FiveFingers Speed at the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX)

Tom a.k.a. "Tommodore64" took his Speed FiveFingers to the Penny Arcade Expo—or "PAX"— recently and saw 50+ other Vibram fans sporting their toe shoes over the course of the three day event — that's gotta be some kinda record outside of a minimalist/barefoot running specific event!  Here's Tom's account of the weekend:

I spent August 26th - 28th at PAX (That's Penny Arcade Expo: Gaming convention for those not in the know) and wore my Speed LS VFFs the whole time!   I got asked about them a few times in line (there was a lot of standing in lines) waiting for game demos.  Odd thing, was that people asked me more about the socks I wore in them (injinji no show liners) more than the shoes themselves.

I wasn't the only one VFF-ing it at PAX either.  I saw probably fifty or sixty people over the course of the three day event in various models.

Last year I wore normal shoes and my feet were killing me by the end of day three.  This time, it made such a difference to wear my Speeds!!

On a side note, its great that even the USNC from the HALO universe are embracing civilians and barefooting it on HALO. :-)

• Tommodore64

Awesome to hear the Speeds—er perhaps better said, allowing your feet to be a bit more free—made for a less painful PAX experience this year!

Thanks for sharing!

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