Yup, got a blister in that section between the ball of the foot and the big toe. According to all the info I have dug up around running in the Fivefingers, it more than likely has to do with me overdoing it before I am used to the new stride. I think they are right.
Apparently, my forward foot should make contact when it is directly beneath my torso. Most people writing about it liken running barefoot or in Fivefingers to "constantly falling forward" and state that you should curl your toes up slightly prior to impact. When I did my brief spurts of running in them today, I was striking the ground forward of my torso and was more upright, like I was running traditionally. What I was doing was shortening my stride so I could impact the ball of my foot, but since my weight wasn't in-line over the foot when it struck, it forced my foot forward in the shoe and caused friction. Simple physics gets me again.
So, I am going to continue trying to take it slow, but beware the traditional gait, there be dragons (and blisters) there...
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