These are great shoes for tooling around, maybe hiking, but I bought them for running.  As running shoes, they did not work so well.

They do not have traction on the bottom that is needed if the pavement is even the slightest bit damp (including morning dew).  When I wore them for kayaking, by the end of the day my feet were quite swamped and in desperate need of drying out.  These shoes did not drain the water away very well.

Side note, after running in these shoes (and similar ones with traction) for approximately 3 years, I developed tendonitis in my right heel  Just a word of caution if you are thinking about running with minimalist shoes.