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The Silent Majority and the Barefoot Running Debate (Or the Runners Who Never Were)

Christopher McDougall, Author of Born to Run

The Silent Majority and the Barefoot Running Debate (Or the Runners Who Never Were)

Running isn't supposed to hurt (if you're doing it right!). A look at the barefoot running debate, and a discussion of it's important consequences for individuals outside the running community.

P90X, Hiking, and Watersports in KSO Vibram Five Fingers

Black KSO Vibram FiveFingers

P90X, Hiking, and Watersports in KSO Vibram Five Fingers

Above we see Scott kicking his various pairsof KSO Vibram Five Fingers. Scott is hiking, kayaking, bodyboarding, and performing the P90X workouts in his VFFs — though they aren't pictured, Scott's first pair of VFFs were the now-discontinued Surge…

Latest Vibram Five Fingers Reviews 2/21/10

This week's latest Vibram Five Fingers reviews: Feet, the way God intended them at MyNeChimKi [Sprint, Performa, and Classic]:Revolutionary Moment #2 came just the other night when I started my C25K program. Of course, I’ve done tons of reading that…

Go Spider-Man. Wall Crawling (Climbing) in KSO Vibram Five Fingers

Go Spider-Man. Wall Crawling (Climbing) in KSO Vibram Five Fingers

Here's Carl on using his Vibram Five Fingers KSOs to go wall climbing:Took my VFF KSOs out on the rock wall at Everett vertical world! Just found one more use for them and saved some money at rentals.They worked pretty well, especially since yo…

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…