Yesterday was day 3 with my Vibram Five Fingers “shoes”. Check out day 1 and day 2.
My feet, as expected, are still a little sore as rearly used muscles get a workout. It’s no more sore than my feet are after moderate hikes. I’ve not heeded the advice of others by easing myself into them; I work at a computer most days so I figure wearing them all day won’t present as much risk. Despite very slight foot fatigue, day 3 was marked with this overwhelming urge to run or jump around on stuff. These things make you feel like a Ninja.
In meeting with some friends last night, I was subjected to some expected chiding over the “funky socks”. One friend refused to refer to them as shoes. Fair enough. Every time there was a quitet moment, someone would interupt with “I can’t deal with those funky things”.
The other big test last night was walking around my friend’s yard. It’s full of goat heads; this was the first big “foot safety” test. They passed with flying colors. Admittedly I wasn’t running, but they accumulated about 5 goat heads in a stroll around his yard, with none making it past the Vibram rubber soles. In theory I could see a goat head making it between one’s toes, but that’s about it. I guess a really long goat head might make it through, too.
I didn’t make it running this AM. I might take a pre-lunch run. Tonight I’m headed to the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico for some car camping and rock climbing. Looking forward to give them an “outdoors” test.
