I received mine in the post on Tuesday after placing the order with Wiggle on Sunday evening. I ordered the KSO style:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/vibram-fivefingers-ladies-kso-shoes/
I'm only a size 39 so I had to get women's but they're exactly the same as the men's so I don't care.
I went out yesterday for half-an-hour running around the park. I have to say I am a TOTAL CONVERT!!!!!! They are brilliantly liberating. I was very tentative at first, running like a Geisha on bound feet, but by the second lap my feet were flexing, toes spreading and reaching for every step. I got little cramps in the arches but that was muscle, tendon and sinew stretching after 37 years in a shoe-shaped straight jacket. Barefoot London marathon next year...
Tonight I ran to boot camp and still had the cramping in my arches. The soles of my feet were a little sore this morning but I expected this. I've had cushioning and arch support for the last 37 years so I have to allow a little adjustment. My neighbour suggested taking a photo of the impression my feet make on a piece of paper after being dipped in dyed water now and then in six months to see if my rather flat arches have responded to the workouts they'll be getting.
I'm doing the Pennine Three Peaks Challenge. 24 miles and I'm sorely tempted to wear mine.
Any reports and comparisons between the Five Fingers and the Chinese version of them. I'd love to know how people are getting on.