Mike is a lucky guy to have a hip father-in-law who encouraged him to try running in Vibram Five Fingers. He shared his story with us:
I started running this spring due to my Father in Law’s influence and it’s been a great experience. He introduced me to running and what would be my Five Finger addiction. I was surprised to learn a little shop in our little city sold VFF’s, so I went down and bought my first pair of Treks. Not long after, I was running in those AND a new pair of Sprints! My FIL had a pair of KSOs and we were off running. When I heard the Bikila’s finally were released in Boston, thanks to Birthday Shoes’ quick reporting, I asked a forum member if he would be willing to buy me a pair and ship them off, and with the kind people who frequent your website, he did! Not long after that when City Sports had a limited release I bought a blue pair also, and one pair for my FIL.
I ran my first half marathon with him at the San Diego Rock N Roll Marathon in our Bikila’s and it went great! We spotted a few more pairs of Bikila’s and a few other VFF’s and we both actually had conversations with other runners inquiring about our VFF’s during the run. It was AWESOME! We now have lined up 5 Halfs each month from September to January ’11. Thanks for putting out such a great site full of good information and members, and thanks Marty (my FIL) for the inspiration!
Thanks for telling us about your extra cool father-in-law and good luck on knocking out those next 5 half marathons in your Five Fingers.
