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March 15th, 2008 at 11:26 am
Ken -
One of the highlights of running my first marathon (LA two weeks ago) was seeing you run by me. Unfortunately, I couldn’t catch you to say hi.
I don’t know if I could really do the full barefoot thing, but was wondering if there is anything to the Nike Free series running shoes that are suppose provide much of the feedback of barefoot running? By the way, I am 53, new to distance running and have some issues with plantar fasciitis.
Thank you much!
Ward
March 15th, 2008 at 11:41 am
While they are a slight improvement in flexibility and weight compared with some of the very worst running shoes ever made, the Nike Free shoes do not provide much feedback at all, when compared with bare soles.
Of course the biggest difference is the advertising budget for Nike Frees is much larger than for Running Barefoot.
Read my review of the Nike Free shoes:
http://runningbarefoot.org/?p=105
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:41 pm
What about Vibram five fingers? I have started to run distances in these this week and find them exceptional as far as 5k goes but I intend to run longer. Is there any other exception to running barefoot or would that suffice?
July 2nd, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Hey Tyler,
What about Vibram Five Fingers? Why do you need an “exception”? You are free to run with any kind of footwear you want.
But, listen, if you do want to, and truely want all the benefits of Running Barefoot, then you should REALLY try Running Barefoot!
But, so what if you’re not literally Running Barefoot? I’m not going to go around imprisoning folks, for running with shoes (even if their shoes are already imprisoning their feet!). That would, literaly, take forever! But look at it this way, no one has ever needed my approval to NOT run barefoot!
Just remember, that no matter what some advertisement or salesperson said, when you are wearing any sort of foot covering, you are NOT Running Barefoot!
Have fun,
-barefoot ken bob