Foot gloves

I picked up my Five Fingers today during lunch. I've been wearing them since I got them (except to the restroom...I change before I go ;^) ). They seem pretty cool. I ran from my car to the door and I can tell that running will be an interesting experience. There is no padding at all. Of course, the whole reason I got them was for the barefoot running experience, so it was to be expected.

So far they are pretty cool, but I'm a little worried about my toes. I suffer from mallet toe, which basically means that the second toe on both feet curls to like 90� at the top joint. I'm lucky, because it normally doesn't cause discomfort. I have small toes, though, and with these "foot gloves", I think the fit is affected by that. With the curl, it's affected even more. So, my big toe fits fine, but the rest of my toes don't quite fill out the spaces, and my second toes seem to just roll under. I'm sure the same thing happens when I wear shoes, it's just hidden from me by the padding of the shoe.

Time will tell whether these will work out for me or not, but for the moment I'm enjoying them.