[pct-l] Buying larger shoes

[Tortoise]

I use shorter laces start about the 4th set of eyelets from the toe. I found this works better for me. I buy shoes larger than what most shoe store clerks advise. Sometimes I tighten my laces on long downhill stretches. Changing my stride to put my forefoot (ball) also helps.

My two cents. WYOW. 

Tortoise

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On Apr 2, 2013, at 6:37, Chris Pratt <chris.pratt89 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Gretchen,
> 
> What I do is take an old pair of shoe laces and lace up the first two or 
> three sets of eyelets separately from the top part of the shoe, roughly 
> just up to the instep (kinda stop where the arch of the foot starts).  
> Go ahead and tie off this set of laces with a square knot once you have 
> it adjusted.  Once it is adjusted right you will not need to mess with 
> it anymore.  Then take a longer set of laces and lace up the rest of the 
> shoe as you normally would.
> 
> This method does several things;
> - It allows you to lock in your foot to keep it from sliding into the 
> toe box,
> - it keeps the toe box from getting wrinkled/over squeezed by having one 
> shoe lace, and
> - this allows you to have the maximum size shoe box for your toes 
> without compromising the fit of the shoe.
> 
> My two cents....
> 
> Chris
> 
> On 4/2/2013 12:10 AM, Gretchen Brauer-Rieke wrote:
>> " Try on one size larger and see how they feel. My guess is that if you go
>> 1/2 to one size larger than your normal size, your feet will thank you.
>> But that is just a guess. You will have to decide for yourself."
>> 
>> I'm thinking about the advice about wearing shoes that are larger than what
>> one is used to - what happens with the downhill stretches?  Wouldn't one's
>> feet slide forward in too-big shoes and hit the ends with one's toes?  I
>> usually tighten my laces for downhills to keep my feet from sliding forward
>> - wondering how that works if the shoes are big enough that one's feet have
>> lots of room to move...
>> 
>> Gretchen
>> 
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