My FiveFingers

After running five half marathons – three in Vibram Sprints – I wanted a bit more of a full-body challenge. I wanted a race that required more than just strong legs and good lungs. I wanted something I’d be proud to finish. Props to Brian Jones, James Schreiner, Michael Wills and Michael Yarnall for running […]

No matter how good something new can be for us, humans always find a way to screw things up. Our cars are “safe”, yet we still run into each other. Planes are “safe” too, “thanks” to the TSA. Normal running shoes “protect” us from the dangers of barefoot running, as they are designed to block […]

Thanks to clearance sales from both CitySports and TravelCountry, I am the proud owner of two new pair of FiveFingers. My new Smartwool Classics have been quite comfortable, save for some big toe pinching that I’m chalking up to slight swelling in my still-healing left toe and normal breaking in for my right. Size up […]

After a lifetime of thinking I was really bad at cutting my toenails, I finally had a podiatrist remove an ingrown toenail on the inside of my left big toe. If you’re squeamish, you may want to skip the pictures in this post, but they’re really not all that graphic. While I’m not a big […]

I’m about to replace my god-awful ugly blue camo Sprints for a nice new pair of Taupe/Putty Five Fingers. This is the first time I’ve replaced any of my FiveFingers and the Sprints are well overdue, having survived 18 months of me working out, running three half half marathons and hot, hot sidewalks. Because I’m […]

As I patiently wait for new Smart Wool Classics and taupe/putty Sprints to arrive at my door and replace my well-worn previous pairs, I had a realization. A realization about why my life has turned out this way, what contributed to it and the bigger reason I love my FiveFingers. Namaste Minimalist running makes me […]

I’ve had an ingrown left big toenail for most of my life. Because it’s not super-gross looking or horribly painful like most of the image and pictures I’ve checked out online, I’ve learned to ignore it. It hurts at the inside base of my toenail AND the top of the outside. When running in normal […]

Wearing Five Fingers is a weird, unique and fun experience. No matter where I go, what I’m doing or who I’m with, I can usually count on someone asking about the shoes I have on. Most of the questions hover around how long the break-in period is and if they’re actually comfortable (few months and […]

I’ve never been much of a sock fan. They make my toes mush together, do a poor job of ever really drying and make laundry way more complicated. When I got my first pair of FiveFingers, the last thing on my mind was what kind of socks to wear. No sock for you! And wear […]

Most shoes require a bit of a breaking in period. Whether it’s the shoe adjusting to your or your foot adhering to the shoe (for shame!), this is not a pleasant process. I remember numb feet and bruising whenever I was breaking in my old Asics, and thankfully new Five Fingers don’t have the same […]