Well, I finally broke down and bought some.
The Vibram Five FIngers shoe, or VFF's. The husband's had some forver and wears them everywhere.I had tried them on before but they didn't seem really comfortable , always a bit too narrow for my feet. But I was looking for a new pair of workout shoes and these kept popping to the top of my google searches. ( especially since i'm looking at starting kettlebell workouts)
So I swung by the Denver branch of REI -
a place that I could spend a day and a small fortune in, and spent an hour walking back and forth and around and around trying on different pairs of FIve FIngers.I finally settled on the KomodoSport LS , a multi-sport model that'll let me run ( baby steps ) , lift, and hike.
not wanting to be shy, I did get them in the black/neon green ya know , I think i'm going to like going "barefoot" ...