I totally agree stomper. It's amazing how much better I feel after this race than my other marathons where I wore VFFs. My body wasn't really sore at all, and I'm back to running normally after only three days. Usually I'm out for at least a week, sometimes more. The race was definitely harder on my feet than others, but less damaging to the rest of my body. And my feet actually felt fine by the end. Endurance wise, I've never felt better.