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A Family Who Wears Five Fingers Together, Stays Together
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A Family Who Wears Five Fingers Together, Stays Together

Emily, her husband Gary, and their 9 year old daughter are a family who all wear Vibram Five Fingers. Emily sent us these photos of their active lifestyle:Here's one of me "CdA Race" crossing the finish line in my VibramSprints - this was a…
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Britt
Edward Edmond's Minimalist Approach to Marathon Training utilizes Barefoot Running and Racing Flats
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Edward Edmond's Minimalist Approach to Marathon Training utilizes Barefoot Running and Racing Flats

We first ran across Edward Edmonds a few weeks ago in a youtube video of him running barefoot and posted it in our Link Love section. Later we discovered on his blog that he training full time as a runner and has the ultimate goal to run a marathon under…
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Britt
Seven Days at  DisneyWorld were a Walk in the Park with Vibram Five Fingers Sprints
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Seven Days at DisneyWorld were a Walk in the Park with Vibram Five Fingers Sprints

Anyone who has ever been to DisneyWorld knows there is a lot of walking involved and that South Florida can get pretty hot. If you are pushing strollers and carrying kids, it can feel more like work than a vacation. Armed with his Vibram Five Fingers Spr…
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Britt
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Weekend Link Love 6/27/10

BirthdayShoes Week in ReviewThe long awaited women's Vibram KSO Trek became availabile at CitySports. They retail for about $125 and you can get free shipping using the coupon code BIRTHDAY.Sean, a competitive runner and Vibram Five Fingers fan f…
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Britt
The Women's Vibram Five Fingers KSO Trek is out!
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The Women's Vibram Five Fingers KSO Trek is out!

I have some happy news for women — at long last, CitySports now has the womens Vibram Five Fingers KSO Trek in black. The KSO Trek retails for about $125 and you can get free shipping at CitySports using the coupon code BIRTHDAY (Go to CitySports)…
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Justin
Extreme White Water Rafting in Vibram Five Fingers KSOs
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Extreme White Water Rafting in Vibram Five Fingers KSOs

Tony, a Vibram Five Fingers fan, recently maneuvered through some big water in his black KSOs and sent us this note with the pic above:Pic of me in my b-day shoes. Whitewater, New River, W.V. Keaney Rapids. June 12th, 2010. Just showing! great for wa…
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Britt
The World's First Ever Five Fingers 5k race
How to Run in Minimalist Footwear (a.k.a. "Barefoot Shoes")

The World's First Ever Five Fingers 5k race

The World's First Ever Five Fingers 5k, sponsored by Mahoney's was held this past weekend in Johnson City, TN. It was open to all runners, regardless of footwear. However, the winner was wearing fivefingers and finished the race in 17:33. Vibram Five Fin…
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Britt
Competitive Runner Trains in Vibram Five Fingers
How to Run in Minimalist Footwear (a.k.a. "Barefoot Shoes")

Competitive Runner Trains in Vibram Five Fingers

Vibram Five Fingers fan, Sean, is a competitive runner from Canada. He runs for the Phoenix Athletics track club and has competed in the Canadian Championships. Read what Sean had to say about discovering and later training in Vibram Five Fingers:I…
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Weekend Link Love 6/20/10

BirthdayShoes NewsThis week on Birthday Shoes we asked the community to sound off about their favorite Tips and Tricks on Barefoot or Vibram Five Fingers Running. We gave away stickers to the first ten commenters. If you missed it, stay tuned for m…
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Tips and Tricks on Barefoot or Vibram Five Fingers Running [Sound off!]

Many Vibram Five Fingers owners bought their Vibrams specifically for running. Others are incorporating straight-up barefoot running into their training. There are even a few of you who are running in other minimalist footwear like the Vivo Barefoot Ev…
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Justin
Real Men Wear Vibram Five Fingers
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Real Men Wear Vibram Five Fingers

Aaron sent us this cool pic of him in the machine shop with his Vibram Five Fingers KSO Treks surrounded by metal shavings and had this to say about it:Don't tell OSHA! I've been wearing my Vibram Five Fingers in the machine shop for over 2 weeks now…
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Britt
Volcanologist and Vibrams fan James Says Good Bye to Iceland
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Volcanologist and Vibrams fan James Says Good Bye to Iceland

Vibram Five Fingers fan, James, is wrapping up his work at the Icelandic valcano and sent us so final shots of this beautiful island.
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Britt
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