[pct-l] Trail Running Shoes so great?

[ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com]

Ok.  It seems evident that trail runners are highly spoken of and their 
negatives are either not talked about or lived with.

What I want to know is what are those negatives? All I've heard of is wet 
and/or cold feet for days. You mean the following don't occur with these 
shoes and no one has ever had an injury or had to leave the trail because of 
shoe problems?

Slip and Falls
Frostbite
too many rocks in the shoes
Plantar Fasciitis
Achilles Tendonitis
ripped or torn uppers
sole separations/delaminations
Sprained/Strained Ankles/Tendons
jammed toes from soft uppers
numerous blisters from too roomy a shoe

Just curious....

Mtnned
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com" <diane at santabarbarahikes.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail Running Shoes


>
> On Feb 20, 2009, at 2:57 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>>
>> For those hikers who have used trail running shoes, for how much of
>> the
>> hike are they feasible (with respect to snow/slush and days of
>> unrelenting rain)?
>
> They are feasible for the entire trail.
>>
>> BACKGROUND: I am highly susceptible to back-of-heal blisters and have
>> found trail running shoes to be my fair weather hiking salvation.
>
> The weather on the trail will be fair almost all the time. You should
> wear shoes that do not cause you physical harm and that includes
> shoes that do not force your feet and body to walk in unnatural ways,
> which is what overly stiff, overly protective shoes can do.
>
> Personally, I could not fathom hiking in rock-hard, frozen solid,
> wet, leather boots. What could be worse? If your trail runners get
> wet you leave them in the sun for a few hours and they're dry.
>
> Enjoy your trail runners.
>
>
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