vibram five fingers

Vibram Five Finger Speed Review and the Campsite Run

August 16, 2010
Vibram Five Finger Speed Review and the Campsite Run

A beautiful pair of Vibram Five Fingers arrived just before the camping expedition. Unfortunately all the photos were taken post camping trip where of course it rained relentlessly and so the Five Fingers have lost a little of their new shoe gleam. I wanted to get a slightly larger pair of VFF’s as my earlier pair of [...]

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Barefoot Tip Toes

July 23, 2010
Barefoot Tip Toes

I was using Lynn as my sacrificial canary, she was running far ahead but everytime she wailed and started hopping from foot to foot I knew to make ever such a slight detour. Not that it worked very well, we hopped and squealed almost evenly. So marked the start of our true barefoot experience. I’ve [...]

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Views on Nike Free 3.0 as a Transition Shoe

July 13, 2010
Views on Nike Free 3.0 as a Transition Shoe

Somewhere along the line I seem to have developed a shoe fetish. I started off in life with a classic shoe phobia and made it into adulthood with a pair of red wellies and a work shoe. An interest in sport increased my repertoire but even then I managed to live in a pair of [...]

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Transitioning to Minimalist Running

July 4, 2010
Transitioning to Minimalist Running

I’ve happily adopted the concept of minimalist running, sending a few of my traditional Asics shoes to the charity shop in order to make room for the Vibram Five Fingers and a pair of eagerly awaited RunAmoc minimal running shoes. I’m having to force myself not to throw caution to the wind and make every [...]

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Vibram Five Fingers – The Review

June 22, 2010
Vibram Five Fingers - The Review

I’ve had the Vibram Five Fingers (VFF) for a couple of weeks now and feel I can now cast some judgement from the standpoint of an inexperienced barefoot or minimal shoe runner. Just as a quick aside, I believe that barefoot running applies to running sans shoes but also encompasses runners who choose to wear [...]

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Gadgets & Gear

March 18, 2007
Gadgets & Gear

I’m a self confessed gadget freak and another close shave with ebay and a ridiculously expensive but absolutely essential running watch has triggered the creation of this page – my homage to sports gadgets (specifically running gadgets), gear and utilities that you can almost not afford to live without. There is a link to all [...]

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