Hi,
I’ve been having issues with blisters between my toes. The toes rub together I suppose, and for longer runs, this causes issues.
I think I need wider shoes. I’ve been running in the “Hoka bondi 7 wide”, and recently got the altra Turin 6… The altras as ok for width, but the lack of drop makes my heel hurt… Any ideas of very wide shoes with some drop?
I should say I love the hokas in every aspect aside from them being too narrow in the toe box.
You could also try toe socks. I really like my injinji socks and they definitely help.
Although I have found the very thin lightweight running model to not be as durable as I’d like it to be. The trail ones are great though and my favorite anyways.
Not many options for wide unfortunately. I used to run in Nike Pegasus before I switched to Brooks Ghost. Both have a wide option and both use a high drop (12mm I believe). Currently use Brooks Ghost 13
A couple of years ago I bought a shoe with a lower drop (6mm I think) as I thought it might help with some hip pain I’d been having. Turns out it did the trick. The shoe is Saucony Kinvara wide. So now I alternate between these and the Ghosts. The Kinvara is a faster shoe with less cushion so be careful about using them for longer runs.
I think Topo Athletic shoes may be what you are looking for. They have the roomy toe box of Altras but they also have some models with 5mm drop. I don’t personally use them, but they come highly recommended in the trail community.
New Balance do some of their models in 4E width (which I wear). Having said that, I think NB’s sizing runs very narrow in general, so 4E to me feels slightly wide rather than very wide.
Not an expert but ive always felt like reebok just makes wider shoes across the board. They have running shoes too.
I use a combination of Brooks Ghost and toe socks. For me this works well. For ultra runs, too. Previously I had Asics Nimbus, unfortunately, these are (starting with the 24 model) significantly narrower in the toe area. Even the wide version is felt narrower than the original, no idea why such an intrusive change was made.
I’m also running in Brooks Ghost wide. They fit great.
You could try new balance, they have decent wide fits.
You can also try different ways to lace up your shoes like this
I have used altras for years. It does take some time getting used to the zero drop, but I think they improved my running over shoes with drop. The thing I condctrated on when starting out was running often but at low intensity and/or shorter lengths, and running at 180 cadeance.
In the beginning I did 2-3k, but did it every day.
I have a pair of Vivo barefoots which are also great, but might not be for you (yet?) by the sounds of it
