>>12684828 years now of longer and harder running, I've went from an accidental purchase of a zero drop shoe, to toes shoes, and then making my own sandals in many different ways. Find the DYIsandals site or order vibram sheets of various types from ebay etc, and it's very easy to make your own purposed sandals built around your own feet. All I have really ever needed is 550 paracord, hole punchers, 5mm tank tube for thong and adjusters, and barge glue for capping the sole-side over the paracord with a vibram scrap piece or whatever is handy.
These are my main beaters, around 1200K on this pair and still holding up.
