I have owned many different brands of shoes, but these ones take the cake. I started running "barefoot" style with a pair of Vibram FiveFingers and did enjoy it. However, getting them on was a bit of a pain and I never felt my toes were quite "safe" from rocks, roots, etc. These shoes have all the benefits of running barefoot and none of the drawbacks. It fits like a glove and as long as the shoe doesn't fall apart I can't see anyhting that needs to be changed in this model.