for the love of bare feet and vibram five fingers shoes.

Henk Sipers running a marathon in the as yet unreleased, Europe-only new model, the 2010 Vibram FiveFingers Speed.

Henk Sipers (Site: adventure-runner.tk), an ultra-runner from the Netherlands, emailed me to let me know he had a chance this past weekend to run a marathon in the as yet unreleased, Euro-only 2010 FiveFingers Speed, which is built on a new, much-anticipated running-specific VFF sole platform:

For more information on the new sole design, see this post on the FiveFingers Bikila sole. One thing you'll notice from a the photo below shot from underneath is that you get a good look at the arch portion of the sole, which employs EVA rather than Vibram rubber.

It seems that though Henk is still adjusting to VFFs, so far he's already noticed the absence of chronic aches—the kinds he had grown accustomed to after some 31 years of running. Henk got his feet in some VFF Speeds via a Netherlands import connection. Anyone else jealous?

Here are a few photos of Henk's black VFF Speeds (click any image for a larger version):

Also, see this short video of Henk running around the track in the VFF Speeds:

And finally, check out this alternative color combination for the Speed:

Exciting stuff, Henk! Thanks for sharing with us!