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I have narrow feet at the middle, idk what shoe I'm supposed to buy because anything that's wide at the toe is usually too wide midfoot and results in feeling like my shoes are going to role around my feet no matter how I tie them.
Also what shoe are you supposed to buy if you're running on road or sidewalk? Those barefoot shoes are too thin soled IMO, unless you run on dirt paths
I guess my feet aren't in too bad of shape since I can wiggle my toes sideway and grab stuff with my bigtoe and middle toe
I run in vibrams on all surfaces.
60k a week or so, pushing 40y/o
I got back into running lately, hurt my knee and had to take a break, using the very cushioned Hoka Clifton 8.
I think I increased mileage too quickly, but this video makes me think it might be the shoes since before my running hiatus, I used to cover more ground with very flexible Nike Freeruns and was fine although my feet hurt more. Probably only 10k/week back then though.
Right now taking a break because the outside of one of my knees clicks when I bend it.
Any specific vibram model recommendation for sidewalk/hard surfaces?
I run in the v-runs
Just start low mileage be get used to always being on front of your feet, when I started in vibrams I could run my normal distance once but then my legs were DEAD
I’d recommend a 1 miler to start just to see, you know … the tip. Just to see how it feels
I have a similar thing, and I have found that certain shoes with the right lacing pattern work well. Basically, buy something with a big toe-box, but most of the lacing concentrated on the center of the foot so that you can narrow it by lacing it tight. I find that certain Xero shoes, and most iterations of Merrell Trail Gloves work well for this.