BirthdayShoes Week in Review
The long awaited women’s Vibram KSO Trek became availabile at CitySports. They retail for about $125 and you can get free shipping using the coupon code BIRTHDAY.
Sean, a competitive runner and Vibram Five Fingers fan from Canada, gaves us the run down on how he was motivated to try Vibrams after reading Born to Run and now does his track workouts in Classics.
Also, the World’s First Five Fingers 5k, sponsored by Mahoney’s, was held in Johnson City, TN. Nestor sent us a race report and some great scuttlebutt he gleaned from a Vibram rep on new products including a possible lace-up Bikila!
Finally, we can add another great application of Vibram Five Fingers to this list after Tony sent us this pic of him slicing through class 5 rapids.
After the jump, see links and videos related to barefoot running and, of course, Vibram Five Fingers!
Latest Vibram Five Fingers Links
Celebrity, Thomas Jane, showed up “almost barefoot” at the premiere of his new HBO show Hung.
The Lansing State Journal published an article on the benefits of barefoot running quoting Barefoot Ken Bob Saxton and Michael Sandler.
About.com joined the mainstream internet media bandwagon with this article on barefoot running.
The Contra Costa Times reports on the increased popularity if barefoot running.
Blogger, Kristen Westlake gives a 10 star review to her new Vibram Five Fingers Sprints.
Vibram Five Fingers Latest Videos
Christopher McDougall does an excellent interview from London.
Terra Plana’s expert and running coach Lee Saxby speaks on correct running form.
Here is a fascinating video of Ian Adamson, Director of Education at Newton Running, comparing cross sections of various running shoes and the heel to toe drop.
Thanks for looking and have a good week!
