Hiking the Garden of the Gods in Vibram Five Fingers

By Britt on Sep 6, 2010 | In User Stories | Leave a comment »

Andy and Kaitlyn at the Garden of the Gods

Pictured above in their Bikilas and KSOs, Andy and Kaitlyn visited the The Garden of the Gods on their recent trip to Colorado. Andy gives us the details below:

Hey! My name is Andy and recently my girlfriend Kaitlyn and I went to Colorado to visit her parents. Coming from Texas, the cool temperatures were a nice change from the humid Texas heat. While we were there, we went to The Garden of the Gods near Manitou Springs. It was a great place to hike and there were many professional rock climbers there.

Last spring I took up running as a way to stay active and found out about Vibram Five Fingers through a friend. Wearing Five Fingers immediately made running much more enjoyable and I could feel my feet and calves getting stronger the more I ran. WOW! I definitely felt my calves in the beginning! I ran my first 5k in June with a 26 minute time. Since we were going to be in Colorado, I figured, why not sign up for a race while we were there? So I signed up for the Heart and Soul Half Marathon in Boulder Colorado. It was pretty rough for me since I was not adjusted to the high altitude. I chose to run in my Nike Frees since I was unsure how my ankles and feet would hold up in Vibrams for 13 miles.

Next year my plan is to run the same race in Vibrams!

Girlfriend, met the parents, going back next year...hmm...keep putting your best foot forward Andy! Thanks for the story and pics!

About the Author — Hailing from College Station, Texas (Home to Texas A&M!), I grew up running cross country. Believe it or not, I gave Justin the name for this site back in early 2009 but I didn't jump on the toe shoes bandwagon until a year later.
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