Gene told me about these. I don’t know what to call them–fivefingers I guess. They are certainly not shoes. I picked up a red pair at Summit Hut. Here’s a picture of a blue one from the Vibram Fivefingers website–
I went to the east end of Broadway and ran about 3.6 miles. I stopped 3 times to dump sand out. I think I need to talk to Joe Dana about custom gaiters. My feet are definitely not used to fivefingers yet. Rocks hurt a lot. My feet are very tired and generally achy tonight. Tomorrow I’ll wear shoes if I run, then I’ll try the fivefingers for 3 miles on Friday. Getting toes lined up right is tricky. They actually felt good on pavement for the last few hundred yards. I think my toes were the happiest part of my feet–they liked being able to flex freely.
This morning I wore the fivefingers to take the trash down to Soldier Trail. My feet were still pretty sore and tired. By late morning I’m noticing they feel better. I was concerned about stone bruises yesterday, but it doesn’t feel like any of the rocks that caused intense pain yesterday did lasting damage.
