Meet Morrie, my new shoes

I introduce to you today, my new Five Finger shoes. I call them "Morrie". Because I love them. And "Morrie" is short for "Amore", which as we all know is "Love" in ... um ... some other language...

So, here's the way I see it. When God made us, He designed our bodies to function in a unique way. For me, that unique way is flat-footed and barefoot!

I'm not a shoe person. I don't like socks for one. For another, I just simply love to be barefoot. I like my wide feet to spread the way God intended them to and I believe He created me with leather-like soles on my own feet to make barefoot living an essential and glorious part of my life. Not to mention, I think I have pretty sexy feet (but that's neither here nor there).

I have only had one pair of shoes ever in my life that I have loved. All I know is they were Asics and they loved me back. I had tried a newer pair of Asics when I trained for last year's half marathon, but I hated them. I ended up wearing my old comfy ones and they did me just fine.

So, here's the deal with running shoes for me. I'm a toe runner. I have always supposed this has come from the training in all the sports I've ever played...basketball, volleyball, track (sprints), racquetball...they have all had me up on my toes. Apart from sports, I even walk around the house on the balls of my feet. It's where I am most comfortable.

Today, I ran for the first time in shoes I love that are as close to being barefoot as I can get. I've heard it from both the haters and the lovers of the shoe, but for me and my running style, I have been won over by my own personal experience. Granted I only ran a mile & a half in them today, I was more comfortable running than I have ever been (especially considering it was a spontaneous, non-stretch, non-prepared run).