Sorry if this has been discussed already but I didn't see anything on first glance.
I've been running in a pair of Mach's for the past several months and its time for some new shoes for a couple reasons. Until recently, I haven't been doing a ton of long workouts but have started ramping up for a 30k in January. So the past month+ all my long runs have obviously been 10+ miles. I've started getting a blister on the side of my left foot specifically on my long runs and haven't had this happen until the past 6 weeks or so. So my initial thought is, OK maybe these don't fit my foot shape well enough to consistently put higher mileage runs in them every week. I really love the Hoka shoes and until I got these, had been running in Cliftons for a couple years. I tried on a pair of normal width Cliftons in my size yesterday and it felt like someone had taken a rubber band to my foot even though the length was perfect. I usually had been getting wide Cliftons but even the normal width ones have never fit me this tightly.
So to get to the point, has anyone had a pair of the wide Cliftons and experienced them being narrower than before? I wish they would quit screwing with the fit of this shoe. Bonus points if you have any comparison between the Clifton 5 and the Mach.
Robert Dao
ATC Racing - Austin, TX
Gold's Gym Triathlon Coach
@speedao1
@daotraining
I've been running in a pair of Mach's for the past several months and its time for some new shoes for a couple reasons. Until recently, I haven't been doing a ton of long workouts but have started ramping up for a 30k in January. So the past month+ all my long runs have obviously been 10+ miles. I've started getting a blister on the side of my left foot specifically on my long runs and haven't had this happen until the past 6 weeks or so. So my initial thought is, OK maybe these don't fit my foot shape well enough to consistently put higher mileage runs in them every week. I really love the Hoka shoes and until I got these, had been running in Cliftons for a couple years. I tried on a pair of normal width Cliftons in my size yesterday and it felt like someone had taken a rubber band to my foot even though the length was perfect. I usually had been getting wide Cliftons but even the normal width ones have never fit me this tightly.
So to get to the point, has anyone had a pair of the wide Cliftons and experienced them being narrower than before? I wish they would quit screwing with the fit of this shoe. Bonus points if you have any comparison between the Clifton 5 and the Mach.
Robert Dao
ATC Racing - Austin, TX
Gold's Gym Triathlon Coach
@speedao1
@daotraining