Heisman winner, ex-NFL player Eddie George's KSO Vibram Five Fingers seen on Celebrity Beach Bowl
ex-NFL player and Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George wears his KSO Vibram Five Fingers on the DirectTV Celebrity Beach Bowl!
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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.
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…
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.
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…
Latest Vibram Five Fingers Reviews 2/07/10
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…
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VFF Lore: A 2006 Interview with Robert Fliri, Inventor of [what we now know as] Five Fingers
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…
Latest Vibram Five Fingers Reviews 1/27/10
This week's latest VFF reviews: Vibram Five Fingers (VFF) KSO Trek at Rundurance [KSO Trek]So this is a review of the KSO Trek’s, which are very similar to my classic VFF KSO’s, except with new and hugely improved traction on the sole. The original…
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Vibram Five Fingers Trek Sport in Fall 2010 [New Product]
Last week and weekend was the winter market 2010 Outdoor Retailer trade show out in Utah. Vibram apparently had a booth and thanks to Byron over at iRunFar, we get his scoop — seems Vibram is working on a FiveFingers Trek Sport for fall 2010. The…
Jim Weber, CEO of Brooks, on Barefoot Running
This is interesting — an open letter from Jim Weber, CEO of Brooks, on barefoot running. If you have a second, go read it. Here's a clip from his letter:Let’s call a spade a spade. We make running shoes: High-quality, biomechanically mapped,…