I apologize if this is a topic that has already been covered, but I didn't see it when I was perusing the boards.  At any rate, I've done a bit of barefoot running on grass in the past year as well as making the switch to full-time running in Newtons (since they sell themselves as having a shoe oriented well for a proper mid/fore-foot stride) and I'm PSYCHED about putting together the huarache kit I just ordered… but…

For newbies starting out with barefoot running, how should the invisible shoes be eased into a current running routine?  I'm running about 15 miles a week (3 miles a day, 5 days a week) so I was thinking about lowering my volume on one day to a mile and doing a huarache run for that distance, then the following week increasing 'huarache' day to 2 miles, then 3, then move to another day mid-week and doing the same.  Is this a good strategy, or is it better to just make a switch and run in the huaraches for my regular distances?  There's a breaking in period, I'm sure.  I just don't want to overdo it right off the bat.

That sounds like very sage advice, Steven.  Feedback is key, as I've been able to gather from a number of other forum topics.  If it hurts after 100m, it stands to reason that whatever the day's 'goal' is, it might be a good idea to re-examine the situation and try to work on the form and not the distance.  Glad you mentioned this, as it wasn't on my brain at the time I was formulating my plan!