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Jocelyn BQs in her First Marathon in Five Fingers Bikilas

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Jocelyn BQs in her First Marathon in Five Fingers Bikilas

A little over a year ago, Jocelyn made the switch to Vibram Five Fingers after knee pain kept her from running long distances. Back then, she shared with us her story about setting a personal record in the 5K in her Vibram Five Fingers KSOs. When…

Allison's Big Toes are in Vibram Five Fingers KSOs

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Allison's Big Toes are in Vibram Five Fingers KSOs

Recently, Allison ran her first half marathon in Vibram KSOs, her second-ever half marathon. She created the blog, AllisonsBigToe.com for the express purpose of documenting her 16 week training for this event and transition to running in Vibram FiveFin…

Rocker Hikes Grand Canyon in Five Fingers Flows

Rocker Hikes Grand Canyon in Five Fingers Flows

We recently received a story from James Grundler about his hike through the Grand Canyon in his patched up Vibram Five Fingers Flows. It is the type of story enthusiastic Five Fingers fans share with us every day and we love passing on to our readers. Bu…

1st Annual New York City Barefoot Run [Report from a Highly Qualified Participant]

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1st Annual New York City Barefoot Run [Report from a Highly Qualified Participant]

The barefoot running movement is not only about finding something lost in our heavily shod world, it is also about inclusion. No books have to be bought, although there are some good ones. There are no dues to pay to join the club. As the shirt says, all…

Hiking the Rockies in Five Fingers KSOs

Hiking the Rockies in Five Fingers KSOs

Paul, a Vibram Five Fingers fan, was able to compare hiking in his KSOs this past summer to previous hikes he had done in traditional hiking boots.Read what Paul had to say about how his KSOs performed and see more great pics after the jump!I j…

Father Dorn's Conversion to Five Fingers

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Father Dorn's Conversion to Five Fingers

In the beginning, Father Patrick Dorn, wore traditional running shoes, but he recently switched to Vibram Five Fingers. Here is Fr. Dorn's story:I'm Fr. Patrick Dorn, priest at "runner friendly" Church of the Apostles (Anglican) in Evergreen, Colo…

Flee Flies in Five Fingers

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Flee Flies in Five Fingers

Flee is an amazingly talented artist and illustrator who writes and draws at her blog drawntorun.com. Also, Flee is a marathon runner who switched to Vibram Five Fingers Bikilas over the last year. Read about her transition after the jump.My name i…

Shooting Clay Pigeons in Five Fingers with the Texas Governor

Shooting Clay Pigeons in Five Fingers with the Texas Governor

We can add shooting to the list of things people do in their Vibram Five Fingers! Robbie sent us his story about a recent trip to the shooting range with Texas Governor, Rick Perry. Read about it after the jump.Robbie's Trek Sports give him firm fo…

Nautica Malibu Triathlon After Just 6 weeks in Five Fingers

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Nautica Malibu Triathlon After Just 6 weeks in Five Fingers

Though we suggest all runners transitioning to Vibram Five Fingers take their time and make a very gradual transition, Rafael ran in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon after just six weeks in Vibram Five Fingers.My name is Rafael from Sacramento, CA. I…

Vibram Five Fingers Sprints Take On the Sierre-Zinal

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Vibram Five Fingers Sprints Take On the Sierre-Zinal

Stéphane, a Vibram Five Fingers fan, wore his Sprints to run in the 31K Sierre-Zinal mountain race in Switzerland. Stéphane shares his story below:I like to read other people's stories on the BirthdayShoes website and I thought I could also share…

UK Rat Racer Wears Vibram Five Fingers KSOs

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UK Rat Racer Wears Vibram Five Fingers KSOs

Extreme races are the rage these days and Vibram Five Fingers fan Dave recently ran in a UK event called the Rat Race Urban Adventure. He donned his KSOs and went for it! Here is what Dave had to say:A couple pics of me from this last weekends River R…

Traveling with Toe Shoes to Tulum

Traveling with Toe Shoes to Tulum

Much to the chagrin of her husband, Lindsay found her Vibram Five Fingers Bikilas to be great for hiking the ruins of Tulum and cooling off in the sands of the Mexico beaches. Here is what she had to say:My name is Lindsay and I'm from Dallas, TX. M…