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Running Shoes for Wide, Flat Feet
MisterGrok
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I have very wide, very flat feet. Most of the time, I wear boots but for extended walking and eventually running, they're not a very good choice of footwear. As it is, I only have two ways to get boots, go to Payless shoes who seem to be the only shoe retailer I can find that sells wide shoes anymore, or go with something a size large which brings other problems.
I've found a couple websites that specialize in wide shoe sales, but they never seem to give an indication of how to measure your foot to determine if one is an ee or an eeee width and ,obviously, trying shoes on is going to be difficult.
Anyone else out there with wide, flat feet found a good option for running shoes?
I've found a couple websites that specialize in wide shoe sales, but they never seem to give an indication of how to measure your foot to determine if one is an ee or an eeee width and ,obviously, trying shoes on is going to be difficult.
Anyone else out there with wide, flat feet found a good option for running shoes?
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Lots of companies, including New Balance, Brooks, and Asics offer multiple widths of shoe so finding a shoe wide enough for you shouldn't be a problem.
Though Runn1ngman is right, if you're a runner you should get fitted with purpose-made and custom fitted running shoes. Our sales veep is a runner and his feet are all kinds of fucked up cause he ran for years in off the shelf running shoes from big chain stores. Now he needs custom shoes or orthotics in all his shoes, running or otherwise.
And running stores usually know what they are doing even if they are mom and pop stores or else they wouldn't be in business.
Some are mom & pop, some chains. Two of the bigger chains are RoadRunner Sports and Fleet Feet. Check to see if you have one of those in your area. If not you should be able to find a local one using google or the yellow pages.
And mom & pop isn't a bad thing...a lot of the smaller places are owned and staffed by professional or semi-pro runners and coaches.
And they're just barely wide enough for me, so no, I don't think an elephant is squeezing into them. :P
If you want to know how wide your feet are, go to an actual store and have a salesman help you out. They have the right tools to measure your feet, and it's what they're there for. I've always had good experiences with the shoe department at Nordstrom's - they DO have sneakers, not just fancy dress shoes.
If you have flat feet, looking into orthodics (custom form-fitted insoles) is a good idea. Consider seeing a podiatrist.
I myself have feet that are both flat and wide, and I am VERY sensitive to uncomfortable shoes. New Balance are the only sneakers I will wear.
jesus. how big are your feet?
i was going to suggest new balance, but in light of this my world is shattered
I wear a 13-14 EEEEEE. I'm only about 6' tall, too.
You have the biggest feet.
5k isn't too bad but if you can at least start doing some extended walks or something building up to it, you may be glad that you did. Especially if you're anywhere in the country that has nice hot and humid summers.
Keep in mind for running shoes you should be replacing them every 6 months or 300-500 miles if you are using for running.
And don't cheap out. You get what you pay for and if you're getting shoes at Payless for $30 there's a reason.
im 215 and i run about 12 -20 miles a week, and they feel soo great.. My shins never hurt and my knees feel alot better.
I wear a size 15/16 EEEE. Do I win something?
I have some motion control shoes from New Balance that work quite nicely.
I have exquisitely flat feet (so sayeth the doctor and physical therapist). Keen boots feel like foot-sex for my feet, they sell them in wides.
Asics makes a running shoe for flat/wide feet as well.I wear the Asics DuoMax shoes for my running. As always, with new shoes/boots it's rough breakin in with flat feet, but the break in period has only been hours for my Keens/Asics as opposed to weeks.
I've had 6 different pair of Keen boots and every one of them have been super-comfy.
edit: That wet foot thing is hilarious, when I was growing up and we'd go swimming when I'd get out of the pool everyone would just stare at the prints I'd leave. They looked like some giant duck-man-creature had been roaming around.
Try some of these stores near your area. Disregard the Foot Lockers, they are worthless when it comes to specializing in shoes that fit your need.
I really like the Fleet Feet chain. I've had really good luck with the local one.
Very cool. What exactly did you put in as the search term? "Running shoes"?
What I did was copy your location from under your avatar and added "Speciality Shoe Stores in San Ramon, Ca" in google search.
You can just buy a pair for 20 bucks at walmart/walgreens...but i've been told these are really more for comfort/people who have some type of arch. These really wont help you if you dont' have an arch.
Listen to this man, for he is wise!
I am also flatfooted. Not a big runner. Ran for a couple of weeks in January one day a week and ended up with massive pain behind my left ankle. Was referred to a podiatrist, got special moldings of my feet to create supports, bought some Asics designed for flat footed people from a running specialty store and no problems ever since.