Went to Naked Ape in Sheffield and got my Fivefingers (VSO's)... fitting took quite a while and I was really surprised that although I normally take a 10-10.5 fell shoe I ended up with an 8 in the Fivefingers!

First run was yesterday evening 6 miles full on fell on Cracken Edge (no point easing in gently!). Really enjoyed running in them and didn't suffer from sore feet at all despite some really rocky sections. Grip was fine climbing and excellent on rock but they were a complete liability on wet grassy downhills... two spectacular tumbles. Was even pleasantly surprised how they felt on the road at the start and end of the run. No rubbing or blisters. Also no calf tightness but I've always been quite a toe/forefoot runner.

Second run this morning (6 miles again) and all good... really amazed how you can feel your toes working for balance/grip and how little impact your knees take. Again no rubbing or soreness.

My plan is to use them for my morning pre-breakfast easy paced runs as it's usually when I'm running easy that I get lazy and my form goes to rat shit.

So far, very impressed.