My FiveFingers

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 am an unashamed Beatle fan. I’m talking a huge Beatle aficionado!  I’m sure you’ve met someone like me before.  We go by names such as Beatle Geek, Beatle Dork, Fan boy, etc.  We know everything to know about them.  Birthdays, major events, lifestyles, the story of their conquest of America, are facts that we […]

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 […]

Yesterday I was browsing the Vibram FiveFingers site shopping for my next pair.Okay, I was actually on the River Sports site picking out my next pair if I were picked to win the giveaway. Sue me.  As the FiveFingers lineup has increased, it’s become harder and harder for me to pick a style I’d like […]

I’m not sure about other runners out there, but I know that when you start to do something for long enough, you start to refine your tastes regarding your craft, or develop habits that are personally unique. These quirks exist  inour daily rituals: and while they seem strange to others, it is hard to go […]

When I first saw VFFs about 3 years ago, they were not as popular as they are now in neither the civilian nor the military world; seeing anyone in them at my local gym and base just didn’t happen.  This post is about how I have seen an increase in acceptance and use  of VFFs […]

It is hard not to walk down the street or turn on the television without advertisements for French fries, soda, or burgers being blared at us these days. Or better yet, if you have ever seen a commercial advertising chocolate, whether it is dark chocolate or truffles, the imagery is often more sensual than the […]

You know how you ­should eat, you know how you should exercise, but like everything in this world, nobody and nothing is perfect. This segment is about imperfection and how to embrace it and change that word into something very useful: versatility. Lean meats, veggies, fruit, no dressing, low fat or no fat, and exercise […]

The title may seem to be a strange question for most bipeds reading these articles looking for advice and rhetoric on shoes made for homo sapiens, but what I mean relates more to the style of VFF you the reader goes for. Are you the kind that uses the shoes as a means of peacocking; […]