Too Much Time Behind the Computer? Kankles Hurt? Try the Vibram Five Fingers
I thought I’d share this review with the TC audience because you seem like a fit lot and interested in the outdoors. Correct me if I’m wrong. So, we begin:
I swore I’d never wear them. We called them the Five Fingers of Suck a few years ago and I was sure they were crazy. Friends, I’m here to tell you I was wrong. And I’m sorry.
Here’s my story: I ran a marathon a few years ago. I got plantar fasciitis and couldn’t run after the marathon. I worked through that inflammation, but by the time I was ready to run again I had gained thirty pounds. Wham. Shin-splints. So I was a fat former runner with leg problems. The prognosis wasn’t good.
So I tried a few things – the elliptical, weight training, losing some freaking weight – but the thing that saved me were these shoes.