Marathoner overcomes an IT Band injury and completes the Boston Marathon in his Vibram Five Finger KSOs

After the Marathon
Dan has just run a very fast 26.2 miles in his KSOs. Though far from a personal best, he averaged 7:50 per mile. He looks like he could go another 26.2. Amazing!

After suffering from knee pain and IT Band syndrome in February, Dan switched to Five Fingers and completed the Boston Marathon this last weekend. He describes his experience:

Ninja Runner Unable to Avoid Attention in Black KSO Vibrams

Dave running a half marathon
Dave in his KSOs at the Cary, IL March Madness Half Marathon.

Though many fans get tired of the constant looks and questions from strangers, having a conversation piece on your feet is a great way to meet people — and spread the good word about freeing your feet a la Vibram Five Fingers.

Hiking Mount Si in Vibram Five Finger KSOs (Do you know why Mount Si is famous?)

Pictures from Kevin's Hike
Views of the Snoqualmie Valley from Kevin's Hike and a squirrel he encountered along the way.

Do you know why Mount Si is famous? Mount Si is located near North Bend, Washington and is where the 90s television show Twin Peaks was filmed. Vibram Five Fingers fan Kevin recently hiked up Mount Si in his KSOs and took these beautiful pictures.

Vibram Five Fingers help Malaysian Runner with Plantar Fasciitis

Nadia after running in her VFF Sprints
Nadia and a friend after running a race in her Vibram Five Finger Sprints.

Nadia, an avid runner and cyclist from Malaysia has suffered pain from runner’s knee and plantar fasciitis. After researching Vibram Five Fingers on the web and here at birthdayshoes.com, she decided to purchase a pair of Sprints to see if they would help;

Barefoot Runners Society Atlanta Trail Run — Lots of Vibram Five Fingers (and a few bare feet!)

Check out this motley crew of barefoot and minimally shod (Vibram Five Fingers) runners, as organized for a trail run at Lullwater Park here in Atlanta, Georgia (BirthdayShoes headquarters) by the Barefoot Runners Society. Note the President of the BRS i
Check out this motley crew of barefoot and minimally shod (Vibram Five Fingers) runners, as organized for a trail run at Lullwater Park here in Atlanta, Georgia (BirthdayShoes headquarters) by the Barefoot Runners Society. Note the President of the BRS is T.J. (the shorty in the group!). The bright glow emanating from the left of the photo isn't an optical illusion: it's merely my hairless head!

Photos from a recent barefoot runners society meet-up trail run at Lullwater Park near Emory University in Atlanta.

Volcanology in Vibram Five Fingers KSO Treks

VFF Treks covered in Ash
James' KSO Treks provided protection from the Icelandic volcano ash.

Ash fills the air near the Icelandic Volcano. VFF fan James was able to make it into the restricted zone. James’ VFF Treks provided protection from the Icelandic Volcano ash. The volcano fills the air with clouds of ash on a beautiful day in Iceland.

Weekend Link Love 4/18/10

Weekend Link Love including a happy birthday to the site after it’s first year of existence. Discusses recent changes to birthdayshoes.com. Link Love covers Danny Glover being arrested in VFFs, patching a tear, and more!

Got Morton’s Toe? Lengthen your Vibram Five Fingers’ Second Toe with this Mod

How to modify your Vibram Five Fingers to accomodate a long second toe — also known as Morton’s Toe. A permanent modification to your Vibrams that stretches the second toe!

How much Shoe can you Tolerate? Are you Blessed enough to Run Pain- or Injury-Free in Shoes?

A visual depiction showing the correlation between distance ran with incidence of pain or injury. Graph on the left depicts a blessed runner; graph on right a cursed runner. The graph is (if it's not clear) a bit tongue-in-cheek (unscientific!), but is
A visual depiction showing the correlation between distance ran with incidence of pain or injury. Graph on the left depicts a blessed runner; graph on right a cursed runner. The graph is (if it's not clear) a bit tongue-in-cheek (unscientific!), but is intended to illustrate the spectrum of runners: some runners can run long distances in a lot of shoe without pain; others can't. Some have to run even short distances barefoot in order to dial in their form.

A visual depiction and discussion of how running without pain or injury correlates to distance, and how one’s ability to run distance without pain in different shoes can make you a blessed runner biomechanically or a cursed runner.

The Vibram Five Fingers Bikila has Landed!

BREAKING NEWS! I have gotten word from the good people at CitySports that the Vibram Five Fingers Bikila has landed!Specifically, the City Sports on Boylston Street — the same one where the barefoot running clinic will be held Saturday —…