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@Tonts I made the transition to barefoot shoes after injury in the hope that better form would help to stop the injury from recurring. The injury hasn't come back, but I have had other problems. Would those issues have been better/worse with "traditional" running shoes? Who knows.
I went with Vibrams, I find them comfy, they do take a bit of getting used to and I can run with a heel strike gait in them so you do still have to work on landing fore/mid foot.
For me the transition was fine, but it gave me very tight calves for the first few months until they get used to the movement as they're contracting as they extend to absorb the impact of the heel. Normally the cushioning in the shoe takes care of that for you. I wore them exclusively for the vast majority of my marathon training, but now try to vary the shoes I run in a little.