Enter, the Komodo LS.

I bought a pair on the way to Walt Disney World, for the Marathon. In the store, they felt awesome. I’ve got a regular pair of the Komodo, and frankly, it’s my go to shoe, outside of running. I wear them everywhere.

Really.

I should get commission from Vibram for the sales pitches I’ve done in the Grocery store and about…

The LS is the laced version, and it fits tighter. It felt high performance. Like a glove is exactly the description I’d use. The regular komodos feel very loose in comparison. I was excited. They felt great in the store. I REALLY wanted this to be the successor to my Blue Bikila’s, only more versatile.

Unfortunately, one hour of wear was all it took to wear a blister on the inside top of my foot, and pop it. The only other blister I’ve ever had in a Vibram shoe was in my original bikilas, during the rocket city marathon 2010. And I didn’t even notice that one until the day after, it was so minor.

I knew this time. It hurt.

I’ve had issues with Vibrams not fitting correctly in the past – I’ve got 4 pairs of the original Blue Bikila’s in 43. 3 of the 4 fit differently. One is too small for any run over 6 miles, one needs toe socks to be ok, and then one of them ‘fits like a glove’ and has been featured on this blog with over 1000 miles on them.

I’ve got a pair of Bikila LS’s that are my current primary running shoe. While they aren’t the near perfection of my original blue bikila’s, I don’t think the lacing system itself is the primary problem. I think Vibram isn’t consistent in their sizing.

So, they are going back. I don’t know if it’s a case of the shoe just fitting me perfectly wrong, or continuing issues with Vibram quality control in sizing, but I am not putting my feet in these again.