I did a short ultra (50k) over the weekend in the Haliburton Highlands, if anyone knows the Haliburton Forest Trail Run in Ontario.
I do lots of stuff on trail - running, hiking, backpacking - though I wasn’t trained for the race, it went fine, 36/44 finishers (45 starters). Which is slow, but I figured on being DFL since I was fat and untrained (if a 20k long run back in early/mid-July counts as a long run, that was my long run), plus I was in the hospital with the crazies the week before.
All muscles feel fine now, but my toes are really uncomfortable. Not asking for tips on toe maintenance, but…
I am a size 10. My trail runners are a size 11. This has never been an issue before, maybe the occassional funky toe, that’s about it.
Could my shoes be TOO big? Would I be better with a 10.5? Is the extra space causing extra banging? I am planning an long unsupported trail run in October and I’d like to have my feet not be so effed up if I can help it. It’s not even the blisters, it’s the soreness/bruising I guess.
shoes too big can have detrimental effects - your toes bang off the inside of the shoe and could very well be causing the soreness you describe. does it get better if you wear thick socks?
hey Teags! yep sounds like a 10.5 would be better…I had this same issue as “everybody” said to go up a size before my first long race and a full size up was way too big
You might try checking out the site below on lace-locking your heals into the larger shoes. As your feet swell throughout the long run, they should fit better.
Yeah, I thought I was doing good by having the extra space for my feet to swell.
Who knows, since this doesn’t usually happen, maybe I just managed to trip/bang my feet that much more this run. Be even more of my usual ungraceful self
