Going Toe to Toe in Classic and Sprint Vibram Five Fingers

By Justin Owings on Feb 15, 2010 | In user stories | 2 comments »

Taken in Madison, Wisconsin on January 31, 2010. Picture shows my black Sprints and two of my sisters in lilac Classics. Taken outside of the store where we had just purchaed them and HAD to wear them out of the store! You can just barely see my daughter'

From VFFer Stephanie comes the above photo — a meeting of the toes via new Classic Vibram Five Fingers:

Taken in Madison, Wisconsin on January 31, 2010. Picture shows my black Sprints and two of my sisters in lilac Classics. Taken outside of the store where we had just purchaed them and HAD to wear them out of the store! You can just barely see my daughter's tennis shoes—she was very bummed to discover FiveFingers don't come in her size!

I'm pretty certain that this is the first Five Fingers user story I've heard of where multiple individuals were picking up pairs of Vibrams at the same time! And it would have been four! I feel bad for your daughter, Stephanie!

Thanks for sharing!

About the Author — I founded BirthdayShoes.com in April 2009 on realizing just how much I enjoyed having "free feet" - I mostly wanted to use them for weights, sprints, and plyometrics (I'm not much of a runner!). I'm a Googler by day and minimalist footwear aficionado by night; you can find me 'round Atlanta. If you want to catch up with what I'm doing outside of the site here, follow me on twitter @bdayshoes or @justinno or check out my personal site JustinOwings.com.
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Comment from: Cameron Murray [Visitor]
Cameron MurrayI don't know the best way to contact the running community at this site, but I figure commenting is a good start.

I just wanted to let people know that I have been running in Vibrams (or barefoot) and am going to run my first marathon this year. But rather that the hussle and bustle of a formal event I have proposed to run my own course. And, I have invited the world to share this run, just for the fun of it, in a synchronised Global Barefoot Marathon. I have an overview on my website http://ckmurray.blogspot.com/2010/02/global-barefoot-marathon.html . There is also a Facebook event page if you search for Global Barefoot Marathon (not sure if the link will work http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=330393197274 .)

Please share the spirit and pass on this event.
02/15/10 @ 19:03
Comment from: Stephanie [Visitor] Email
StephanieSince I took this picture I have gotten an additional sister and an aunt to purchase a pair for themselves too! :) My daughter (almost 8) is hoping her feet grow quickly so that she can get a pair of Fivefingers too, although since she is just now growing out of her size 1 tennis shoes, I think she has a bit of a wait. :P
02/16/10 @ 10:24