Vibram FiveFingers/City Sports All-Star Barefoot Running Clinic

[motownkramer]

Guy with brown pants leading the pack in slow motion @ 1:51...duuuuude work on your form before you fracture your foot and try blaming it on five fingers(if you haven't already, buy the book Natural Running). Limp wrist = thanks for the laugh

[Elantry]

Why are the top 10 comments always totally unrelated to the video? At 01:02 this video clearly proves that we are related to ducks. I recommend trying it though, it works for me.

[tconx85]

I am a huge fan of barefoot running, but I don't buy the whole evolution explanation. I believe the God of the Bible designed us perfectly (before the fall), which is why barefoot running is so great and naturally a better way to run that with running shoes. I do agree however with the Harvard professor on the fact that barefoot running is the way were were designed to run. If you are unfamiliar with the SCIENCE behind biblical creation answersingenesisdotorg is a great site.

[ruburtoe1]

@tconx85 youre stupid, there is no god, evolution has eventually made our feet good for running barefooted-ly..

[CrazyHermit]

@ruburtoe1 Hey, it doesn't matter what we all believe in. I like barefoot running, but I also believe in God, nothing wrong with it.

[tconx85]

@ruburtoe1, if you're going to accuse me of being stupid you might want to provide a better argument than that over time evolution has eventually made our feet good for barefoot running. There has been no evidence found supporting macro-evolution of any kind.

[ruburtoe1]

@tconx85 well "god" is a much worse argument, theres no proof or logic behind that. there is, though, common sense behind evolution, it makes sense.

[CrazyHermit]

@tconx85 I believe God create our bodies in his perfect image, but we have tried to fix it, only to get hurt. That's why I took up barefoot running.

[ab0d3ba093]

@tconx85 god doesn't though so wtf are you talking about?

[shonoj]

Love the shoes but don't buy the prof's comments:-

so let me get this straight - Vibram has pulled together many intelligent people to think up a new product which has taken them much effort, time, technology, computer simulation, trial and error - to make a product that essentially just allows the leg and foot to do what it is meant to do.

But the phenomenally complex mechanisms within the leg and foot randomly evolved....?

c'mon - pull another one.

[cameronchaseshaw]

@shonoj I don't think anybody claimed that the phenomenally complex mechanisms of our legs and feet RANDOMLY evolved. Nothing about evolution is random. The fact is, we went from being a primarily quadripedal species to a bipedal species and we HAD to make changes to make our pelvis work for our new ambulatory stance. The leg and foot are AMAZING works of evolutionary art developed over millions of years.

A shoe that takes a few years to develop in order to respect the foot? Makes sense to me.

[shonoj]

@cameronchaseshaw you see this is what I just don't get, you say 'we went from a primarily quadripedal species to a bipedal species' - the processes involved in that almost cast away statement seems beyond the scope of our ability to accurately map (easy to do in big broad statements but I'd really would like to see a systems engineering chart that shows the exact required genetic mutation of every necessary element)

Evolutionary catch-up? we can't be bipedal without the perfect working of legs

[cameronchaseshaw]

@shonoj Standing up is great when part of the evolutionary imperative for human is the freedom to use our hands articulately. Just because the legs work (a dog can be taught to "walk") doesn't mean that a pelvis/spine intended for horizontal ambulation can survive years of bipedal movement. I'm not trying to be an ass or use "throw-away" statements, but the fossil record does show pelvic and spinal changes after the advent of bipedal ambulation that make us more suited to be a bipedal species.

[cameronchaseshaw]

The working of legs doesn't have to be "perfect" for the comparative advantage of having hands free for articulate use (tools, etc.) to be greater than that of the avoidance of spinal compression and the improper seating of the humerus in the acetabulum. The change in the ration of bone lengths and joint angles at proper seating reflect the changes made to accommodate greater vertical force endured by joints/supportive tissues during compressive activities like standing, walking, and running.

[ferozoso23]

1:57

guy heel striking in vibrams

[Jouwl]

@ferozoso23

Yes, horrible. I hope someone enlightens him before he wrecks his feet.

[huibruben]

Hello, can I just comment on the desighn?

There is one thing thats still wrong with this,

plain and simple:

- the achilles heel is impeded, you need to cut it free if you want to move

as free as those hopeys and navaho indians.

[Wolffman05]

Just hit the 200 mile mark on my Vibrams. Love them!

[CrazyHermit]

VFF, for the win!!!

[SavageSavang]

I am getting those motherloving Vibrams!!!

[magicrhymesx]

I am so glad for this movement. We as a species have been running barefoot or with something like thin sandles for millions of years.Greeks,Mongolians, Samurai's, Native Americans and our whole species have hunted and gathered for millions of years and it was all done without a giant heeled shoe. This is how we are supposed to be. Granted, running on cement and pavement isnt one hundred percent natural, since grass is what we were meant to run on, but we can handle it,we were made for this.

[77evolved]

so, what your saying is that "god" is responsible for you being an idiot? makes perfect sense...

[OscarSchneegans]

@77evolved

Way to toss out insults for no good reason (unless one considers a smug sense of superiority a good reason).

[TheHungarianchick]

@77evolved I bet you didn't know that, "evolved", that the modern running shoe was not invented until the 1970's. So what did athletes used before then? That's right, minimally supportive footwear made of leather or canvas.

[codyhill06]

These guys may have evolved, but I was intelligently designed. Thank God for making man in His image!

[ferozoso23]

@codyhill06

sorry buddy evolution is real and observable in nature

[codyhill06]

@ferozoso23 Micro evolution, yes. Macro evolution, no. There is plenty of evidence for a young earth.

[Jouwl]

@codyhill06

Evidence for a young earth does not explain evidence for an old earth, meaning the idea is stupid and must be discarded according to common sense.

[codyhill06]

@Jouwl Do you realize how ignorant that sounds? Let's play with words a bit. Evidence for a young man does not explain evidence for an old man. Do you see the problem with your statement now?

[Jouwl]

@codyhill06

Regardless of how much evidence for a young earth you have, you can't stick to the idea that the earth is young when you've found evidence for an older earth.

Either way, this 'evidence' for a young earth you speak of is probably nonsense.

[codyhill06]

@Jouwl Either the earth is young or old, evidence proves one or the other -- not both. While now you're using ignorance to assume I'm wrong.

[scaramoucheX]

Funny: the runner leading the group from 1'50" to 2'00" is heel-striking with every stride!

[mrrrxxxxx]

the whole barefoot crowd running in town looks idiotic. but americans are genuines at propaganda stuff..yeah we were born without no shoes haha nice try douchebag, what's next take our clothes off

[whothennow24]

1:25, hahaha: that guy's an idiot. Running is not an "art." That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard.

[CrazyHermit]

@whothennow24 running is a form of art according to one of America's greatest runners; Steve Prefontaine. Wanna insult him and run with him if he came back from the dead?

[whothennow24]

@CrazyHermit So if I am the world's best nose-picker, and I declare nose-picking to be art, then it is so? No. I don't care who says what is art; just because a person is good at it doesn't mean that he gets to define art. There is no insult in saying running isn't art. Don't be so sensitive. Golly.

[Jouwl]

@CrazyHermit

Pardon me, but there are have been millions if not billions of humans that ran far better than he did. You're insulting all of them by suggesting that some recently dead runner athlete defines running.

Boo.

[frustratedoperator]

funny, in the crowd of barefoot runners, i can see some still landing on their heels (ouch!)

[MrAlvarotube]

After four days and I have not so tired as I am driving technique. The shoe has very good grip and good feeling with the ground, I'm on Twitter @huellaecologica

[cdmentor]

Well done thank you

[kmfranck]

They were taking a ton of video footage throughout the morning. I hope we can expect more videos from this event. My wife and I had a blast!

[belayme]

Uh oh... heel striker at 1:54.

[TerrorBlack]

@belayme He'll learn. (He should at least do something better with his arms.)