It’s really hard to believe it has been 2 years 4 months and 8 days since I started running with the Vibram shoes.  When I first got them I thought they were some of the weirdest shoes I had ever seen.  I’ll be the first to admit I got them as sort of a joke.  I guess a way to be different, but after all this time, I am really glad I got them.

People who know me, or have seen the picture over there on the right (me from Feb 2011), know that I am not a small guy.  Distance running has never been my thing.  But I knew that getting back into shape needed to be a priority, and this was a small kick start into that direction.

My running over the past few months has been sporadic at best.  My wife Heidi and I have set some good goals and even run in 2 5Ks and walked in another.  Our first 5K ever was the Fans on the Field 5K.  It was a very fun event that was a good goal for both of us to get started.

Our next big goal is to run the Bolder Boulder. Tonight I started toward that goal. I start using the Bridge to 10K app on the iPhone as a training program to get going. I also started to look into getting a second pair of Vibram shoes.

As much as I have loved my Vibram KSO’s, they are starting to wear down and it’s time for new.  Of all of the athletic shoes I’ve had over the years, none of them have lasted more than a year.  So to get almost 2 and a half out of shoes is great.

I reviewed the Vibram site tonight and picked out the Bikila as my new pair.  Hopefully they will get here quickly!

I will continue my journey, and update here hopefully more frequently than I have been about this.