Vibram Five Fingers - Anyone Have Them?

MonkeyBug5

Just wondering if anyone uses the Vibram  Five Finger shoes for barefoot style running/walking. If you do, what do you think of them? I've seen a lot of runners using them recently. TIA!

argonne

I want to try them.  I few of my runner friends have them and rave about them.  They even trail run in them.

coconutbug

I have the Vibram KSOs and the Classics.  They are comfy.  I mainly use them for walking around, but I do short runs in them too.  I haven't built up my endurance enough since having DS to compare how I run in them to running in regular running shoes.

keh10

I have a pair, a friend of mine works for the company. I am not a runner but heard once people get use to them they love running in them. I like to use mine when I work out. I am a big fan of Chalene Extreme and loved using my VFF to help maintain my balance with some of the exercises.

rhythmicgoldfish

my FI has and LOVES them

miliamp

Have em, started running in em, love em! But a word to the wise, run on soft surfaces. I didn't notice until about 6 weeks of 2-3mi runs at about 9min miles that I had some lower back sensitivity. I think this would be totally avoided if I hadn't been running 90% on pavement. I love them though and would encourage trying them out!

goodgalpal

I just got mine (Classics) and plan to use them for walking and eventually yoga.

Mine fit quite snug and I feel like they are stretching my toes a bit. Not sure if that is how they are supposed to feel or not, but I am keeping them. If the shoes don't stretch a little and conform, or if my feet don't get used to them, I will just use them for water because I read that if you use them for water activity you might want to size down.