[pct-l] shoe replacement

[Eric]

Hi Toby,

I agree with your assessment of your situation.  I started hiking in Vibrams
with a 5 mile hike - big mistake.  Not only were my feet not used to the
lack of cushioning, the blisters were terrible!  I was in pain for about a
week due to the blisters...However, I've now been wearing vibrams or no
shoes constantly for almost a year (1 year in June) and my feet are now
strong enough to handle my weight + pack weight.  I also have callouses
built up so I no longer get blisters from my Vibrams.  My advice would be to
ease slowly into less cushioning, like I said it's taken me a year to get
where I am.  That being said, I think walking and hiking in very minimal
shoes has strengthened my feet and solved some back problems I was having.
If you want more info on this, contact me off-list.

Regards,
Eric
www.primalpct.com

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 7:29 AM, Toby Maxwell <tmm19 at geneseo.edu> wrote:

> I think that historically I have had pretty durable feet, I am just nervous
> to switch to something that is so dramatically different that what I have
> used in the past and been comfortable with because whether natural or not
> my
> feet have a pretty significant arch at this point.  When you guys made the
> switch to much less 'supportive' aka to more naturally shaped shoes, did
> you
> do it gradually? or was it like night and day in that you felt you had
> finally found the shoe for you? I ask because the shoes I am going to start
> with (la sportiva wildcat) are pretty comfy and am curious if they end up
> destroying my feet if I could do more harm by going to something much
> simpler immediately.  I guess its probably a really personal thing, but
> I'll
> have to keep in mind that foot pain, if it occurs, may be solved by a less
> traditionally supportive shoe which is probably counter intuitive my pop
> culture understanding of feet.
>
> thanks for the great tips.
>
> -Toby
>
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:12 AM, Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > You're right about the shoes Diane.  I had Psycho buy me a tube of shoe
> goo
> > when he made a run to REI from the Dinsmore's, and repaired a ton of
> shoes
> > by gluing duct tape to them strategically to get us all to Manning Park.
> >  Shoe goo is great stuff, and turned "sandals" and other really torn up
> and
> > shredded shoes into usable gear again.
> >
> > On the flat soles bit.  I've been walking on shoes without any padding
> now
> > for about 3 months, not even the cruddy insert they come with, and after
> > last week's 3 day backpack trip with Zinger into Henry Coe, where I did
> my
> > first 20 miler of the season, find my feet finally really feeling good
> > again.  Hurray!!!
> > I do think that the lack of padding is strengthening my feet.
> >
> > Shroomer
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