My feet have become more fickle over the years. My right foot is a little wide in the forefoot. I used to be able to wear anything. As an example I wore Nike Flyknit Racer for my first marathon with no issues and I didn't run in them until race day. Wore the unbearably narrow adios 3. Other than me not liking them on race day, it wasn't the narrowness that bothered me. It was the heel counter. Now my right foot needs massive space or I start to get soreness/numbness if my big toe can't flex and breathe. I tried the vaporfly and next % and they won't do. I tried the Skechers speed elite and they don't have any give in upper to provide the flexibility my toes need to plantarflex. I just got the Asics Metaspeed Sky because nearly every review recommends them for white feet. WRONG! They are not wide. They're sorta normal. The stiff overlay on the toe box combined with the synthetic vamp gives zero stretching. I'm stuck. Really stuck. I've heard the brooks hyperion might work. But here's the deal. I just dropped $270 on these shoes. I don't have another $270 to drop on shoes while I wait for a refund. The Asics already took 11 days to get to me with 2 day shipping (7 days processing). I've raced my last 3 marathons in the zoom fly flyknit because they have the width and stretch. They're getting very hard to come by and now I can't find an unused pair.
Help. Need super shoe for wide feet. Marathon in 2 weeks.
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If the Metaspeed don’t fit you have abnormally wide feet. May have to wear your trainers.
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race day is coming wrote:
My feet have become more fickle over the years. My right foot is a little wide in the forefoot. I used to be able to wear anything. As an example I wore Nike Flyknit Racer for my first marathon with no issues and I didn't run in them until race day. Wore the unbearably narrow adios 3. Other than me not liking them on race day, it wasn't the narrowness that bothered me. It was the heel counter. Now my right foot needs massive space or I start to get soreness/numbness if my big toe can't flex and breathe. I tried the vaporfly and next % and they won't do. I tried the Skechers speed elite and they don't have any give in upper to provide the flexibility my toes need to plantarflex. I just got the Asics Metaspeed Sky because nearly every review recommends them for white feet. WRONG! They are not wide. They're sorta normal. The stiff overlay on the toe box combined with the synthetic vamp gives zero stretching. I'm stuck. Really stuck. I've heard the brooks hyperion might work. But here's the deal. I just dropped $270 on these shoes. I don't have another $270 to drop on shoes while I wait for a refund. The Asics already took 11 days to get to me with 2 day shipping (7 days processing). I've raced my last 3 marathons in the zoom fly flyknit because they have the width and stretch. They're getting very hard to come by and now I can't find an unused pair.
...Alpha fly?
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Canefis wrote:
race day is coming wrote:
My feet have become more fickle over the years. My right foot is a little wide in the forefoot. I used to be able to wear anything. As an example I wore Nike Flyknit Racer for my first marathon with no issues and I didn't run in them until race day. Wore the unbearably narrow adios 3. Other than me not liking them on race day, it wasn't the narrowness that bothered me. It was the heel counter. Now my right foot needs massive space or I start to get soreness/numbness if my big toe can't flex and breathe. I tried the vaporfly and next % and they won't do. I tried the Skechers speed elite and they don't have any give in upper to provide the flexibility my toes need to plantarflex. I just got the Asics Metaspeed Sky because nearly every review recommends them for white feet. WRONG! They are not wide. They're sorta normal. The stiff overlay on the toe box combined with the synthetic vamp gives zero stretching. I'm stuck. Really stuck. I've heard the brooks hyperion might work. But here's the deal. I just dropped $270 on these shoes. I don't have another $270 to drop on shoes while I wait for a refund. The Asics already took 11 days to get to me with 2 day shipping (7 days processing). I've raced my last 3 marathons in the zoom fly flyknit because they have the width and stretch. They're getting very hard to come by and now I can't find an unused pair.
...Alpha fly?
Vaporfly ?
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You really need to go to a store and try everything out. It may be difficult to find a carbon plated shoes that works for you if the Metaspeed are not wide enough, but give every shoe a test. Perhaps an Endorphin model might work. The older models are on sale for steep discounts.
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Sounds like Altra Vanish Carbon might be your only option if your feet are very wide.
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Canefis wrote:
race day is coming wrote:
My feet have become more fickle over the years. My right foot is a little wide in the forefoot. I used to be able to wear anything. As an example I wore Nike Flyknit Racer for my first marathon with no issues and I didn't run in them until race day. Wore the unbearably narrow adios 3. Other than me not liking them on race day, it wasn't the narrowness that bothered me. It was the heel counter. Now my right foot needs massive space or I start to get soreness/numbness if my big toe can't flex and breathe. I tried the vaporfly and next % and they won't do. I tried the Skechers speed elite and they don't have any give in upper to provide the flexibility my toes need to plantarflex. I just got the Asics Metaspeed Sky because nearly every review recommends them for white feet. WRONG! They are not wide. They're sorta normal. The stiff overlay on the toe box combined with the synthetic vamp gives zero stretching. I'm stuck. Really stuck. I've heard the brooks hyperion might work. But here's the deal. I just dropped $270 on these shoes. I don't have another $270 to drop on shoes while I wait for a refund. The Asics already took 11 days to get to me with 2 day shipping (7 days processing). I've raced my last 3 marathons in the zoom fly flyknit because they have the width and stretch. They're getting very hard to come by and now I can't find an unused pair.
...Alpha fly?
Definitely not Alphafly. The toebox is wider, but the forefoot around the metatarsal is tight and will give you severe hotpots.
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Did you think about cutting out the sides a bit to let out the pressure? I am not joking. Just don't cut off too much.
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Your project to find a supershoe that works for you, that'd be for your next race after this one. For this, just wear shoes that you know to work. Get the supershoe now, but practice in them during your next cycle. No need to chase a mechanical advantage if you aren't positive it'll help you. Imo it's too late unless this race is important enough to risk failure by running in unproven shoes.
I have wide feet too. You need to find a shoe that fits your foot more than you need to find a supershoe you can squeeze your feet into.
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Altra is always shoved down my throat as a wide footed runner. I've had way more success finding a shoe i actually like that has a wide size. I tried it both ways and I freaking hate altra, the experience and the durability. Plus is OP ready for switching to altra shoes right before the race? They aren't fivefingers, but they do feel different than a typical shoe
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Canefis wrote:
...Alpha fly?
As a wide footer, nike doesn't exist to me. Never had a shoe from them that I enjoyed, over all my years running.
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I wouldn’t race a thon in shoes I hadn’t done a long run in. It might be too late for that.
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How about instead of looking for a crutch use the shoes you mostly trained in. Are you going to win prize money? Then maybe bouncy tech shoes make sense.. only to win barely enough back to pay for the shoes
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I have feet on the wider side as well. I have a pair of Endorphin Speed 2's and those are wide enough for me. With that said, I don't think they're as 'super shoe-y' as the Metaspeed Sky or the Vaporfly's. Definitely stay away from the Adidas Pro 2's - my experience with those is that they're supppper skinny and very unstable (but super bouncy).
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Moo G wrote:
Did you think about cutting out the sides a bit to let out the pressure? I am not joking. Just don't cut off too much.
go to 3:25 in this video about CJ Albertson - he cuts the tongue and puts slits in the sides of his Brooks super shoes becasue he has wide feet. I might give that a shot with some shoes I have too
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