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You’re out on a run. Your nose is getting stuffy, so you lean to the side for a quick farmer’s blow. It’s cold out, but you didn’t realize how cold until you go to wipe your nose with the back of your glove to clear off any additional moisture — only t…
I had a great time running the 30th Annual Kaiser SF Half Marathon earlier this month in my 5 Fingers KSOs (sans socks)! It was a wonderful event with over 5,000 participants held in beautiful Golden Gate Park.
Although I had run in hi…
I recently got the above photo from Ron. Ron is a 60+ guy who was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in one knee—after some 32 years of running.
What follows is his story about what the doc’s had to say about how he should handle the news, and as y…
I’ve been trying to paintball regularly for a year or so now, something more active then my usual regime of computer games and TV. I’d scoffed at Vibrams the first time I saw them, but the more and more I spotted people wearing them the more I wanted to…
My husband and I had the privilege of taking a vacation to New Zealand this December with another couple for our honeymoon. We got married this past June, and decided to make our trip a memorable one.
I had purchased the KSO Treks earlier this year…
I got married in mid-October of this year, and suffice to say there were a lot of things that went wrong. It stormed like crazy on our outdoor wedding. Water began to leak in from the sides of our tent. The band cancelled last minute. Our outdoor pictur…
A couple of months back I followed Mellow Mushroom on Twitter (@MellowMushroom). A few days after that, I pulled on my FiveFinger SeeYas to go out for a run and something slightly unexpected occurred.
Yes it was creepy, but fortunately he had a h…
I have just completed the 2012 Jungle marathon in Brazil, and in doing have become the first person ever to take part in and finish this grueling event wearing a pair of Vibram Fivefingers. With the help of a pair of Spyridons I even managed to finish t…
“You know, I was just thinking that you look pretty grungy,” one of my friends said, “Even for you.”
We were walking with the crowd towards the start of the Color Me Rad 5k in Raleigh. I was wearing a tattered white t-shirt, 4mm Xero Shoes, and the m…
I recently got a note from Shuhong, a BirthdayShoes reader and runner from Malaysia. Shuhong’s story is one of slow and steady transition to minimalist shoes, ultimately switching over to KomodoSport Vibram FiveFingers.
Here’s Shuhong’s story:
Gr…