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| # Posted 2008-06-07 21:49:08 | |
| Kat: | I first heard of those things sometime last fall and actually went to a store to try them out in January. Unfortunately, they didn't have my size, so I left disappointed. I am very intrigued by the idea of such shoes though. If you do end up getting a pair, tell me what you think. |
| # Posted 2008-06-07 22:33:43 | |
| Cristina: | I'd probably need some kind of toe shortening surgery before one of those suckers would fit, but I will be sure to report if I do ever get a pair...
I work with a guy who swears by these things. He stopped running around age 30 because he kept getting hurt. Discovered barefooting and now he only runs with the Vibrams. No problems, unlike if he tried to run with shoes. I don't really have issues with shoes, but I really dig the whole concept and enjoyed the little barefoot running I've done. |
| # Posted 2008-06-08 01:58:01 | |
| smittyo: | You could always just go for it with nothing on your feet. We had one young club member who barefooted it. I'm not sure how much it took to build up a hardy enough sole for the orienteering, but he did it. |
| # Posted 2008-06-08 02:10:51 | |
| Cristina: | Yes, I could. I gladly run barefoot on sand or grass, and I'd even do a bit of it out on the (asphalt) bike path... but what I really want to do is run on the local trails, and it just doesn't seem very smart not to have any protection at all on my feet given all the rocks and critters. And rocks. Imagine what would happen if I got attacked by a cougar and, in the process of defending myself against the blood-thirsty kitty, I cut up my feet. I wouldn't be able to hobble back to the trailhead to get help. I'd have to walk on my hands. |
| # Posted 2008-06-08 08:36:57 | |
| maprunner: | I had never heard of these things until I read your log. Had to try on a pair today when the opportunity presented itself. My pinkie toe had a hard time remembering to go into it's own slot. Otherwise, they felt fine. But I couldn't imagine actually wearing them anywhere. |
| # Posted 2008-06-08 20:32:17 | |
| barb: | Do they clean them in between people trying them on at the store? |
| # Posted 2008-06-08 22:08:32 | |
| Cristina: | You would think that it would be required by some kind of sanitation code. I asked if they even let people try them on with bare feet and the guy just shrugged and said, "yeah", like I was crazy. I guess maybe they figure anyone weird enough to want a pair of those isn't going to sue if they get some kind of weird foot disease. |
| # Posted 2008-06-09 22:27:35 | |
| jjcote: | In the picture that you linked to, the person trying them on appears to have some weird foot disease. Or maybe it's just my imagination. They look pretty reasonable for, maybe, walking around out in the garage. But that's why I have a pair of cheap mocassins. |
| # Posted 2008-06-10 00:01:31 | |
| vmeyer: | I thought the same think about the weird looking feet. I can't find the write-up about an ultra runner who had done a 100 miler in a pair of these shoes, and he loved them. I couldn't imagine doing the rocky course he described with so little cushioning. |
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