According to the info, they're completely machine washable, but you should hang to dry. In between such washings, just running under water would probably help.

Thanks for the answer. I will look into those.
One more question. Maybe it is just me, but my FiveFingers get pretty "ripe" since I use them a lot for workouts. Any suggestion on how to rid them of the man stink?

jeff

Terra Palna has some good stuff, though it looks like they no longer have the moccasin type of dress shoe I got from them:

http://www.terraplana.com/

Diana, in the "Learning to Walk" post I linked I described some of the process I went through to retrain myself, so if you didn't see that, it might be helpful.

I've had pretty serious problems with my feet for the past few years. In particular, I've developed a morton's neuroma (inflamed nerve) and capsulitis (inflamed tendon) in the balls of both feet. They flared up seriously a few months ago, so I've been resting them (i.e. no running or using the elliptical trainer), always wearing comfy shoes with custom orthotics (including a metatarsal pad), icing or heating them almost every day — since April. The day-to-day severe pain has subsided, but my feet feel uncomfortable nearly all the time. And if I try to resume normal activities, even just a bit, I get two weeks of pretty severe pain.

So I'm happy to try something very different. As a kid, I used to run around the farm barefoot all the time. I think it's time to resume that.

I have the FiveFingers classic model and love them. Have you looked into a more dressy or causal shoe that are more barefoot like? I have looked all over to find something, but everything has a heel and tons of support I don't want. I would gladly buy any dressier shoe style that let my feet be feet. Any suggestions?

jeff