Vibram 5 fingers shoes

[sarahbellum]

What do you guys think of these? I think they are neat and the concept is great, but even though it says you can wear them hiking, I would worry about needle sticks. But then how protective are any soft sided shoe?

http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/

[princsheather]

I know several people who wear these at my nursing school (not at clinicals but to lecture) and they all swear by them saying they are the most comfortable shoe ever. The ones I saw were leather, and they mold to your feet like a glove to give you the support you need.

[alirocks4u]

So they just came out with the new speed, It comes in white... I just got excepted to nursing school and I only wear vibram's, and sandals... Im afraid if I wear regular shoes Ill be dying in clinicals. I cant wear regular shoes even just putting them on my feet hurt. Can some one check them out and let me know what you think I should do... THANKS PS the Jaya also comes in white but I dont think this model will accommodate my feet... I wear mostly the KSO trek

[iamarunningnurse]

Ricecakes...thanks for the link, I had not seen that one! Loved the book Born to Run...I'm planning on running the Leadville 100 in 2012 in my Vibrams.

Obviously this is not a running forum so pardon my tangent.

...but I now wear one pair of Vibrams all the time, I own several pair and they are extremely easy to get used to just by wearing them around the house, driving, etc. You don't HAVE to run in them to use them. Even when you've stubbed your toe and it's swollen and throbbing, wearing the Vibrams feels less painful because it is less restrictive versus standard shoes!

Vibrams has just come out with a new shoe, the Bikila, and was wondering if anyone has worn a pair, they seem to maybe be a bit more protective, has anyone noticed this? I don't know only what I've seen online.

Let me know how this goes!

[iamarunningnurse]

I love the shoes, but when I ran 4 miles in them for the first time, my right heel hurt and still troubles me a bit to this day. I would advise anyone who try them out to run very short miles to get used to them before attempting loger miles. Your transition to the more natural shoes, I was told, should be slow.