Category Archives: Shoes

Gradually, back to running

September 19, 2008 – 10:46 pm

Last weekend, I reached a milestone in the weight loss, my weight dropped below 200 pounds. (That’s about 9 pounds in a month and a half — this low-carb thing continues to work nicely.) It was particularly significant, because I had told myself that I would allow myself to start running again when I got [...]

By Michael Magin | Also posted in Running | Comments (0)

New Shoes: Vibram FiveFingers KSO

May 17, 2008 – 10:44 pm

When I first heard of the relatively-new Vibram FiveFingers shoes in a MetaFilter comment thread, I knew I had to have a pair. I’d always liked being barefoot, I always walking around barefoot at home since sometime in my teenage years when I discovered that walking around in socks on a splintery wood floor increased [...]

By Michael Magin | Also posted in Review | Comments (12)