[pct-l] Feet Expansion

[jerrygoller at backpackgeartest.org (Jerry Goller)]

It does to me....but I'm not sure that is a good thing....    ;o)
Jerry

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ROYROBIN@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 3:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [pct-l] Feet Expansion




When we begin running or hiking long distances, we quickly get the
message 
that our toes need more room.  I suspect that most of us wear shoes that
are a 
size too small until we start really testing our feet.  Does this make
sense to 
anyone else on this list?         
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In a message dated 6/23/03 1:14:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
Bighummel@aol.com writes:

> I'm not aware of anyone who hiked the trail in the early years to have
> complained of, or experienced any problem with, foot expansion
(perhaps it 
> is simply 
> a perception, without merit).  We carried more weight than is common
today, 
> yet foot expansion is a common malady of today's thru-hikers.  
> 
> 

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