To Shoe or Not to Shoe, That is the Question

I was jogging the other day when I heard the sounds, coming from behind me, of feet slapping the pavement. Not the sound of sneakers plodding, mind you, but rather, bare feet hitting pavement over and over, getting closer and closer.

turned my head and saw about 5 people, men and women, jogging in either totally bare feet, or in feet shod in glove-like shoes called Vibram FiveFingers. (image, left)

I wasn't entirely surprised to see them, to be honest; I've been reading a lot about the whol...