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[QUOTE="Lizhk, post: 1008114, member: 73702"] I agree that you need to [B]know thy fee[/B]t. I was advised to buy one size larger to accommodate swelling feet and not to buy waterproof shoes as your feet would sweat. I found out my feet don’t swell noticeably but the extra space caused my feet to slip around enough to rub into blisters. After going through 3 pairs of slightly larger trail runners, I bought ones that fit comfortably snug so my feet wouldn’t slip around while wearing two pairs of socks. A thin, tight fitting sock like Darn Tough (guaranteed for a lifetime! I wish I started buying them when I was 18) with a thin slippery oversock so if there was any slipping, it was between two pairs of sock rather than the foot slipping and rubbing. As to sweating, maybe I wasn’t working hard enough and I did 3 Caminos in a cooler late September and a coastal one in May but my feet didn’t sweat. But when it rained, my feet got wet and that caused blisters. But with Gortex trail runners my feet still didn’t sweat and I never had a problem. So consider your feet—do they tend to sweat or swell? Other lessons learned the hard way: take your shoes off at every rest stop to let everything air out; carry at least 2 pairs of extra socks in easy reach and change them if they get damp or halfway at least; use Glide to prevent rubbing; and if you don’t have waterproof shoes then think about taking an extra pair of insoles in case one pair gets wet. Happy feet, happy pilgrim. Buen Camino. [/QUOTE]
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