Ordered a pair of those 5 finger shoes....

[Wither]

Want me to get you a vibrator while you're at it?

[Kettle]

a friend has something like those. not sure if they are the same brand, but he loves them for running because he has to focus more on the mechanics and form.

[Johnny Rockets]

Can they be special ordered for people with 6 toes by chance ?

[Jase]

they're on my shopping list. know somebody who has all but eliminated back pain by wearing them.

[Zod]

they're on my shopping list. know somebody who has all but eliminated back pain by wearing them.

Thats what I have heard, including ankle and knee pain.

The thinking is that after millions of years of evolution, our feet are more well designed for running than any shoe manufacturer can improve. So less is more when it comes to changing how it works.

[Kettle]

what if you have bad feet? like high or flat arches. are they still good, or are there special models available?

[Zod]

Not sure. I don't think it would be good for flat feet.

I did read that I can expect to be sore after my first run as stabilizing muscles in the leg and feet will be used that rarely are engaged with shoes on.

[mmmbeans]

Thats what I have heard, including ankle and knee pain.

The thinking is that after millions of years of evolution, our feet are more well designed for running than any shoe manufacturer can improve. So less is more when it comes to changing how it works.

this. running and thinking are the only things humans are really good at.

[Kettle]

Not sure. I don't think it would be good for flat feet.

I did read that I can expect to be sore after my first run as stabilizing muscles in the leg and feet will be used that rarely are engaged with shoes on.

I have high arches, and put supports in almost all of my shoes. It doesn't look like these are designed with that in mind. Or maybe they aren't necessary since this type of shoe is just a protective barrier.

[Zod]

I think REI sells them. Maybe pick up a pair, try em out, return them if not.

[Zod]

http://www.allclimbing.com/archive/2009/07/review-vibram-five-fingers-shoes/

I have high arches myself (my footprint in the sand is two unconnected imprints) and have not had a single problem. Two days after my track workout (complete with sprinting) my arches were killing me. And then a strange realization – was this the first time in my life I’d ever felt the need to stretch my arches? It was. The next day I felt fine – and my feet were stronger than ever before.

[Darth Urious]

go barefooted... you'll grow your own permanent version of these eventually... Stop trying to fight evolution...

[Zod]

evolution didn't account for scalding hot pavement.

[Darth Urious]

get you some Crocs and wear them with socks...

(is it too late to submit another poem?)