Weekend Link Love 4/4/10
By Justin Owings on Apr 4, 2010 | In general | 3 comments »
This week's linklove we see some new fans, a VFF long-term (ongoing) experiment, and some great Vibram Five Fingers fan videos! Also, in honor of it being 4/4/10, here's a shout-out to you webbed toed folks who've incorporated the Vibram Four Fingers mod!
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- Have you checked out Nathan Smith's In Between My Toes yet? Nathan is endeavoring to wear his VFFs every day for a year and chronicle his experiences along the way. He's a bit over 90 days in!
- A 35th birthday hike in matching KSO Vibram Five Fingers! — ah nothing like enjoying your "birthday shoes" on your birthday!
- Art Horne, the strength and conditioning coach for men's basketball at Northeastern University, wrote all about his barefoot training regime! An informative read about the impact of barefoot training for dynamic athletic activities like basketball! It's not just for running!
- Mike Nelson talks about his VFFs for Farmer's walks and hiking Mexico!
- Romy shows off her excellent toe splaying abilities in her new KSOs!
Vibram Five Fingers fan videos!
Ben runs the Raleigh Rocks half-marathon in Vibram Five Fingers (Flows, I think):
Juggling Joe Salter joggles across the train tracks. Keep your eye on the ball! (Joe's YouTube channel):
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3 comments
Thanks for the mention above. I'm having a lot of fun trying out my FiveFingers in all kinds of activities, including the latest, slacklining. The journey is developing into a remarkable education in health and self awareness, and the barefoot/minimalist shoe community is a remarkable group to be a part of. Cheers. 
Great stuff guys! Awesome juggling video and thanks for the link love. Much appreciate!
Long live Vibrams
Rock on
Mike T Nelson PhD(c)
Thanks for loving my link. Sounds bad, but you get my drift. Joggle and juggle on. If anybody wants tips on juggling or joggling check out my site and send me a message.
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