Vibrams - do people actually run fast in them?

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11 years ago 11/11/2012 10:41pm EST

I see lots of people in Vibrams. A lot of them are obviously just recreational runners, but I also sometimes see someone running in Vibrams that looks like he or she could be a fast runner. Yet they're just plodding along slowly with short strides.

Only a few of the competitive runners I know run in Vibrams and only for cool-down jogs or in one case of one guy, form drills.

So I'm just wondering - are they actually good for running at pace? Any experience? And please skip the replies about how stupid they look or how gay they are or whatever.

11 years ago 11/11/2012 11:15pm EST

re: another banned poster

11 years ago 11/12/2012 1:32am EST

re: No They Don't

I do about 30% of my mileage in Vibrams. Times are about 5 % faster on a given course.

No They Don't wrote:
No

11 years ago 11/12/2012 2:04am EST

re: No They Don't

11 years ago 11/12/2012 12:34pm EST

re: another banned poster

I've ran a couple of 5k's under 16 minutes in vibrams they actually did really good for me. I commonly hear people behind me saying the guy in the toe shoes is gonna die after the first mile yet they never see me again.

11 years ago 11/12/2012 2:05pm EST

re: RSAR

RSAR wrote:
I do about 30% of my mileage in Vibrams. Times are about 5 % faster on a given course.

5%?!?

So 6:00 pace in shoes is 5:42 in Vibrams.

I call BS.

11 years ago 11/12/2012 4:16pm EST

re: Nice to meet you, Paul Ryan

Nice to meet you, Paul Ryan wrote:
RSAR wrote:
I do about 30% of my mileage in Vibrams. Times are about 5 % faster on a given course.
5%?!?
So 6:00 pace in shoes is 5:42 in Vibrams.
I call BS.

haha, call whatever you want, just saying what I'm reading in my logs.

11 years ago 11/12/2012 6:16pm EST

re: RSAR

I wore vibrams as a sophomore, they helped me change my running form, and then I got really good at sprinting.... any way I ran 4:25 1600m as a sophomore, and still wear minimalist shoes.

11 years ago 11/12/2012 7:14pm EST

re: Man who runs the Mile

I tried them for a while - about 50 miles on 10 easy runs. I got blisters between the toes despite using body glide, so I'm done with them.

I just saw the Adipure Adapt which looks as minimalist as Vibram but doesn't have the "fingers". Anybody tried that?

11 years ago 11/12/2012 7:16pm EST

re: another banned poster

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