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,…
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…
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…
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!
Above are photos sent in by Jeff (and his significant other) taken amidst the Washington D.C. “Snowpocalypse.” They went for a six mile run which included “ice skating” on the reflecting pool. Check out Jeff’s account:Just got back from one of the mo…
Below are this past week’s latest reviews: Product review: Vibram Five Fingers KSO at The Normans in North Africa! [KSO]:My initial results have been positive. I’ve only run about a dozen times, each between 2 and 4 miles, but my joints feel grea…
In the video above is Bob wearing black Flow Vibram Five Fingers. The video was shot at Dupont Circle, Washington D.C. at a massive snowball fight. If you didn’t already know, D.C. got nailed with a snowstorm that shutdown the city. Here’s Bob on…
I did an hour hike up and down a back-country ski trail the other day in a custom pair of minimalist shoes. Packed snow, nine degrees Fahrenheit, and my feet were toasty the whole way. They have no heel lift, no cushioning, an anatomically correct desig…
Hey,Just thought you might like this pic! I got my Classics (my first pair of VFFs) yesterday and fell in love immediately. I was wearing them round my apartment to break them (and my feet) in, when I looked out the window… and there was the best d…
Robert Fliri is the original creator of what we now know as Vibram Five Fingers. Fliri was a student at an Italian design school back in 1999 when he originated the concept of a foot glove for outdoor use, specifically in the mountains. It was only lat…