[pct-l] Five-Fingers

[Melanie Clarke]

Dear Eric,

At 50 years of age, I have seen so many "fads", gimmicks and marketing ploys
come and go.  I'll wait, oh, about 5 to 10 years to see how they perform in
a mass market of test subjects.  After the granite descent on the south side
of Muir Pass (south bound), I'm ready for at least a pretty firm insole in
my trail runners.

Melanie

On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Mike Chapman <altathunder76 at gmail.com>wrote:

> I was just a section hiker in 2010,but I broke my toe and lost 3
> toenails in hiking boots,about 11 miles before sierra city,hobbled but
> still trudged on.
>
> On 12/27/10, Eric Lee <saintgimp at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Paul wrote:
> >>
> > >From this limited information I would conclude that the chances of a
> foot
> > injury are much greater when wearing five fingers.  This could be due to
> the
> > fact that five fingers do not have the same support as shoes or boots.
> >>
> >
> > John Vonhof (of Fixing Your Feet fame) thinks so too.  He doesn't say
> "don't
> > use them", but he does say "be careful and develop the skills you need to
> > protect yourself from injury."  See
> > http://fixingyourfeet.com/blog/2010/10/vibram-fivefinger-injuries/.
> >
> > Eric
> >
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