Running enthusiasts flock to weird-looking 'Barefoot Shoes'

I give these shoes two thmbs up, I've have tried them while i surf over reefs and rocks and they feel great and protect your feet. Used them hiking and walking up and down rivers and they are awesome, because your feet can grip and mold on whatever your stepping on unlike bulky boots and shoes.... i dont know how peolple compare them to crocs which are like slippers, these are for running/ and in some cases extreme outdoor activities. and its not about fashion either...the are just practical

Make them out of Kevlar and i'll buy them

Lmao...they look so weird and like sasquatch feet...

Whats cool about these, TSA glances and never ask me to remove them. I don't think the notice they are shoes. Not that it would matter there is nothing to them. Be warned, with heavy use you can destroy a pair in a few months. If you wear Allstars or keds - easy transition.

Hey I have baught strange looking shoes in the 60's. But this is a little too strange. But if they work hey why not!

Interesting, not so much the "shoes" those are just weird and are still shoes....but the whole barefoot running thing. I have severe Plantar fasciitis and chronic shin splints and it would seem to me that someone with existing ailments would be damaged by barefoot running but I could be wrong. Im training for some 10ks and half marathons right now and Id like to try the barefoot running thing just to see if it helps, but I dont think I could do it anywhere aside from the beach

Lmao. They're worse than crocs.

BTW...jogging on pavement, is another story. I still wear my old Keds, but I definetly put my feet down differently.

Anthropologically (is that a word?) speaking, humans were born to run. We have the heavy leg bones and muscle. Our lung capacity may not be as large as other animals, but we can breathe just fine while running.
I grew up wearing shoes only in school and when my mom made me.
I rediscovered how jogging, with my dog accross the desert where I live, was fun when I wear my old Keds.
No more athletic shoes for me.

Go shoeless, our toes were evolved for speed. thats why we only have long digits on our hands.

sarcastically: what's better than crocs?, vibram's five finger shoes!

Like tires for your feet....neato.

creepy lil toe shoes.... hahaha! Now i have something to wear with my creepy lil toe socks!... definitely want to try these :)

what did we all do before shoes?

I think I will stick with my cross trainers.

I read a study once that showed most running related injuries came from shoes, and most pro runners run in their bare feet for the best results, this seems similar.

then i googled "barefeet better than shoes"

About the olympics and barefeet: http://neuroanthropology.net/2009/07/26/lose-your-shoes-is-barefoot-better/

related article i found via google: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06157/696125-114.stm

How is this green? It's just an idiotic health fad.

It's all in fun till someone gets fallen arches. Which is what will eventually happen to a lot of these people. Fallen arches is a formerly common problem modern shoes have made rare.

There is a reason we started wearing running shoes in the first place. this is merely an example of us being so coddled by modern technology we have forgotten why it was invented.

oh great, another Croc epedemic

a guy at one of my jobs wears those all the time. kinda jealous and want them. it is weird though how they sort of force your toes to separate, your pinky toe doesn't really naturally separate from the rest of your toes and that seems like an uncomfortable idea to me.

sweeet! Gettin me one of those

Barefeet smell sweet.

an ultra-marathoner friend of mine has recently begun the transition to running barefoot (not even in these shoes, but actually barefoot) and says his feet and shins feel SO much better. He thinks these 5 toe shoes are actually a good transition step between running shoes and actual barefoot running.

I want to see all the new micro-big-foot reports from this!:p

I think these shoes sound awesome. I want to try a pair.

I like them.