Got a few pairs of VFFs before finding the right fit. It's a bit trickier than shoes. A year later I started running without them. Few years more and I just stopped using them. For about 14 years now I've not touched them, just running completely barefoot. Never intend to run with shoes again. It's totally worth the initial blisters every spring, for a few weeks until the soles callus up.

Running step mechanics are quite different with shoes. It's plain obvious to me now, why so many people have foot/leg problems with them when running frequently. All that said, shoes were always brutal for me, just to walk in from early on, until I learned that 4e widths existed.

Also gets a bit annoying having cops stop you over and over. At least the ones where I live finally stopped a few years ago.