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Justin Owings is a deadlifting dad of three, working from Atlanta. When he's not chasing his three kids around, you'll find him trying to understand systems, risk, and human behavior.

Latest Vibram Five Fingers Reviews 2/21/10

This week’s latest Vibram Five Fingers reviews: Feet, the way God intended them at MyNeChimKi [Sprint, Performa, and Classic]:Revolutionary Moment #2 came just the other night when I started my C25K program. Of course, I’ve done tons of reading that…

Go Spider-Man. Wall Crawling (Climbing) in KSO Vibram Five Fingers

Carl climbs a wall in KSO Vibram Five Fingers at Everett Vertical.
Carl climbs a wall in KSO Vibram Five Fingers at Everett Vertical.

Here’s Carl on using his Vibram Five Fingers KSOs to go wall climbing:Took my VFF KSOs out on the rock wall at Everett vertical world! Just found one more use for them and saved some money at rentals.They worked pretty well, especially since yo…

Vibram Five Fingers Fury! Couple runs the Great Urban race in Phoenix in KSO VFFs!

Jenn and her husband pose on a slide in Phoenix in their Vibram Five Fingers KSOs. The slide was the location of a clue in the scavenger hunt race to benefit St. Judes called the Great Urban Race.
Jenn and her husband pose on a slide in Phoenix in their Vibram Five Fingers KSOs. The slide was the location of a clue in the scavenger hunt race to benefit St. Judes called the Great Urban Race.

Vibram Five Fingers KSO fan Jenn sent in the following VFF user story:Hello from Arizona,My husband and I competed in the Great Urban Race here in Phoenix this past weekend. We both proudly sported our KSO throughout the race. As a matter of fa…

Why are so many of Ultramarathon Man’s readers running in Vibram Five Fingers?

A discussion of Dean Karnazes survey of his long-distance running readership in light of the realization that a large number of his readers wear Vibram Five Fingers. I believe this is because distance running requires running with lower impact forces.

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Barefoot Shoes

Reviewing the Vivo Barefoot Aqua from Terra Plana

Above, in the box, is a pair of Terra Plana Vivo Barefoot Aquas. Nice packaging for a nice barefoot shoe alternative to Vibram Five Fingers.
Above, in the box, is a pair of Terra Plana Vivo Barefoot Aquas. Nice packaging for a nice barefoot shoe alternative to Vibram Five Fingers.

The market for “barefoot shoes” is small. It’s in this context that it doesn’t take long to discover the main minimalist footwear options and manufacturers. You’ve got Vibram Five Fingers, but you’ve also got companies like FeelMax or perhaps you’re he…

Megan starts a revolution in VFF Classics

Photo inset: Left Classic Vibram Five Fingers at Colorado Springs, Colorado (August 2009); Top right Classic VFFs at Red Rocks Amphitheater waiting on a show to start (August 2009); Bottom right Classics at Angel Fire, New Mexico (May 2009).
Photo inset: Left Classic Vibram Five Fingers at Colorado Springs, Colorado (August 2009); Top right Classic VFFs at Red Rocks Amphitheater waiting on a show to start (August 2009); Bottom right Classics at Angel Fire, New Mexico (May 2009).

Megan has been a fan of her Vibram FiveFingers for some time, grabbing her first pair of VFFs for her birthday way back in August 2007. Since then, Megan has gone on to accumulate three pairs of Classic Five Fingers (photoed above). I asked Megan to sh…

Two Five Fingers fans make friends in a bar

Making friends is easy when wearing Five Fingers to social settings - even easier when they're post running events as they make great conversation pieces.
Making friends is easy when wearing Five Fingers to social settings - even easier when they're post running events as they make great conversation pieces.

Logan relays a recent VFF experience he had in his KSO Treks:I ran into another Vibram wearer on Saturday during the Myrtle Beach Marathon after-party. The other fellow and his wife from upstate NY have not seen the Treks up close yet. Upon touchin…

Levi and Linz Honeymoon in Cancun. Traveling with Vibram Five Fingers

Photoed above we see Levi and Linz who were recently married and seen honeymooning in Cancun, Mexico. Levi saw the sights while wearing his KSO Vibram Five Fingers, which brought a decent amount of attention from the locals! Inset we see the Mayan templ
Photoed above we see Levi and Linz who were recently married and seen honeymooning in Cancun, Mexico. Levi saw the sights while wearing his KSO Vibram Five Fingers, which brought a decent amount of attention from the locals! Inset we see the Mayan temple Chichen Itza.

In the mailbag comes this Vibram Five Fingers KSO user review from Levi (forum member “Leaves”) who recently got married — Congratulations! — and went on to vacation in Cancun, Mexico. Here is what Levi had to say about traveling and sight-s…

Going Toe to Toe in Classic and Sprint Vibram Five Fingers

Taken in Madison, Wisconsin on January 31, 2010. Picture shows my black Sprints and two of my sisters in lilac Classics. Taken outside of the store where we had just purchaed them and HAD to wear them out of the store! You can just barely see my daughter'
Taken in Madison, Wisconsin on January 31, 2010. Picture shows my black Sprints and two of my sisters in lilac Classics. Taken outside of the store where we had just purchaed them and HAD to wear them out of the store! You can just barely see my daughter'

From VFFer Stephanie comes the above photo — a meeting of the toes via new Classic Vibram Five Fingers:Taken in Madison, Wisconsin on January 31, 2010. Picture shows my black Sprints and two of my sisters in lilac Classics. Taken outside of the…

Derik’s KSO Treks at Work and Five Fingers Flows at the Gym

Top: Derik wears his Flow Five Fingers to the gym. Bottom: Derik sports his black KSO Trek Five Fingers to work!
Top: Derik wears his Flow Five Fingers to the gym. Bottom: Derik sports his black KSO Trek Five Fingers to work!

Here’s what Derik has to say about his newly acquired Vibram Five Fingers KSO Treks and Flows:My first pair of VFF’s! I received them in the mail about 3 weeks ago and was anxious to hit the gym and treadmill with them. I searched everywhere here in…