[pct-l] Trail Running Shoes so great?

[montypct]

Let me add
Use those miles to break in the shoes you will be using for the season.
Give them all a little break in and know that they will work without causing 
damage.
Sometimes shoes are defective.  Twice I've found that out too late on the 
trail.


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
>>
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