Anyone wear barefoot shoes?

Hey guys! Was wondering if anyone wears barefoot shoes for the running portion? It’s taken me over a year to transition to barefoot style shoes and I’m wondering how successful the common person is running long distances with these. I belong to the barefoot subreddit and of course read a lot of success stories but am just wondering if it’s worth it sticking to it as I want to get into racing and going for long distances. Goal is an Ironman at some point but I get constant shin splints. Tried everything…

Thanks!