[pct-l] Shoes For Extra Wide Feet?

[Kathi]

Hi Erik,
I used to work for Fleet Feet Sports and would almost always fit wide 
toed folks in Brooks. New Balance tend to be not as roomy as Brooks in 
the toe box. The other shoe that has a nice roomy toe box that is often 
overlooked is Pearl Izumi running shoes. Do you have a Fleet Feet (or 
similar) near by? They will try shoes on you until you are comfortable 
in them. Make sure you asked to be fitted too.
Good luck!
Kathi

Erik The Black wrote:
> Howdy, 
>
> Does anyone have recommendations for extra-wide shoes?
>
> For a couple years I have used the Merrell Moab Ventilators in regular wide,
> but they aren't really wide enough any more. 
>
> The more I hike, the more my feet seem to grow.
>
> My foot is size 13 and it looks like I need a width with lots of E's behind
> it now...
>
> I'm cool with shoes that are more like tennis-shoes than trail shoes. The
> lighter, more comfortable and more breathable the better for me.
>
> I'm thinking to go with New Balance. I've never worn them before, but they
> look to have a wide selection in lots of different widths.... 
>
> What model do you NB wearer's recommend? 
>
> My main concern is toe-box width, because my toes (and the part of my foot
> at the base of the toes) is really wide. I need a shoe with a more
> square-shaped foot-box (as opposed to really triangular) because my little
> toes are kind of long too.
>
> I feel like if I keep hiking for a few more years, I'm gonna have to start
> ordering my shoes special-order from Nike like Shaq!! :P
>
> Thanks for any advice...
>
>
> -Erik the Black
> Aka: "Daffy Duck"
> www.eriktheblack.com
>
>
> PS. If there are other shoe companies aside from New Balance with good,
> extra-wide shoes I'd like to know about them too.
>
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