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i'm startin' with 1/2 size larger, will adjust if need be.<BR><BR>> Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:18:40 -0800<BR>> From: yetifan@yahoo.com<BR>> To: pct-l@backcountry.net<BR>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] how fast do feet change<BR>> <BR>> Monty wrote:<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <You ask:<BR>> Should I start the trail with should 1/2 size bigger,<BR>> or wait until I'm busting out of my current runners?<BR>> My answer is No.<BR>> <BR>> Bigger shoes is right.................. but even<BR>> bigger.<BR>> I wear shoes 2 sizes bigger and big enough they ring<BR>> like a bell when I shake them.><BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> I completely agree. In fact, I wear size 13 on-trail,<BR>> 10.5 in civilian life. Before I did this I was very<BR>> prone to blistering, afterwards, hardly any. Make<BR>> sure<BR>> to tie your shoe in what's referred to, I think, a<BR>> "marathoner's knot". Hard to describe...anyone wanna<BR>> help out with that?<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Squatch<BR>> www.walkpct.com<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> --- montypct <montypct@gmail.com> wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > Hi Casey<BR>> > Congratulations on your thru-hike<BR>> > <BR>> > You ask:<BR>> > Should I start the trail with should 1/2 size<BR>> > bigger, or wait until I'm busting out of my current<BR>> > runners?<BR>> > <BR>> > My answer is No.<BR>> > <BR>> > Bigger shoes is right.................. but even<BR>> > bigger.<BR>> > <BR>> > I wear shoes 2 sizes bigger and big enough they ring<BR>> > like a bell when I shake them. When I keep my miles<BR>> > under 30 per day I have zero problems. I'm usually<BR>> > good beyond that too. I never TIGHTEN them on my<BR>> > feet.<BR>> > <BR>> > When to get them bigger?<BR>> > Using my normal size one year in a grear, broken in<BR>> > shoe my feet were destroyed by the 45 mile marker. <BR>> > They never recovered the whole season. 5 months of<BR>> > pain and lots of time off the trail. Expanding<BR>> > started immediately. <BR>> > <BR>> > The standard is one to one and a half sizes too big,<BR>> > but your mileage may vary.<BR>> > <BR>> > Try this link "Fixing Your Feet"<BR>> > http://vonhof.typepad.com/fixingyourfeet/ John is<BR>> > one of us.<BR>> > <BR>> > See you on the trail<BR>> > <BR>> > Monty><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> > Pct-l mailing list<BR>> > Pct-l@backcountry.net<BR>> > To unsubscribe or change list options (digest, etc):<BR>> ><BR>> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l<BR>> > <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Pct-l mailing list<BR>> Pct-l@backcountry.net<BR>> To unsubscribe or change list options (digest, etc):<BR>> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l<BR><br /><hr />Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. <a href='http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join' target='_new'>Learn more.</a></body>
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