Follow up to: Baring Your Soles: How Do I Start Barefoot Running?

Donna says:

I am currently reading ‘Born to Run’ by Christopher McDougall and also know someone who runs with barefoot shoes….the five finger ones. I have trawlled the web, reading this and that about barefoot running and think I might try it. However, the shoes are so expensive……the normal (non five fingered/toed) variety look suspiciously like swim shoes to me, which can be bought for about a fiver. The Tarahumara (ultra running tribe featured in the book mentioned above)make their own ‘shoes’ out of old tyre treads and lace and they are pretty much injury free…….so I have purchased myself some swim shoes……we will see how it goes )