"Barefoot" Running

[jessmarimba]

I just bought the Kinvaras, too...I'm so used to my NB WT101s that these seem like a huge amount of shoe to me. But I'm getting to some pretty long runs and needed a little more squish for when I get tired and my form starts to suck. And man are these shoes ugly. Oh my goodness.

I have my eye on the NB minimus shoes...WT10 or whatever number they just gave them.

[KnottedYet]

The Kinvarra comes in so many colors. I've got the solid black ones, which I thought looked much nicer than some of the multi-color schemes.

I do have to wonder what kind of liquor is kept in the design office of the folks who choose shoe colors.... (and can I have some?)

Dogmama, I'm glad to hear they are good for fore-foot strikers. I'm a heel-striker through and through and love them, but was hoping someone would pipe up on their fore-foot striking experience.

[OakLeaf]

I did try on a pair of the Kinvaras when I was at the LRS. Just as I thought I remembered, a pointed toe box that crammed all my toes together. Oh well. I'm really looking forward to trying on the Intuition.

[KnottedYet]

I did try on a pair of the Kinvaras when I was at the LRS. Just as I thought I remembered, a pointed toe box that crammed all my toes together. Oh well. I'm really looking forward to trying on the Intuition.

That link to the Altra Intuition you gave made me drool, and the shoe looks great in the toe box. Please, please, please post a review after you try them! I've got some folks who I think would really benefit from the Intuition's toe box.

I'd also be interested in what you think of the outsole. I have a bit of concern that around here (where we have patches of a thin layer of slippery mud on all the trails just about year-round, and where algae can grow on the sidewalks) the smoother outsole would be a bit slick.

I hope you get a pair, cuz I wanna know!

[GLC1968]

Here are a couple of blog posts by a guy who tried the Altra Instinct (mens style). He lives in the PNW as well, and seems to really like them. He didn't mention slipping in them at all though he does stick to using his Merrell Trail Gloves for trail running.

http://welcome-to-briders-place.blog...sions-and.html

http://welcome-to-briders-place.blog...ail-glove.html

Oak - I'll be really curious to see what you have to say about them as the biggest shortcoming of my Evo's are the way the big toe space curves (instead of straight out like on my other Vivo Barefoot shoes).