Vibram Five Fingers Shoes: The Barefoot Alternative
Got a call from a friend who happens to read my query on US Vibram Website (http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/) last week. I was told that he has become the sole importer for such shoes and would like me to give it a try again after knowing that I bought such a pair sometimes back (at least 6 months ago) but I did not wear it because the sizing is wrong and it causes blister to my feet.
I have decided to get the KSO. It was delivered to me on 1 Oct, thanks Choon Chiat!. I will give this shoe another try because as I have been training barefoot for the past 10 months and I can hardly break through the 21km barrier because whenever I do long distance runs barefooted, my feet will start to sore and get heated up when I reach about 17km and it make running barefooted very punishing going above 17km and eventually I will normally stop my long runs at 21km. I am hoping that the KSO will allow me to train longer distances (maybe up to 35km).
I am still considering whether to run this year end SCSM09 barefooted or with a racer shoe and now I have another choice, that is with Vibram FiveFingers KSO.
I will feedback the performance of this shoe when I recover from my calf strain injury. In the mean time, I think I will just do some aerobic exercise with swimming and cycling until my calf strain injury has recovered.
I shall not say too much about the benefits of running barefoot as this is very dependent on individual, but too me, I will continue to do barefoot running.
There are many blog on this shoe and here are some of them
1. http://www.keith-in-training.com/2008/03/vibram-fivefingers-ksos-part-i.html
2. http://www.keith-in-training.com/2007/03/training-week-8-day-1.html
3. http://runningsoules.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/barefoot-running/
If anyone who has read this blog entry and would like to give it a try, you have a few option to get the shoe,
1. Contact me and I will get in touch with my friend or you can email my friend for enquiry using enquiry@innovatez.com, do mention that you get this email after reading lspua.blogspot.com. I am sure my friend can give you a good price.
2. Go to Outdoor at Novena
3. Go to Feber Sports at Peninsula. (I hope the spelling for Feber is right.)
Here are two pictures,
posted by Barefoot Pua at
10:34 AM
3 Comments:
Hi BFP
Looking forward to your feedback on the KSO's as I might consider them if I do try the M. Kinabalu climbathon some day.
You had your interval training the day after a hectic session at the office and might not be well rested. Got to take care of yourself, bro.
Yup, I will post more on my experience with this new toy.
If you are interested to buy, I can help you. Just send me an email to pua.lip.seng@animiles.com
I think I will take a break for 1 week before I start my marathon training again and I guess I will have to re-adjust my aim to just finish the marathon barefooted in 4:30 to 4:00 hrs. If can still do it at sub 4 I will be most delighted.
:-)
The best thing that vimbrm five fingers brought to us is the comfort and quality of it.
zbsports
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