Minimalist Running?: Runner Beats Half the Field in 5K Race Wearing a Pair of Crocs

[IraR]

I highly recommend $5.00 croc-knockoffs for all sorts of wet-weather and cold-weather running. I get them a size smaller than my regular shoe-size, so that the back strap stays pretty tight. Even with the size smaller, the toe-box is pretty wide. But it's still not as good as going barefoot, and because you are not getting the tactile feedback, it can be easy to overdo the running.

 

[Barefoot TJ]

I highly recommend $5.00 croc-knockoffs for all sorts of wet-weather and cold-weather running. I get them a size smaller than my regular shoe-size, so that the back strap stays pretty tight. Even with the size smaller, the toe-box is pretty wide. But it's still not as good as going barefoot, and because you are not getting the tactile feedback, it can be easy to overdo the running.

Do you wear socks with them? I would think the plastic and sweaty feet would cause friction.

 

[IraR]

I don't usually wear socks with these. I often use these in colder and wetter weather.

 

[stjohnthegambler]

I saw a woman in Portland run a trail marathon in Crocs. She passed me!