I don’t run at all, but I absolutely love my Vibram Five Fingers and plan to buy more when I wear out the pair I have. I like the minimal soles (I don’t have to fight my shoes to be able to flex my feet), but the individual toe pockets have also turned out to be really good for my feet.
For many years in my youth, I wore shoes that were about two sizes too small (I just didn’t know any better). The result of this was that my smaller toes ended up scrunched and crooked. Since I’ve been wearing the toe shoes regularly, my smaller toes have been straightening and flattening out.
Also, about foot odor: wearing toe socks helps cut down on it. It also lets you wear your toe shoes later in the season when it would otherwise be getting too chilly to wear them without socks. I have a nice collection of toe socks to go with my toe shoes now.
