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Video of the Week:  God’s Shoes

Video of the Week: God’s Shoes

by Brian Patterson on Jan 13, 2012 7

While wasting time researching on Reddit yesterday, I ran across a post titled “The Most Offensive Shoes Ever”, which featured these beauties to the right.  This figment of the poster’s imagination is a combination of Uggs + Crocs + and Performa Jane FiveFingers. I agree, the shoes are awful. While browsing through the comments of […]

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Review:  AFX FreshGear Toe Socks

Review: AFX FreshGear Toe Socks

by Brian Patterson on Jan 10, 2012 2

A few weeks ago the guys at Permara reached out to us about their new toe sock product, the AFX Toe Socks.  The socks have five individual toe pockets (just like the recently reviewed Injinji’s) so they are a natural match for the FiveFingers community.  Beyond that, they have a special “Renewable Antimicrobial Protection” applied […]

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Video of the Week:  100 Up Natural Running Technique

Video of the Week: 100 Up Natural Running Technique

by Brian Patterson on Jan 06, 2012 0

Many attribute the explosion of minimalist and barefoot running to Chris McDougall, the man who wrote the best selling book “Born to Run”.  Since writing the book Chris has become a fixture in the barefoot/minimalist scene, and is often quoted and published in mainstream publications on the topic.  In a New York Times Article he […]

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MyFiveFingers.com’s Most Popular Posts of 2011

MyFiveFingers.com’s Most Popular Posts of 2011

by Brian Patterson on Dec 30, 2011 1

We’ve had an amazing year of growth here at MyFiveFingers.com thanks to the awesome community that has sprung up around the minimalist shoes movement. As we move into a new year, I wanted to take a few moments to reflect back on some of the most popular posts of 2011.  Some of them stirred controversy, […]

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Ozzy Wears Vibram FiveFingers on Survivor

Ozzy Wears Vibram FiveFingers on Survivor

by Brian Patterson on Dec 18, 2011 3

Ozzy Lusth is often referred to as the most ‘natural’ contestant to ever play the game of Survivor.  He doesn’t build a shelter because he’s cool with sleeping on the beach with the bugs, he consistenly provides food for the whole tribe by spear fishing, and he climbs coconut trees like a champ. On the Survivor finale […]

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Video of the Week: A Freakin’ Jet Pack!

Video of the Week: A Freakin’ Jet Pack!

by Brian Patterson on Dec 16, 2011 0

Everyone seems to be fascinated with the idea of the Jetpack, and our community of outdoor enthusiasts here are MyFiveFingers is no exception I’m sure.  A few days ago I came across this video of a water jetpack that is now available for purchase (for just $99,995!) called the JetLev.  I had the cheesiest grin on my […]

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Video of the Week:  Tough Mudder Virginia

Video of the Week: Tough Mudder Virginia

by Brian Patterson on Nov 11, 2011 1

The 2011 Virginia Tough Mudder was held October 22 and 23 at the Wintergreen Resort in Central Virginia, some 3 hour drive from my house. After watching this video, I’ve decided that I want to do it next year.  I also have the following emotions:  excitement, nervousness, and fear.  Mainly fear. This week’s featured video […]

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