I ran 4 miles today in my new Vibram Five-Fingers…  Granted, it was on the treadmill and took me over 40 minutes, but it felt great!  I bought the Vibrams a few weeks ago and played ball with the boys a couple times in them but was afraid to actually do a run in them considering all the shin and calf pain I have experienced from running.  We will see how I feel tomorrow or Friday but the run was not very painful at all…  The balls of my feet got a little sore in the end but the feeling of running “barefoot” was a very free feeling.  I tried all the techniques described in McDougall’s book and nearly wiped out a couple times, but I can see how technique is really important.  When I drove my knees forward and kicked up my heals I sped up with the same effort and would need to increase the speed of the treadmill.  It almost feels like you are peddling a bicycle when you run like this.  Hopefully, I can continue to improve my technique and run some longer distances in these shoes…  I would highly recommend the book “Born to Run” if you have not read it…