Very wide toes with narrow heel makes shoe fitting difficult.
Anyone know of running socks that have plenty of padding at the heel? But only the heel. Ideally want a sock that gets much thicker at the heel to stop any slipping, but no padding at the toes.
I think you need to buy some shoes that fit you properly rather than buying some socks!
Wide fit shoes can also have slim ankles.
I like Hoka wide trainers but you might not
Wide fit shoes can also have slim ankles
Brooks Adrenaline GTS. Only shoes I've ever tried on and first pair I tried just fitted. Properly. I overpronate too and they help with that. I have a bunion on my right foot big toe joint, this makes my right foot over a 4E width fitting, where my left foot is under a 2E width fitting. As above, its a frustrating game of trial and error.
I think you need to buy some shoes that fit you properly rather than buying some socks!
Rolls eyes...I never thought about that.
I've tried too many different shoes to keep a track of.
It's not the shoes. It happens in every shoe I wear. I just have strange shaped feet. The shoes I have now are the best fit I can find without getting custom made shoes.
You can buy thin insoles that you cut to size. Most bargain world type shops have them. You can just cut a heel section or double layer it and fold some up the sides. I've done this a few times to get a good fit. Works best if you have a full size insole over the top of the extra layers or a few dots of glue to hold it in place.
You can buy thin insoles that you cut to size. Most bargain world type shops have them. You can just cut a heel section or double layer it and fold some up the sides. I’ve done this a few times to get a good fit. Works best if you have a full size insole over the top of the extra layers or a few dots of glue to hold it in place.
Thanks, I'll give that a go.
@mjsmke - Have you tried heel lock lacing?
Ideally you'd want seam free socks to give you a bit more space in the toe box.
I was gonna say to try some of the insoles that don't include a toe bit.
I'd get sporty anti-plantar ones from an online specialist though, rather than Poundland ones.
Edit: turns out I got my last batch from Amazon actually, so maybe have a look on there
Search for heelcup insoles.
Then pick the ones that you fancy.
Have you tried heel lock lacing?
This is what I always use to stop my heel moving around.
@mjsmke – Have you tried heel lock lacing?
Check this out.
Ideally you’d want seam free socks to give you a bit more space in the toe box.
Thanks for that. I'll give that a try before new insoles.
It should make a difference , hopefully enough but some shoes are hopeless for this 😉 Altra
