Instead of running, I equate it more to going for a morning bounce around the neighborhood. Within the giant 49.5 mm stacked midsole are three layers of Lightstrike Pro and some carbon EnergyRods. It reminds me of how my foot feels in the New Balance racer shoes with my arch hanging over. Both sides of my midfoot extend over the shoe, but the upper manages to keep my foot in place. There is barely any arch support for those who need it. The fit is pretty generous in the toebox for a standard width racer. If I can get this figured out, I wouldn’t have had any problems on my 13.1 mile run. I haven’t seen anyone else with this problem, so I hope it’s just my pair being rude to me. It tore up my Achilles pretty bad and I had to wear a Band-Aid when running. I had no problems with the thin tongue, but the heel collar was another story. If I were ever going to blow out the shoe, it would have been then. While I do not recommend these for trail running, the upper held up phenomenally during the infinite amount of times I almost rolled my ankles. While in California visiting Running Warehouse, Meg and I took these out on a run and we somehow ended up on a trail. One of my biggest concerns was regarding the strength of this upper, and it surprised me with how strong it is, kind of like when I arm-wrestled BITR editor Robbe, who definitely didn’t write this sentence. Different color strands are moving every which way and the Adidas logo is sublimated on. Visually it is one of the most interesting uppers I have seen. The Prime X Strung is Adidas’ version of the Prime X, but with a wild new fiber threaded upper. Would that be enough for the #widefootfam? I had tried on the original, non-Strung Prime X and the fit was uncomfortable, but I heard from plenty of people that the Strung upper was better. I have been wanting to try the Adidas Prime X Strung for some time now, even though it only comes in a standard width. Should you have any questions or shoe requests, leave a comment below or hit me up on the gram! We’ll keep updating this list throughout the year (organized alphabetically, btw), so check back for new additions from time to time. You’ll also notice that the following list is New Balance-heavy, as they consistently offer the most diverse options in the wide segment (for that, we thank you, New Balance). Some shoes will have links to my full review, and others will offer summaries of shoes I have worn but received after others on our team reviewed them (it turns out very few companies care about doing pre-production runs of wide shoes).Īs any runner with wide foot problems knows, the list of companies who cater to us is pretty brief. I’ll give you the good, the bad, and everything in-between. Instead, this is a list of almost every wide shoe that I’ve run in that’s currently available. Now, this is technically not a “Best Of” list (although my favorite shoes are indeed in here). There are dozens of us, dammit! So this is a place where my fellow wide fam can view all the good options that work for us folk who can’t squish into those “normal” width shoes. As all wide foot runners know, we’ve been shunned for far too long. PSA: This is Jarrett’s wide foot running shoe roundup, and this is a safe space. UPDATED to include both everyday trainers and race day options.
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