After two years of devoted service, it is finally time to lay my first pair of KSOs to rest. The strap had broken once already and I had carefully sewn it back together. The stitching holding the sole together was coming out but the glue stayed strong. Through many trials and tribulations, many miles of […]
Is there something about finding a love for running that intrinsically turns one into a masochist? I asked myself this question several times as I ran up Finger Rock Canyon. Having checked out one side of my half-marathon trail, I thought the next day I would check out the other side. The darker side, it […]
Check out the video of Vibram USA CEO Tony Post on FOX Business last Friday. If you wear VFF’s on a fairly regular basis, you’ll no doubt be asked what the benefit of them is. Tony provides some great technical answers for this if you feel like really dropping some knowledge on your inquirer. I’ve […]
I got this crazy idea about a couple of days ago that I wanted to run a trail circuit in a mountain range north of town: Pima Canyon to the summit of Mount Kimball, and from there take Finger Rock Canyon back down. 12 miles, roughly 4,000 feet of elevation gain (and then loss): it […]
Our shoes may not be traditional, but that doesn’t mean we have to go without socks. For me, toe socks are a crucial accessory to Fivefingers. The reason why has to do with some slightly embarrassing confessions about my feet. I’ll admit them here in the hopes of providing helpful diagnoses for others. I have […]
Five Fingers change the way we walk. They change they way we posture and they change the way we run. For years I asserted my dominance physically by standing tall, wearing shoes with slight heels and striding heel first across the room. It felt powerful to stand straight up or even lean back a little. […]
My friend Lauren looks like a gazelle as she sprints up the rocky stream bed of Ventana Canyon. Her long legs spring off the rocks, and even though we’re not here to run fast we can’t help speeding through the more technical spots in our Fivefingers. Trail running in the steep and rocky (and cactus-covered) […]
On Friday I saw the “ghost” Caballo Blanco in the flesh! While for many people the idea of a “celebrity” conjures up people like Brad Pitt or Josh Duhamel, for me it’s this leathered old gringo who lives and runs in the deepest canyons of North America, the Sierra Madres of Mexico. Made famous by […]
I’ve seen people working out in Five Fingers. I’ve seen them run in Vibrams and I’ve seen them walk around the house in them. I’ve even seen plenty of people wear them every once in a while around town. But I ain’t never seen a full-time Five Fingers guy that wasn’t me. Whether I’m in […]
Running is never really easy. Yes, it’s fun and yes, it’s a great workout and yes, it’s great way to get lost in your thoughts, but it’s never really easy. Most people that I know run to escape. They run to get away from work, from life and from stress. I used to do the […]