• February 14th, 2011

    Merrell Barefoot Trail Glove Reviewed

    If you’re a big VFF fan, you may have been thinking about moving toward a more closed shoe for trail running but didn’t want to sacrifice the delicious toe splay offered by “real” foot gloves. Merrell just came out with a new set of trail shoes designed to mimic the benefits of VFFs and they were quite well-reviewed at our favorite site dedicated to shoes, BirthdayShoes. The ultimate decision? I’m really liking my Merrell Barefoot Trail Gloves and recommend them as a solid contender amongst the emerging options in the minimalist footwear category — they are certainly top of mind in the non-five toed shoes category! That said, it’s important to keep in mind that every foot is different just as every person is different — there’s a good reason for the cliche “if the shoe fits, wear it!” → Read More

    April 21st, 2010

    OMG! Fake Five Fingers appearing everywhere

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    February 24th, 2010

    Some dude unboxes his VFFs and shows off his horrible scars

    I’m a big VFF fan so I wanted to share this real-life VFF tryout with you but oh my sweet merciful fates the dude’s website is called My Achilles Rupture which is pretty much the most disgusting thing ever, especially when he shows the scars from his freaking rupture. A rupture! Gah! On his tendon! GAH! → Read More

    February 3rd, 2010

    Beginner's guide to barefoot running

    http://viewer.docstoc.com/Beginners Guide to Five Fingers – The good lads over at BirthdayShoes.com put together an interesting presentation on VFFs and barefoot running. It’s fairly concise and nicely designed so I’ll excuse the fact that “free ebooks” are pretty dumb generally. → Read More

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