i run with vibrams. i cant say its too much of a difference except that its much louder and i am faster. though my foot itself is more sore than normal.

I can't run, so I walk and hike. I wear these most everywhere.



I have a couple of pair. My feet love not having socks on all the time. These provide toe protection while being nice and airy, and they are easy to take on and off. I used to have a sort of "Jungle rot" that I picked up years ago in the deep south. I tried creams and medications and it would always come back. After I started wearing sandals it went away completely. The feet smell is gone too. Speaking for myself, having feet covered in socks and shoes all the time is not a good thing.

My wife prefers real barefoot running. When she goes through a really rough area, she wears the 5-fingers. I have a pair I use when I practice martial arts on a hot surface.

Quote from: NAKID on April 29, 2012, 04:58:51 PM
Buddy of mine has the minimus and loves them. With my whole knee issue post wreck, I feel I need a little more cushion than those or the "toe shoes" as I like to call them.

  I could not jog much or walk for long without getting some minor knee pain from an old knee injury I deal with and I thought padded running shoes were the answer, but  I still had the pain.
The switch to five fingers, surprisingly for me, has resulted so far, no pain and soreness in my knee with the change to a  midfoot  strike vs. heel strike.

So far the only pain I've had is I feel tight in my back after running in them. Not "pain" so much, just like a little muscle tension and soreness...

i get the same thing, but i find that its jsut soreness rather than pain from running with regular shoes.

Quote from: Mendo Dave on April 30, 2012, 11:47:07 AM
I can't run, so I walk and hike. I wear these most everywhere.



I have a couple of pair. My feet love not having socks on all the time. These provide toe protection while being nice and airy, and they are easy to take on and off. I used to have a sort of "Jungle rot" that I picked up years ago in the deep south. I tried creams and medications and it would always come back. After I started wearing sandals it went away completely. The feet smell is gone too. Speaking for myself, having feet covered in socks and shoes all the time is not a good thing.

Keens rule!

Quote from: NAKID on April 30, 2012, 09:26:19 PM
So far the only pain I've had is I feel tight in my back after running in them. Not "pain" so much, just like a little muscle tension and soreness...

Quote from: He Man on April 30, 2012, 09:57:37 PM
i get the same thing, but i find that its jsut soreness rather than pain from running with regular shoes.

so basically, your muscles are talking to you for/from using different groupings and in a different way, so your body is adjusting....I have heard people experiencing similar things when adjusting to running in Newtons....

Yeah, I'm not really complaining. Just something different than I've experienced with previous running. I did a half marathon last year and wasn't as sore as after these ~30 min runs...

Quote from: Speedbag on May 01, 2012, 04:22:56 AM
Keens rule!

That's pretty much my opinion too.

i ran tough mudder in mine.

i picked the wrong pair. the bottom of my feet were aching. Aside from it being to cold, my sore feet was the biggest challenge.

Quote from: zooom on May 01, 2012, 05:27:29 AM
so basically, your muscles are talking to you for/from using different groupings and in a different way, so your body is adjusting....I have heard people experiencing similar things when adjusting to running in Newtons....

Ran 5 out of the last 6 days in these. Back is less sore after the run. I'm sure it'll go away soon enough...

Quote from: NAKID on May 03, 2012, 05:46:13 PM
Ran 5 out of the last 6 days in these. Back is less sore after the run. I'm sure it'll go away soon enough...

you are breaking in from like walking to a mile and then slow incremental steps of increase right?

These are the Sketchers GoRun, not Five Fingers.

you should go look at the Newton Distance or MV2 shoes then...