I know that is just spring, but I ran my first 2013 event with 1300 other runners, and maybe it was too cold at the start to run BF, as far as I could tell I was the only one wearing VFF! I thought minimalist or BF running was a growing trend?
It seems the trend may be at a lull right now, but we aren't about trends as a group, now are we? We are a small fringe of the already small running community as a whole, and we, most likely, will always stay that way. But don't worry, you will always be in good company here.