i LOVE those shoes.... I don't think i'll ever run in anything else.
now-- a few things:
1) i'm a barefoot kid. So if I had a choice to not wear shoes, or to wear shoes-- i choose to forgo shoes.
2) I hate socks, too.
3) these were my dads, but they didn't fit him properly, so i got them.
4) i run on my toes. (if you run on your heels, this is not the shoe for you.)
5) these took NO TIME to break in. but my others are either too small or something--because they're kinda uncomfortable.