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Running the Boston Marathon Under 2:30 (in FiveFingers)

Running the Boston Marathon Under 2:30 (in FiveFingers)

I got the above photo and story below from Josh who recently ran the Boston Marathon—in under 2.5 hours, his personal best. Josh emailed his success story despite some apprehension given the tragedy surrounding the bombing that occurred during the…

Hugh Jackman a.k.a. Wolverine Runs in FiveFingers Speeds Toe Shoes

Hugh Jackman a.k.a. Wolverine Runs in FiveFingers Speeds Toe Shoes

Did you know that Hugh Jackman, the venerable actor who plays X-man Wolverine, wears Vibram FiveFingers (Speeds!)? Well he does. Seems Jackman has been spotted recently running around NYC in them! Here are a couple screenshots of articles (Se…

First American to Summit Everest at Vibram Boston Store

First American to Summit Everest at Vibram Boston Store

April 15, 2013, may be most commonly associated with taxes but this year it's also the day of the 2013 Boston Marathon. Vibram is celebrating the marathon this year by hosting famous mountaineer Jim Whittaker at their flagship retail store on Saturday,…

FiveFingers Maiori, Signa For Sale with Free 2-Day Shipping

FiveFingers Maiori, Signa For Sale with Free 2-Day Shipping

Vibram's Spring 2013 FiveFingers line-up include two wholly new models that are geared towards wetwear—they're called the FiveFingers Maiori and the FiveFingers Signa (seen above). We've yet to review these new offerings. This is mostly due to…

Vibram FiveFingers Injury Study Confirms the Body Needs Time to Adapt

Vibram FiveFingers Injury Study Confirms the Body Needs Time to Adapt

A new study Foot Bone Marrow Edema after 10-week Transition to Minimalist Running Shoes appears in the recent Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. In the small short duration study researchers divided young (ave age 26) recreational runners…

Merrell Vapor Glove Available for Sale!

Merrell Vapor Glove Available for Sale!

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Doing the Ultimate Hike in FiveFingers - Help Alejandra Out!

Doing the Ultimate Hike in FiveFingers - Help Alejandra Out!

On May 4, 2013, I will be participating in Ultimate Hike, a 28.3 mile hike benefitting CureSearch for Children's Cancer. My goal is to not only complete this very long hike in one day, but also help raise awareness and $2500 in funds for CureSearch.…

First Half-Marathon in Toe Shoes (Vibrams)

How to Run in Minimalist Footwear (a.k.a. "Barefoot Shoes")

First Half-Marathon in Toe Shoes (Vibrams)

I had a great time running the 30th Annual Kaiser SF Half Marathon earlier this month in my 5 Fingers KSOs (sans socks)! It was a wonderful event with over 5,000 participants held in beautiful Golden Gate Park. Although I had run in hi…

Research Study Looks at Foot Injuries from Transitioning to Vibram FiveFingers

Research Study Looks at Foot Injuries from Transitioning to Vibram FiveFingers

Recent research released late Feb. 2013 implies that there's a good chance transitioning to Vibram FiveFingers may cause injury—specifically, bone injury. The study was titled "Foot Bone Marrow Edema after 10-week Transition to Minimalist Runni…

Hiking Despite Osteoarthritis in Barefoot Shoes

Hiking Despite Osteoarthritis in Barefoot Shoes

I recently got the above photo from Ron. Ron is a 60+ guy who was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in one knee—after some 32 years of running. What follows is his story about what the doc's had to say about how he should handle the news, and as y…

Muddy Paintball in FiveFingers

Muddy Paintball in FiveFingers

I've been trying to paintball regularly for a year or so now, something more active then my usual regime of computer games and TV. I'd scoffed at Vibrams the first time I saw them, but the more and more I spotted people wearing them the more I wanted to…

SeeYa, Speed FiveFingers Back in Black!

SeeYa, Speed FiveFingers Back in Black!

Did you know that Vibram has snuck out two new colorways of the men's SeeYa and Speed FiveFingers? Yep! And the colorways are likely to please as the Speeds are now available in a flat black (see above) and the SeeYas in a black/grey mash-up (al…