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Vibram Five Fingers Fan Blazes a Trail in the Warrior Dash

Recently, active birthdayshoes.com participant, Jawa, ran in a Warrior Dash. The course was 3.08 miles long with 12 obstacles including leaping over fire, trudging through water and over logs and scrambling under barbed wire. Over 5,300 warriors raced on…

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Weekend Link Love 4/25/10

Site newsQuick reminder: There are two primary ways you can subscribe to BirthdayShoes — email and RSS. For each method, you have the option of subscribing by email or RSS! BirthdayShoes Blog Feed — Email | RSS [All blog posts &mda…

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Vibram Five Fingers Bikila First Look Photos and Impressions

Initial review of the Vibram Five Fingers Bikila barefoot running toe shoes that encourage a natural forefoot stride. The Bikila features a new strap and heel design and minimal seams on the interior of the toe shoes. Tons of photos and design explanation of the FiveFingers Bikila!

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Vibram Five Fingers Boston Barefoot Running Clinic and Boston Marathon News Round-up

A recap of the All-Star Barefoot Running Clinic in Boston sponsored by City Sports and Vibram Five Fingers and led by Christopher McDougall, Daniel Lieberman, and Corrado Giambalvo.

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Barefoot Shoes

Terra Plana Vivo Barefoot Oaks Review

I bought a new pair of minimalist shoes I hope to wear for more work-like dress — the Terra Plana Vivo Barefoot Oak lace-up Wallaby a.k.a. Vivo Barefoot Oaks or just Oaks. I got them from Endless on sale for about $100, and if you’ve ever bought T…

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IT Geeks introduce Vibram Five Fingers to Cebu City

Where exactly is Cebu City and who wears Vibram Five Fingers there? With a population of almost one million people, Cebu City is located in the Philippines. Lavin and Lhar are technology teachers at a university there. Lavin comments on discovering VFFs:…

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Marathoner overcomes an IT Band injury and completes the Boston Marathon in his Vibram Five Finger KSOs

After suffering from knee pain and IT Band syndrome in February, Dan switched to Five Fingers and completed the Boston Marathon this last weekend. He describes his experience:

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Ninja Runner Unable to Avoid Attention in Black KSO Vibrams

Though many fans get tired of the constant looks and questions from strangers, having a conversation piece on your feet is a great way to meet people — and spread the good word about freeing your feet a la Vibram Five Fingers.

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Hiking Mount Si in Vibram Five Finger KSOs (Do you know why Mount Si is famous?)

Do you know why Mount Si is famous? Mount Si is located near North Bend, Washington and is where the 90s television show Twin Peaks was filmed. Vibram Five Fingers fan Kevin recently hiked up Mount Si in his KSOs and took these beautiful pictures.

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Vibram Five Fingers help Malaysian Runner with Plantar Fasciitis

Nadia, an avid runner and cyclist from Malaysia has suffered pain from runner’s knee and plantar fasciitis. After researching Vibram Five Fingers on the web and here at birthdayshoes.com, she decided to purchase a pair of Sprints to see if they would help;