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Now that is better than having Neanderthal ancestors, which is what we were told.............
I do have long second toes (doesn't that mean that we have greek ancestory and we make good atheletes?) I do also have a wide foot and I thought this may be a problem - and high arches... it was never going to be easy was it!............
Examine your objective. You want to take care of your feet, not get somewhere. The same will apply on the Camino. You do not want to get somewhere. That will be a byproduct. You want to take the next step, so it is more important to guard your body than to stay with a group, walk at someone else's pace, or reach a destination. If you stay focused on what it takes to go one more step, you will find yourself in Santiago eventually. If you focus on staying with friends (say), you may find yourself in a health clinic or taking several days of rest.I guess I should have stopped as I knew something was happening but I just felt I wanted to get home.
Merrells will give you the impression of heavier and clunkier, but they really offer a great fit, which at the end is the key. I also have to have wider fit and bought Merrell's half-size bigger. This worked great. When walking the Meseta, I made the huge mistake of getting new insoles that completely changed the fit around the toes (closer). These costs me 2 days off the Camino with badly mascerated small toes. I took the inserts off and threw them in anger on a field after Boadilla del Camino but the damage was already done. Barely made it to Sahagun where a kind (but firm...) Doctor precribed a "mandatory" stop for a couple of days. Try the right insoles...It's frustrating as I tried on a pair of Merrells and I said at the time the toe box felt wider but they seemed heavier or clunkier so in the end choose these.
Hello - I wonder if you good people can help me please. Yesterday I bought myself some new shoes.
Hello - I wonder if you good people can help me please. Yesterday I bought myself some new shoes. These are not the shoes I intend to wear on the Camino but I wanted some for my daily practice/get fitter walks. I walk a circuit around my home... some of it is on road, some on lanes and some on steep rough ground. It's about 4.5km.
Until now I've used bog standard Decathalon own brand trainers but I notice they're are not so soft when walking on the tarmac. So... I umed and ahed and decided I'm not ready to buy my Camino kit yet but I wanted an upgrade shoe for my daily circuit. So... I bought these - http://www.decathlon.fr/forclaz-700-low-jaune-id_8288293.html
I measured my feet in the shop and it said I was an EU 43 (news to me as all my shoes are 42) but as I was on the top end of the 43 I went for the EU 44 - thinking that my feet will swell and I'll be wearing socks. I tried on both sizes and thought that my feet were right at the end of the 43 and assumed it was better for my toes not to touch the end?I tried on a few pairs but thought the chosen ones were most comfortable.
I kept them on for the rest of the day at home and they were super comfortable but I walked today for perhaps 7km... on the tarmac I could notice a better spring in my step but also started to feel a hotspot on the base of my foot... as I moved onto the steeper sections of the walk my feet were sliding inside the shoe. I tried to tighten the laces and cut my fingers trying to get them to go tighter and they wouldn't budge... I ended up almost going over on the side of my foot and limping home with a sore ankle and a couple of blisters.
Decathalon won’t take these back so I'll have write off the 70€ unless anyone can offer me some guidance.
p.s. the reason I didn’t want to by my Camino kit is that I’ve got 6 months to go – I’ve decided to buy my walking shoes in June along with rucksack and other gear and I’ll spend more on them… but I really thought these were a decent shoe for a short daily walk.... I'm really begining to think I made the wrong decision!
this is my poncho http://www.vaude.com/en-GB/Products/Clothing/Jackets/Hiking-Backpack-Poncho-red.html
I am 5'10" and curvy... there was no way I would order a S/M so I got the L/XL but I can honestly say I look like a child wearing my dad's coat... it's huge! I'm sure it's not meant to be so big - without the backpack it drags on the floor... my son is pleading with me to get something else... he's worried people will laugh at me
Hello - I wonder if you good people can help me please. Yesterday I bought myself some new shoes. These are not the shoes I intend to wear on the Camino but I wanted some for my daily practice/get fitter walks. I walk a circuit around my home... some of it is on road, some on lanes and some on steep rough ground. It's about 4.5km.
Until now I've used bog standard Decathalon own brand trainers but I notice they're are not so soft when walking on the tarmac. So... I umed and ahed and decided I'm not ready to buy my Camino kit yet but I wanted an upgrade shoe for my daily circuit. So... I bought these - http://www.decathlon.fr/forclaz-700-low-jaune-id_8288293.html
I measured my feet in the shop and it said I was an EU 43 (news to me as all my shoes are 42) but as I was on the top end of the 43 I went for the EU 44 - thinking that my feet will swell and I'll be wearing socks. I tried on both sizes and thought that my feet were right at the end of the 43 and assumed it was better for my toes not to touch the end?I tried on a few pairs but thought the chosen ones were most comfortable.
I kept them on for the rest of the day at home and they were super comfortable but I walked today for perhaps 7km... on the tarmac I could notice a better spring in my step but also started to feel a hotspot on the base of my foot... as I moved onto the steeper sections of the walk my feet were sliding inside the shoe. I tried to tighten the laces and cut my fingers trying to get them to go tighter and they wouldn't budge... I ended up almost going over on the side of my foot and limping home with a sore ankle and a couple of blisters.
Decathalon won’t take these back so I'll have write off the 70€ unless anyone can offer me some guidance.
p.s. the reason I didn’t want to by my Camino kit is that I’ve got 6 months to go – I’ve decided to buy my walking shoes in June along with rucksack and other gear and I’ll spend more on them… but I really thought these were a decent shoe for a short daily walk.... I'm really begining to think I made the wrong decision!
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