Running Shoes with a Wide Toebox

[pfunk12]

Brooks shoes have a wide toe box.

[OakLeaf]

I have huge duck feet.

Believe it or not I'm in Nike right now. I about fell on the floor when the shoe guy suggested them.

They're the Zoom Triax Structure 13. They come in Wide, and even in the wide width my heels don't slip (with the lace lock through the second holes the way I always lace my shoes, anyway).

The heel-to-toe drop on these shoes is a lot more than I'd like, but until I find a better pair, the fact that they fit on my feet is worth more than anything. They fit considerably better than anything I've ever worn before.

[zoom-zoom]

Brooks shoes have a wide toe box.

That's definitely not been my experience, but maybe they are just curved enough that they've felt narrow to me. I can't do a curved last at all, much less if it's not a true wide width.

[pfunk12]

Not really sure about the curved fit. I do know that I need a shoe that fits my narrow foot but has a wide toe box and the Brooks shoes that I've worn have worked well for me. But given that every shoe company sells tons of different shoes (guidance vs. neutral vs. support, etc.), maybe the ones that I wore are wider than their other shoes.

That's definitely not been my experience, but maybe they are just curved enough that they've felt narrow to me. I can't do a curved last at all, much less if it's not a true wide width.