Fantastic Father-in-law Favors Five Fingers!

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.