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From my own experience, searching the web, the comments I’ve received in my previous two posts(Vibram Five Fingers and Vibram Five Fingers: 1 Month Later) and in conversation, sizing the Vibram Five Fingers is quite a concern and challenge. This is understandable as they’re not shoes in the sense we know it and they need [...]

Well, it’s nearly a month now since I got my Vibram Five Fingers and I’m happy to say I’m still very impressed with them. More importantly, I’m also still injury free and starting to really notice my feet adapting.
To get a true reflection of the effects of running in the Vibrams, I’ve run exclusively [...]

I’ve just got back from my first proper run in my new foot protectors - my Vibram Five Fingers Classics. I say foot protectors as “shoes” just seems like the wrong word to use considering they’re effectively just a bit of strong rubber stuck to the bottom of my feet.

Well, all I [...]

Scientist have discovered that one or two beers a day is actually good for your memory. That’s right, beer can actually make you smarter.
They speculate that this is due to some sort of receptor being blocked by the low dose of alcohol. This in turn apparently results in a compensatory response from the [...]

It seems there’s a growing trend in South Africa for people to stop taking the government supplied anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs in a bid to ensure they continue to get the disability grant.
South African law, like many other countries’ laws, regards having HIV and AIDS as a disability. This in turn entitles people to various disability [...]

In a moment of renewed enthusiasm for running, after purchasing my new shoes on Monday, I popped into WH Smiths and picked up a copy of Runner’s World.
In it I read a short article about how a guy had pretty much solved all his running injuries by throwing his shoes away and resorting to running [...]

Like Paulo Natini, I’ve got myself a pair of new shoes. They’re not just any shoes, they’re my new running shoes - the Adidas Supernova Control 10s.

Don’t worry, I won’t be singing about my new shoes. I’ll just tell you about today’s first run and my shopping experience