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[QUOTE="Espero, post: 147400, member: 22774"] Hi Tim, I can't say what to wear on the Camino, however I do light weight backpacking in the Sierra Nevada mountains and wear Asics Trail Runners. I'm sure the trails I backpack, on average, are more rugged than the Camino, i.e. no roads. That said, I tend to get about 300 miles out of a pair of shoes. I have a tendency to pronate, so the area of my greatest wear is the outside rear portion of the heels. I can extend the mileage on my shoes by using a product like Shoe Goo to build the heels and soles back up. In a pinch, I think I could get by with using a silicone sealant. I can does this at home relatively easy, however I have no idea if it can be done on the Camino. The trick is to have the shoes upside down and level with tape around the outside of the sole/heel to keep the Shoe Goo/sealant from running down the outside of the shoe; fill the taped area level to the rest of the sole or heel, and let the sealant cure over night without disturbing. Be aware that if the shoe is knocked over prior to curing there will be a bit of a mess. Just let it cure and scrape up after. Now, with all this said and done, I am in agreement with others on this site and believe that the EVA midsole will eventually break down and require replacement of the shoes. I am planning on, if needed, replacing my shoes with the same or comparable make and model somewhere around the midway point of the VDLP. BTW. I wear trail runners because they are light. As the axiom goes, a pound carried on the feet is equal to five pounds carried on the back. Go light and Buen Camino! [/QUOTE]
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