I run, not fast and not far, but every day with my dog. When I had an ankle injury over the summer, two different doctors independently recommended that I try minimal running
shoes, so now I have these and a pair of Merrell Pace Gloves. These have a narrower toe box than the Merrells, so they fit very close around the ball of the foot, and a slightly wider heel (probably in part b/c Merrell has the elastic heel that digs in when you aren't moving). The Minimus also has a more aggressive outsole, great for trail, sand, etc, but also fine on pavement. The Merrells are lighter and feel to me more like wearing nothing. For further comparison, I tried on a pair of
Saucony Hattoris, hoping for a laceless shoe, but they were too shallow in the arch for my dancer's feet.