Bought these as a closed-toe kick around shoe. I notice they are actually sold as a
running shoe so I tried them for four miles on a treadmill today. They are a totally comfortable barefoot-style
running shoe except the textured interior rubbed the bottom of #3-5 toes a little raw. I wasn't wearing
socks as they don't seem to be designed to wear with
socks. I
guess my toes will either toughen up over time or I could try with
socks. I also wore them for a short but rocky and steep trail hike with stream crossings. They were great for this purpose and far better than my
Vibram five finger shoes, through which I can feel every rock. They were also better than my
Keens because the perforations are too small to allow small twigs, etc to get stuck inside the shoe. Highly recommended.