt great to be making all kinds of footwear exceptional.

In spring of 2022, Tread Labs introduced a new collection of sandals, distilling everything I know about support, biomechanics and design into what may be the most comfortable sandal on the planet.

We’d love to be your support group, providing insoles and sandals for all your human powered activities. If there is any way we can be of any assistance, please reach out to: hello@treadlabs.com.

Best regards,