Joshua wears VFFs pre-race, runs 5K barefoot

By Justin Owings on Dec 9, 2009 | In user stories | 2 comments »

LEFT: Joshua wore his black and orange KSO Five Fingers before taking them off (RIGHT) to run the Jingle Bell 5k. Note the ankle bells!
LEFT: Joshua wore his black and orange KSO Five Fingers before taking them off (RIGHT) to run the Jingle Bell 5k. Note the ankle bells!

Joshua recently ran the Arthritis Foundation Jingle Bell Run 5k — barefoot — as in, without his black and orange KSO Five Fingers, which were relegated to the position of pre-race warm-up attire.

Here's Josh on the event:

Wore my VFFs so they'd let me into the hospital before the race for packet pickup. Ran in my birthday shoes for the actual race despite temps being in the mid 30's. Don't even want to think about what the ground temperature was. Random cheers of "GO BAREFOOT GUY!!!" gave me an extra push in my kick to finish strong. Another PR to end the season!

Thanks for such a great site and keep up the great work!

Joshua

Mid-30s (Fahrenheit) and naked feet must have made for a chilly run! Glad you got some support from the crowd!

And those bells on your ankles could set a new VFF trend for the winter . . . :P

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: rebecca [lovethoseshoes.com] [Visitor]
rebecca [lovethoseshoes.com]Wow! Must have been cold! I think this is what FiveFingers are brilliant for... allowing you to still be barefoot at times when it really wouldn't be acceptable or safe to be completely bare!
12/10/09 @ 08:33
Comment from: BarefootDolly [Visitor]
BarefootDollyWell done! I love my Flows and have recently invested in the Feelmax Niesa too which I can wear on a day to day, casual basis. I got them in an offer from lovethoseshoes off google. I used the code BAREFOOT for the discount...have a look! well worth it and they are a great alternative to wear when not wearing VFF's!
12/10/09 @ 10:53