[pct-l] Feet Expansion

[at2002 at earthlink.net (Gary Wright)]

On Monday, June 23, 2003, at 04:14  PM, Bighummel@aol.com wrote:
> So, what has changed?  Footware.  Could it be that a high top, leather 
> boot
> supports the foot better and thus help to retain its shape?  Do the 
> trail
> runners, even with Super Feet inserts, simply not have sufficient 
> structure to
> retain the foot shape?

I don't have an alternate theory, but I don't think
your theory holds water based on my experience.

I hiked the AT last year and
wore boots for the first 700 miles before I switched
to trail runners.  I had to go up a full size in the
trail runners and when I tried to put my boots on a
few days later (I had bounced them ahead just in case),
the boots no longer fit.  My pack was 35-40 pounds with
five days of food and water.

A year later and I'm still buying shoes that are a full
size larger than before my thru-hike.


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