Abstract: A vacuum release for footwear includes an air check valve coupled to a length of tubing, which extends downward into at least one hollow channel within the sole of the footwear. The hollow channel features at least one hole through the sole of the footwear into the channel. By allowing air at atmospheric pressure to travel through the air check valve, through the length of tubing, into the hollow channel and through at least one hole connecting the channel to the outside of the sole, the present invention breaks the vacuum created when a user lifts his foot from a viscous surface, allowing for easy travel.