[pct-l] Trail Running Shoes so great?

[montypct]

Great question.
Walk up and down hills at least 10 or 20 miles a week before coming out to 
thru-hike.
Try to keep your feet dry while you are doing this so your feet can toughen 
up.


Lightweight Backpacking
The fun goes up when the weight goes down
-Warner Springs Monty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com>
To: "montypct" <montypct at gmail.com>; "Scott Bryce" <sbryce at scottbryce.com>; 
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Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail Running Shoes so great?


> Monty, my friend,
>
> So is your advise to make it past mile 110 to wear 'runners two sizes too 
> big and pre-condition feet for hiking?
> What is your advise regarding pre-conditioning feet, or is that a stupid 
> question?
>
> Mtnned
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "montypct" <montypct at gmail.com>
> To: "Scott Bryce" <sbryce at scottbryce.com>; "PCT MailingList" 
> <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 8:49 PM
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>
>
>>> ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com wrote:
>>>> I guess I'm still trying to figure out how come about 75% of thru 
>>>> hikers
>>>> leave the trail....
>>>
>>> I think the number is closer to 40%. In my case it was inadequate
>>> pre-hike training.
>>> __________________________________________
>>
>> There's a big drop off right here in Warner Springs (mile 110)
>>
>> Use to be a much bigger percentage of hikers dropping off the trail here.
>> Almost every case was foot problems.  Usually what I saw was a person not
>> wearing shoes a size and a half to two sizes bigger than their normal 
>> size.
>> Since the word has been out more to wear bigger shoes, fewer hikers drop 
>> off
>> the trail here.
>>
>> Shoe size appears to be the number one killer here.
>>
>> Too many miles on unconditioned feet works its way in there too.
>>
>>
>> Lightweight Backpacking
>> The fun goes up when the weight goes down
>> -Warner Springs Monty
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
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