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Just bought a pair of 5 finger shoes!!!

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brendo.
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Best purchase in a long time! There amazing
Jun 17 2011 11:24PM
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CAPITA-DEVOURS
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alot of the hardcore runners (like 20 km a day) are all wearing these. I havent seen anybody at the gym with them but apperently its like the new running thing of running barefoot. which i find completely retarded.
Jun 18 2011 10:44AM
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brendo.
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Jun 18 2011 11:04AM
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PurpleDino
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Why do you find it completely retarded?  In a literal sense it is retarded as it's stepping back to the way humans were meant to run.
Jun 18 2011 11:15AM
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little1337
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My advisory teacher has those same ones
Jun 18 2011 11:22AM
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bromigo
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are they comfertable?
Jun 18 2011 11:22AM
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Erica.
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they are suppose to feel like your walking or running barefoot
Jun 18 2011 11:54AM
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brendo.
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yes! especially in water
Jun 18 2011 12:00PM
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soulskier
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+k for judging people based on their shoe choices
Jun 18 2011 12:09PM
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B-runge
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anyone that hates on humans running how they are supposed to is retarded

i want a pair but those things are goofy as fuck and i dont run...
Jun 18 2011 12:10PM
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Motes
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false, best xman so far imo
Jun 18 2011 12:16PM
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bangarangmules
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My friend does all of his runs in those, and right now he's running like 70 or 80 miles a week. But wore them everyday for walking and everything for I think 2 or 3 months before hand, and rotated them in slowly to his runs to help prevent injury.

He loves them though, but to anybody thinking about running in them. Be careful, or at least stay on grass.
Jun 18 2011 12:44PM
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AbeFroman
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no you mean alot of the retard runners who call themselves "hardcore" the whole barefoot shit is so stupid
Jun 18 2011 1:03PM
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Obi-Wan-Jenobi
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my friend owns a pair and i get visibly upset when he wears them.
Jun 18 2011 1:21PM
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theabortionator
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Why not just go barefoot?
Jun 18 2011 1:28PM
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JIBpsy^^
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Actually i am pretty sure running "barefoot" is worse for you. My mom ran everyday since she was 16 in shoes that were basically barefoot and her ankles are so bad that she has to wear a brace pretty much constantly and had to give up running.
Jun 18 2011 1:35PM
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PurpleDino
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The wrong technique will lead to injury.  More than likely she was still running with a heal strike or was trying to forefoot strike incorrectly.
Jun 18 2011 2:07PM
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fdsa
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I hate these shoes by association. The only person I know who wears them is in my dept at school, and he is dirty, smells, is always late to class, and 2 years late getting his undergrad degree.
Jun 18 2011 2:22PM
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kstanz
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Some people try to switch straight from running long distances with normal running shoes to those right away, which is retarded. At this point most peoples feet are adapted to wearing some sort of supported shoe for running long distances and if you try running bare foot right away it will mess your feet up. That's what i remember from some mens health article anyway...

I would love a pair for water shoes though!
Jun 18 2011 2:54PM
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-JME-
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gah
Jun 18 2011 2:58PM
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ghosfacekilla
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I was thinking this too but the whole point of rock shoes are to compress your toes towards your big toe so that the center of gravity is over the big toe. If your toes split apart you woultnt have that advantage, i bet they would smear super nice though
Jun 18 2011 3:11PM
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TonyTheTiger
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 I have a pair I use for forest walking/wandering and river surfing. It's awesome to be able to feel the softness of the ground while running, without being scared to put something trough your foot.
Jun 18 2011 3:23PM
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disastertourism
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People might not want aids.
Jun 18 2011 3:26PM
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brendo.
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Exactly
Jun 18 2011 3:30PM
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low_fidelity
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that doesnt mean it didnt suck ass
Jun 18 2011 3:50PM
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Peter.
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i want a pair of shoes like this for hiking through creeks and stuff, because normal sneakers just get soaked and are heavy
Jun 18 2011 3:59PM
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Candy
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Chacos are by far my favorite rock climbing approach shoes. Especially cause you can climb, then take your rock shoes off and slip on your Chacos, belay, and repeat. Easy.

They are also super grippy and can handle pretty tech approaches.
Jun 18 2011 6:11PM
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I_Am_Mod
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i'm really not a sandal man tough, so i think i might just have to give these things a try...

currently it's either my skate shoes or my sanuk slippers which are super soft and don't have much grip....
Jun 18 2011 7:42PM
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Dwight_Schrute
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I used to run cross country barefoot and I'd get all cut up, but these things are really good. I'm in and around water a lot too though, so I get tons of use out of them.
Jun 18 2011 7:55PM
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.kieffer.
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cool story bro.
Jun 18 2011 8:44PM
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darsh.
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facepalm.
Jun 18 2011 8:47PM
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Ian.Ham
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I have a pair and love them. I wear them for hiking, running, river floating, cliff jumping, basically summer stuff. You definitely can't run by heel-striking or else you get real sore heels. If you want to know about forefoot striking read this.

http://www.barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu/4BiomechanicsofFootStrike.html

Forefoot striking actually strengthens lower leg muscles/arch etc.

I love my five fingers for a bunch of reasons. First off, if you get them wet they dry quickly and comfortably, makes them awesome for river/lake stuff. The sole is also made of super grippy material so I use them for some recreational climbing.

Bottom line, try some before you bash em. They feel natural, like how you felt running around barefoot as a kid. Except you don't need to build up calluses, and don't cut ur feet the fuck up. Don't get blisters or sore arch. fun to run in.
Jun 19 2011 12:01AM
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Candy
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Yeah word. Whatever works for ya man. These might fit your bill, I haven't tried em or I'd give you an opinion.
Jun 19 2011 3:41AM
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michelle
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I've seen people wearing them before, but I wouldn't recommend it. Get a pair of climbing shoes that fits you right. If you want to feeling of barefoot, get the Five Ten Project.
Jun 19 2011 9:01AM
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buchanan.
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yeah, i know how to run. i dont run everywhere i go though. plus, stepping and jumping off stuff is alot nicer with some sort of cushioning.
Jun 19 2011 11:35PM
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Bodhisattva_
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Just like Crocs.
Jun 19 2011 11:37PM
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PJS.
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Crocs are good for nothing
Jun 19 2011 11:44PM
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brendo.
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All the lifeguards are starting to get them now
Jun 20 2011 12:08AM
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Panda_with_Guns
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arent they water shoes?
Jun 20 2011 12:16AM
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fawne.
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why would you need those shoes for lifeguarding? haha
Jun 20 2011 12:19AM
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brendo.
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So u don't get sore feet from standing and walking on concrete barefoot for 8 hours a day...
Jun 20 2011 12:46AM
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onearmwanderer
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still waste of money. if thats all you use it for.
Jun 20 2011 12:48AM
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brendo.
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Who said that's all I use them for? That's the main use but not the only use
Jun 20 2011 12:50AM
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[tk]
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so hip and trendy
Jun 20 2011 12:57AM
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EricaMN.
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ok these are kinda cool
Jun 20 2011 1:03AM
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alex.bgk.
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SF! in the mail haha
Jun 20 2011 2:37AM
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BCkilla
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haha kids wear this shit to my gym at school. kids look like fucking idiots...
Jun 20 2011 3:25AM
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act.resist
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crocs are by far the ugliest, most pointless shoes ever worn by mankind. anyone who wears them automatically become gay
Jun 20 2011 3:32AM
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Orrin
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Want them just because of the fact that they're feet gloves...
Jun 20 2011 5:13AM
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Captain_Slow
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Good idea for life guarding op, my friend wears them everywhere, even to work which is a little weird..,
Jun 20 2011 9:36AM
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Flying~Squirrel
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i wore these a lot at the beginning of last summer, but before long i realized that it was a lot easy to just run, hike, and just about everything else fully barefoot. thats how i role right now, and it feels so good
Jun 20 2011 9:51AM
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