Last night I ran in flats for the first time (Kilkennys). It was dark, and I didn't feel like dodging all the stuff on the road...and ...and...ok, yeah, I'm a weenie. Anyway - it went really well...BUT. It sure was less of a workout for my feet than barefoot running. I ran 3 miles vs. the 1 mi I can usually manage barefoot, and there was much less soreness in the musculature of my feet today, so yes there IS a difference in terms of what you get out of it. I also saw two people having sex against a parked car. Yikes! Amazing what you see (well, mostly *hear*) at night. Arla

Wow, that's cool. I'm more of a morning runner, but I see what you mean. Running barefoot in the dark is a bit daunting. I'm a newbie wannaba, so to speak. Have not offically run barefoot yet, just walked. Can I ask you, do you have the fivefingers? Should I get the Classic, or the Kso (or whatever there called ) What are flats? I guess I'll check online. I plan to try the real barefoot thing, but would like a backup too. I walked the 1 mile loop around the Navy track last night, no issues. My feet burn a bit today. So, barefoot works well on the track, but not for downtown running ( at least at this stage , and I'm a weenie too! ) I want to get those fivefingers this weekend. I'm just torn on which ones....

thanks !