[pct-l] Hoka shoes

[Scott Williams]

Yeah, over time your feet get stronger and the heal and arch supports just
impede their  natural working.  At this point I like the feel of a rocky
trail under my feet as it's like getting a bit of a massage while I'm
hiking.   When i first went to lighter soled shoes that used to kill me.
Now I've hiked all of the CDT and AT with no insoles or supports of any
kind on thin soled shoes, and the part of my body that felt the best after
each long day was my feet.  No pain.  I had been crippled with planters
fasciitis on the PCT back when I used arch supported and heal cushioned
shoes.  The only time my feet hurt now is when I tighten the laces too
much.  As long as I wear them like big floppy clown shoes I can make a 30
mile day, day after day with no pain.  And yes the Altra Lone Peaks are the
ticket.  At the ALDHA West last Sept they were the most common shoes in the
building.  A lot of great hikers are using them.
Shroomer
On Jan 30, 2015 11:09 AM, "Michael Slusser" <michael.slusser at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The people on this list put me onto the barefoot hiking style
> (controversial, I know), and after years of foot and knee trouble, I picked
> up a pair of Altra Lone Peak Zero-Drop Shoes and have been very happy ever
> since. With a pair of Injinjis under a pair of Darn Tough socks, I never
> got another blister.
>
> I also didn't believe the people on this list when they suggested that I
> should be able to step out of my hiking shoes without unlacing them if I
> wanted to, but they turned out to be completely correct about that as well.
>
> ~PE
>
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 10:16 AM, <earthford at aol.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >  Wore Cascadias and other trail runners on AT thru-hike in 2013 and got a
> > bad case of metatarsalgia (bruised forefeet) and numb toes. Saw a
> > podiatrist who prescribed an expensive orthotic which I hated. Got Hokas
> > (various types) and with the cushioning was able to hike again (300 miles
> > on the CDT in 2014). Will be in Hokas on the PCT in 2015. I had problems
> > with the heel cup wearing out at the top which can be fixed with gorilla
> > tape before the padding wears away. Strongly recommend them if you get
> sore
> > feet!
> >
> >
> >
> > Speed
> >
> >
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