[pct-l] shoes

[Jeffrey Olson]

I have wide feet and when I gave up boots in 1994 I went to New Balance 
as the only running shoe maker that made EEEE shoes that were actually 
wide enough for my feet. 


After a number of month and longer section hikes, my feet stayed wide.  
You'll get lots of opinions on whether feet actually change width as a 
consequence of daily pounding, week after week.  Mine not only got wider 
-from D to EEEE, they got longer too, from 12 to 13 and a half. 


I think there are more manufacturers out there making wide running shoes 
than New Balance now.  That said, I have stuck with the New Balance 800 
series since the mid-90s.  I think they are on 812 now.  They even 
generated a retro 801 a year or two ago. 


You can buy them in the winter for about $60 - sometimes less if you get 
the outlets when they are trying to get rid of stock. 


http://www.nbwebexpress.com/
http://www.joesnewbalanceoutlet.com/
http://tricitynewbalance.com/


Sometimes sierratradingpost.com has the 800 series on sale. 


Jeffrey Olson
Martin, SD - Wave at me as you fly over!