# Vibram FiveFingers and blisters **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 9, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vibram-fivefingers-and-blisters/546159 "2010-07-09T22:27:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vibram-fivefingers-and-blisters/546159/21 "2010-07-26T20:22:22Z")
I have a pair of KSOs but I’m not really much of a runner. The idea of running in them though is intriguing. Can someone provide a video link of the stride in a pair of these? In running shoes I always strike my heel first so I’m having a real hard time visualzing striking on the balls of my feet instead. For some reason, a prancing Pan comes to mind. 😉 Edit: Just noticed the previously linked video. Okay, yes it seems more “prancing” to my eyes… any other resources on this would be great. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_a\_Platypus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Not\_a\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_a_Platypus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vibram-fivefingers-and-blisters/546159/22 "2010-07-26T21:57:34Z")
One of the most common styles of running is [Pose](http://www.the-master-runner.com/pose-running.html) and another is [Chi](http://www.chirunning.com/shop/home.php). I’m not an expert in either, but I’ve heard there are similarities. You can find dozens of videos on YouTube for each running style, complete with “drills” to practice the motions before heading out for a run. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vibram-fivefingers-and-blisters/546159/23 "2010-07-27T16:55:42Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > Like anybody else with feet? What? I’ve never seen these things except as referenced by posts here on the Dope. We just saw a pair “in the wild” the other day at BWI airport. First I’ve seen, actually, aside from my own pair which were a huge point of interest at a party a few days earlier. ---
**Author:** ![Kaio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c68b51/32.png) [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vibram-fivefingers-and-blisters/546159/24 "2010-07-29T06:36:03Z")
> [@MeanJoe](#): > > Edit: Just noticed the previously linked video. Okay, yes it seems more “prancing” to my eyes… any other resources on this would be great. I like [this chick](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEWb9VnMTCM). She’s a little hippy-dippy, but she has a ton of really useful information for people who are just starting with barefooting. She has a whole bunch of videos. > [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > We just saw a pair “in the wild” the other day at BWI airport. First I’ve seen, actually, aside from my own pair which were a huge point of interest at a party a few days earlier. I get so many random strangers asking me about my shoes now. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vibram-fivefingers-and-blisters/546159/25 "2010-07-29T14:08:55Z")
I friggin’ love my FiveFingers. I got a pair a couple months ago for my birthday. It’s too bad they’re so hideous\*, or I’d wear them for more than working out, running and walking the dog. I’ve _always_ been a toe-runner (running on the balls of my feet more than straight-midfoot). My mom says when I was 3, she’d watch me run around parks on my toes. It’s not like my heels are high up in the air (only a fraction of an inch), but it’s so much more comfortable. Even now, if I’m not wearing high heels, I’ll default to walking on the ball of my foot instead of heel-toe. - Doesn’t help that the store I went to had only 8 pairs _total_ in stock and one in my size, which was that weird aqua-turquoise blue. I look like I stepped in that goo dentists use to make molds of your teeth. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vibram-fivefingers-and-blisters/546159.md?page=1)