Vibram FiveFingers

Spyridon LS Trail Running Shoe - Men's

You joke about suffering at the hands of your parents. While they were actually pretty good grown-ups, they made you wear shoes and you hated that. The Vibram Men's Spyridon LS Trail Running Shoe makes it easy to get back to basics and enjoy the freedom of running through the woods barefoot. Well, not literally barefoot because that makes you bleed (turns out they were right about that), but in a barefoot-minimalist running shoe with a barely-there feel for a barefoot-like experience. With individual toe slots and aggressive tread, this trail-specific shoe protects your paws from rough terrain without compromising ground feedback.
With one quick pull, the speed-lacing system shapes the uppers to the specific silhouette of your foot for a custom fit. Nylon and mesh uppers let your foot breathe easy and help foot-sweat dissipate quickly. Each toe has its own home, promoting digit strength and overall balance and foot control. Toe bumpers protect your tootsies from rocks and tree roots you stumble across along the trail. The 3mm polyurethane insole is covered with antimicrobial Dri-Lex to keep your shoe smelling good and your foot feeling dry.
Trail running requires a firm footing on solid ground. Flip the Spyridon over for a close look at the 3.5mm-thick Vibram XSTrek rubber sole. This assertive sole grips the earth without hesitation, and it maximizes impact protection without adding a micrometer to the 0mm heel-toe drop. Molded nylon mesh in the midsole provides a "rock blast" effect. No, this isn't dynamite, but rather a whisper-light way of dispersing foot-strike impact over a wider area. The greater area for impact absorption, the less likely you are to feel the sharp prick of pointy scree or lance-like limbs that have fallen.