Comments on: Vibram Five Fingers Shoes: The Barefoot Alternative

By: Charli

Charli — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:20:20 +0000

I read “Born To Run” and it talks about the vff’s specifically. I haven’t been able to run more than 2 or 3 miles for about 6 years now and I couldn’t run at all for about 2 years. My knees, arches, and back just ached too much afterwards that I gave it up and started cycling or using the eliptical at the gym instead. But anyone who’s used to doing long distances knows how hard it is to give up something that makes you feel alive. I did a search for the vff’s and found your site, it totally convinced me to give them a try. I’m a convert!!!
Before they arrived I trained my foot at the gym by running barefoot on the indoor track for only a mile. But when they got here, the sizing was off so, I had to wait again, and train some more indoors. Probably a good thing because as soon as they arrived I went out and ran 6 miles, no pain. The next day, 8 miles, only a little swelling in the backs of my knees, iced them took a day off, but went out the day after that and did 7 miles without pain. They really do let you know when you’re form is off, or you need to slow down. It’s amazing, I’m having a conversation with my feet for the first time in my life and I feel wonderful. Thanks for the informative site!

By: Tim Ferris talks about Vibram Five-Finger shoes « The Complete Body

Tim Ferris talks about Vibram Five-Finger shoes « The Complete Body — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:31:52 +0000

[...] months and will review them at some point in the future when I have time. However, I found this interview with Tim Ferriss and decided it was worth [...]

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:27:12 +0000

I just got a pair of KSO’s size 41 (they were backordered and I had to wait almost a month to get them) — ordered on the internet from REI — and they seem a little tight. It’s a super snug fit from my big toe down to the heel of my foot. But since the vibram sole doesn’t stretch at all, I feel a lot of tension/pull-back if I try to raise my big toe when wearing the “shoe”. (What do we call these things, anyway? Five fingers is a bit of a mouthful. How about something short for foot-glove, like “gloot” or “glovot” or “glovoot” or “footlove” or “flove”?) Anyway, my question is how to properly fit these things? Should there be any space between the ends of your toes and the end of the “flove”?

By: wtrauth

wtrauth — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:14:50 +0000

Started running again a few months ago after years of lay off. Got relentless plantar fasciitis symptoms. I remembered a separate post by Tim re.how running in flat shoes cleared up his fasciitis. I haven’t gone to VFFs yet, but after reading”Born to Run” I did buy some $13 Walmart cheap sneaks. They’re fine. Plantar is gone. Yeah it took some time, but it’s gone now. The cheap sneaks won’t hold up but I can get six pair for the price of VFFs. This post isn’t about Walmart. I don’t like Walmart. It’s about the utility of the kind of “running shoes” I grew up with. Anybody remember “Keds”?

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:42:11 +0000

If your heels are bruising, you’re running incorrectly. Really, you shouldn’t be heel-striking at all when running, but especially not when running barefoot or in the VFFs.