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This past week we created a way for email subscribers to receive inventory alerts (Opt-in and opt-out). If you're not an email subscriber, the subscription sends a weekly blog digest right to your email as well as the occasional breaking news email (Like when the Bikila was released!). Additionally, if you check to "get inventory alerts," you'll also get notification when major online retailers of Vibrams restock, which can help you land that hard to find model, size, or color. You can subscribe by following this link and completing the form! If you're already a subscriber and want to get emailed inventory alerts, simply hit the "Update profile" link in any BirthdayShoes email and check the appropriate box and save (takes less time than putting on a pair of KSOs!).
Speaking of buying Vibram Five Fingers, the proliferation of fake five fingers around the interwebs has reached critical levels — Googling [vibram five fingers] yields a whopping 26 fake sites out of the top 50 search results! And at present, BirthdayShoes has found a whopping 88 89 fake five fingers e-tailers out there! Out. Of. Control.
This week's poll is taking a pulse on the popularity of VFFs — be sure to chime in!
Finally, in case you missed them the first time around, be sure to check out the unboxing of the Sky Blue Vibram Five Fingers Bikila as well as the Definitive Guide to Stink Removal a la Vibram Five Fingers of Funk.
After the jump, Vibram Five Fingers news, videos, and links related to barefoot running and a few new Vibram Five Fingers reviews!
Latest Vibram Five Fingers Links
In what may be the fastest marathon ever run in Vibram Five Fingers, Patrick Sweeney, recorded an awesome time of 2:37:14 winning the Palos Verdes Marathon! Barefoot running on sand, Voodoo Glow Skulls, argyle sleaves, and an occasional bottle of two buck chuck, all figure into this ultra marathon runner's training strategy. So, enjoy reading about his truly amazing feat at dailybreeze.com, MahattanBeeachPatch and Patrick's own blog. Also, see his training log at the dailymile.com. Finally, stay tuned for an interview with Sweeney on BirthdayShoes!
Caleb "El Llama", who recently ran the Copper Canyon Ultra, writes a review of Michael Sandler's new book Barefoot Running.
Triathlete, Tom Licciardello, makes a surprise last minute decision when considering his Nikes or Vibram Five Fingers for the running portion of the Tri-Miami Sprint Triathlon.
Running coach and marathoner, Todd Byers, was running barefoot before barefoot was cool.
Barefoot running gets some main stream coverage in this San Fransico Chronicle article.
Latest Vibram Five Fingers Reviews
His Vibram Five Fingers Bikilas arrived just in time to replace Barefoot Benny's old KSOs when he ran in the Brooklyn Half Marathon yesterday. Read his full review and unboxing here.
Jimmy Hart, of gobarefooting.com, does a detailed performance review that tracks through his first four runs wearing Vibram Five Fingers Bikilas.
Meghan Hicks, of iRunFar.com, reviews her Vibram Five Fingers KSOs and cautions newcomers against doing too much too fast when making the switch to barefoot running.
Vibram Five Fingers Latest Videos
A cool parkour video where the traceur is wearing Vibram Five Fingers KSO Treks:
Watch this seven-ball juggling cascade. I'd like to see someone try that in your typical sneakers! Major props to Joe on this feet feat and for showing off the Birthday Shoes sticker logo!
Carbonfly's first impressions of his new Bikilas from City Sports. Carbonfly has been previously seen with his cool anatomy tattoo on the Birthday Shoes Forum and can be followed on twitter at @TristanPT. See his wife's pair of pink Bikilas.
Runner's World South Africa gets on the barefoot running bandwagon with this VFF video review.
Thanks for looking and have a good week!
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.Justin Owings+ has written 844 articles and 379 comments.
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I wanted to say thanks to Birthday Shoes for including my review in a Link Love post. I also want to thank all of you who have been coming by my site and checking it out! I hope my review helped.
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