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Apart from the respective lashings of navy blue and neon pink, I mean.
At my last fitting for sneaks, the Canadian Adidas dude was horrified at my eagerness to try on a men's pair ( I do measure an impressive 41.5, after all). Our feet are appropriately different, he told me. As it turns out the shoes he sold me stubbed my big toe so I offloaded them to my mum, but my question remains.
I have wide feet and insanely high arches.
I will be fitted for some new (Camino unrelated) trail runners this week, so I was just wondering if the shoe experts among us has any data I can quip out at a salesman.
Kanga! Now you tell us. After reading several favorable mentions from you, bought Ecco womens off road . They were fine on the maintenance walks for 1 to 1 & 1/2 hrs, but rubbed my bunion raw after 2 hours. I hadn't noticed till then that there is actually a fixed elastic band across the toes and the adjustable velcro strap is only for tightening. Is that why you switched to the men's? They do seem to have more serious walking options in men's.I also buy men's shoes to get the extra width - I just have to watch that the heel is not too wide, which happens in some makes. I now do the same with my Ecco sandals, ie buy the mens.
Me too. So insane that when I do find a pair of boots or shoes to fit I replace the shoe laces with longer ones so I have something to tie! When measured on a Brannock Device I measure out to a women's 6.5 DD or E or WW. My Josef Seibel shoes are 7's, my Merrel's and Blondo's are 8's and 8.5's, my Keen sandals are 9's and my camino Keen boots are 10's. So I don't even look at size when I try on shoes/boots - I make a guess and have them bring me an assortment.I have wide feet and insanely high arches.
Thanks for that very interesting and informative post! Salomon is "my" last.In fact, all shoes (except for flip flops) are made from "lasts." A last is a prototypical model of a foot. The last is reproduced up or down to scale for different sizes. However, the last is one company's idea of what the proportions of a "standard foot" are...
Yes they were my main shoes/not boots. I take Teva sandals for after walking .They are waterproof so could cross arroyos if on VDLP.Were the Keen's your main shoe, @camino07, or did you alternate? Were they the sandle sort?
Did you try the men's Ecco for yourself? Any luck with finding a new brand?Ecco used to make women's shoes that fit me perfectly, as well as men's shoes that fit my husband perfectly. We bought a new pair of Eccos each for every second walk, and though we'd found our shoes. Then they started changing the lasts. First the women's shoes became narrower, thinner soled, and difficult to find in non-pink. I started looking for a new brand. Two years ago, they switched the men's lasts, too. The shoes are narrower, sleeker, more elegant and look less clunky. My husband hasn't given up yet, but there are now FIVE pairs of Ecco shoes in sizes 42/43 at home that are fine for short walks, but not for the Camino. Sigh.
Did you try the men's Ecco for yourself? Any luck with finding a new brand?
I will be out next weekend comparing both. I always thought the difference was in how pink the shoe was, but perhaps the boys also have better built shoes, for the same price, of course...How about large (100kg) ladies along with broad feet that usually discover women athletic shoes tend to be as well thin as well as trigger tenderness as well as blisters? Could it be easier to put on footwear created for men due to the extra thickness as well as pounds threshold using the give up associated with performance created for woman feet biomechanics? Not only that have many difference between men's and women's shoes. If you want more than can try womens basketball shoes in Fzillion.
And I also took a "men's" Osprey backpack - the so-called "women's" packs were not comfortable at all.
Rats! When I look at your avatar I imagine a fit young lad, with wide shoulders like a swimmer and ... Nevermind... My mind is wondering. But really, it's not the corst time I wonder about your choice for an avatar. I know you heve already explained the "pus" in the Bradypus; it may be time to explain the photo...I am quite short and find that many women's packs fit me better than the equivalent men's model. So my large pack is a very un-macho dusky pink but fits like a glove. I can live with the colour
I know you heve already explained the "pus" in the Bradypus; it may be time to explain the photo...
A lovely and very meaningful picture.A photo taken in India in 1990. Me taking a dip in the Ganges, just upstream from Varanasi. A very different pilgrimage.
Have you ever had a Salomon trail runner start making a cracking sound when you walk?? My perfect shoe that I had almost perfectly broken in started snapping. When I bent the toe, it would snap inside the sole. I took them back to REI. Sooo dissapointet !! They felt wonderful. Fate seems to be wanting me to take my Keen hiking boots. They did feel wonderful on my 8 mile mud hike this last weekend!Thanks for that very interesting and informative post! Salomon is "my" last.
Maybe it was just a defect in that shoe and you should try another pair.Have you ever had a Salomon trail runner start making a cracking sound when you walk?? My perfect shoe that I had almost perfectly broken in started snapping. When I bent the toe, it would snap inside the sole. I took them back to REI. Sooo dissapointet !! They felt wonderful. Fate seems to be wanting me to take my Keen hiking boots. They did feel wonderful on my 8 mile mud hike this last weekend!
Whilst I am not professionally qualified to comment from a physiological view point, my recommendation (which I think others - Kanga and co) try on as many different styles/brands/sizes/ male or female and then buy the ones that fit the best. Be sure to wear the usual walking socks you wear on the camino and don't forget about inserting extra padded inner soles.At my last fitting for sneaks, the Canadian Adidas dude was horrified at my eagerness to try on a men's pair ( I do measure an impressive 41.5, after all). Our feet are appropriately different, he told me. As it turns out the shoes he sold me stubbed my big toe so I offloaded them to my mum, but my question remains.
I have wide feet and insanely high arches. I will be fitted for some new (Camino unrelated) trail runners this week, so I was just wondering if the shoe experts among us has any data I can quip out at a salesman.
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