The Ugliest Shoe

Running barefoot has never looked uglier or more uncomfortable.  Toe socks are extremely uncomfortable so I can't imagine how irritating these must feel.  This shoe from Vibram is supposed to be the revolutionary - best - running - shoe ever.  And scientific studies are there to back it up.  When we run with regular tennis shoes, we tend to run heel, ball, toe.  The shoes are designed with thick soles on the heel for this very reason.  But when we run barefoot, we run toe, ball, heel.  This style of running gives less of an impact on our legs and knees.  Plus, watch sprinters.  When they run, their heels never once touch the ground.  Maybe this is the new thing that will revolutionize running and shoes.  I just wish that it could be a little more attractive.