Last Friday I finally kicked off the Vibrams (after 13 months) and went naked from the ankles down. I did about 4 miles with about half on a soccer field and the rest on sidewalk and asphalt. Then last night I did 3 miles all on sidewalk and asphalt. It was really quite good - I kept expecting something bad to happen. Now I just need to get up the nerve to go barefoot on trails. These barefoot runs on pavement were my first non-trail runs in about 8 years. The trails I run on are pretty rough and include plenty of roots, gravel and maybe worst of all - those lethal spikey balls from sweet gum trees. Those can even hurt in Vibrams so I can only imagine what it would feel with barefeet. I think I will get there, but it's gonna take some time.
Adam
Adam