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Vibram Five Fingers Fury! Couple runs the Great Urban race in Phoenix in KSO VFFs!

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

Vibram Five Fingers Fury! Couple runs the Great Urban race in Phoenix in KSO VFFs!

Vibram Five Fingers KSO fan Jenn sent in the following VFF user story:Hello from Arizona,My husband and I competed in the Great Urban Race here in Phoenix this past weekend. We both proudly sported our KSO throughout the race. As a matter of fa…

Why are so many of Ultramarathon Man's readers running in Vibram Five Fingers?

A discussion of Dean Karnazes survey of his long-distance running readership in light of the realization that a large number of his readers wear Vibram Five Fingers. I believe this is because distance running requires running with lower impact forces.

Reviewing the Vivo Barefoot Aqua from Terra Plana

Reviewing the Vivo Barefoot Aqua from Terra Plana

The market for "barefoot shoes" is small. It's in this context that it doesn't take long to discover the main minimalist footwear options and manufacturers. You've got Vibram Five Fingers, but you've also got companies like FeelMax or perhaps you're he…

Megan starts a revolution in VFF Classics

Megan starts a revolution in VFF Classics

Megan has been a fan of her Vibram FiveFingers for some time, grabbing her first pair of VFFs for her birthday way back in August 2007. Since then, Megan has gone on to accumulate three pairs of Classic Five Fingers (photoed above). I asked Megan to sh…

Two Five Fingers fans make friends in a bar

Black KSO Vibram FiveFingers

Two Five Fingers fans make friends in a bar

Logan relays a recent VFF experience he had in his KSO Treks:I ran into another Vibram wearer on Saturday during the Myrtle Beach Marathon after-party. The other fellow and his wife from upstate NY have not seen the Treks up close yet. Upon touchin…

Levi and Linz Honeymoon in Cancun. Traveling with Vibram Five Fingers

Levi and Linz Honeymoon in Cancun. Traveling with Vibram Five Fingers

In the mailbag comes this Vibram Five Fingers KSO user review from Levi (forum member "Leaves") who recently got married — Congratulations! — and went on to vacation in Cancun, Mexico. Here is what Levi had to say about traveling and sight-s…

Going Toe to Toe in Classic and Sprint Vibram Five Fingers

Going Toe to Toe in Classic and Sprint Vibram Five Fingers

From VFFer Stephanie comes the above photo — a meeting of the toes via new Classic Vibram Five Fingers:Taken in Madison, Wisconsin on January 31, 2010. Picture shows my black Sprints and two of my sisters in lilac Classics. Taken outside of the…

Derik's KSO Treks at Work and Five Fingers Flows at the Gym

Derik's KSO Treks at Work and Five Fingers Flows at the Gym

Here's what Derik has to say about his newly acquired Vibram Five Fingers KSO Treks and Flows:My first pair of VFF's! I received them in the mail about 3 weeks ago and was anxious to hit the gym and treadmill with them. I searched everywhere here in…

More 2010 and 2011 updates from Vibram: New versions of the FiveFingers Sprint and KSO Trek Proposed use different materials for the upper

On the heels of the Fall 2010 Five Fingers Sport Trek announced at Outdoor Retailer a few weeks back, and last week's news regarding the Five Fingers Sprint and the Smartwool Classic Five Fingers, comes news straight from the mothership — that is,…

Latest Vibram Five Fingers Reviews 2/14/10

Below is a thoughtful follow-up review of the KSO after 1,200 miles of wear. Vibram Five-Fingers, 1200 Miles in at Rambling Outside the Box [KSO]:Shoe manufactures would like you to believe that you need to replace your running shoes every few mon…

Smartwool Classic Five Fingers, Vibram Sport Trek, and New Colors on Deck for Fall 2010 [New Products]

Armin over at Voycontigo.de was kind enough to pass on the above photos snapped at the recent (February 6 - 9, 2010) ISPO Outdoor Trade event in Munich. Here are the details:Smartwool Classic Five FingersThere's been some scuttlebutt recently ab…

Interview with Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run

Christopher McDougall, Author of Born to Run

Interview with Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run

Exclusive interview with Born to Run author Christopher McDougall who talks about American culture, the barefoot running movement, and what's next for this best selling author!