Hey all,
Been preparing for a few upcoming hunts and had some questions regarding my foot wear. I currently doing all my hikes in either a Scarpa Charmoz or Crispi Colorado. Im trying to determine which boot I want to run. I’m in Ohio so most of the terrain isn’t very technical and I’m pretty well limited to trails around my house. I’m pretty confident my boots are the correct size as I had my feet mapped and they are low volume, fairly narrow and I have a narrow heel. I haven’t experienced any blisters or hot spots on any hikes so that’s that.
My area of concern is foot fatigue or discomfort. Regardless of the boot/insole combination (stock or super feet green) I experience fatigue/discomfort in or around the ball of my foot behind my big toe on the underside of foot. This doesn’t really happen until I reach the 5-6 mile mark (usually 2 hours of continuous pounding). It’s not really a bad pain just a it needs a break feeling. Is this normal to experience in a stiff/hard soled boot? Am I expecting to much comfort on trails out of a boot that’s designed for nasty stuff (misapplication of footwear maybe). If it is fairly common does it subside when you take the boots to the mountains and use them as they are more intended and without continued pounding like you get when puttin in the miles on trails?
Any thoughts or input would be appreciated.
Just don’t want to run into any issues in the wilderness. Thanks Alan.
Been preparing for a few upcoming hunts and had some questions regarding my foot wear. I currently doing all my hikes in either a Scarpa Charmoz or Crispi Colorado. Im trying to determine which boot I want to run. I’m in Ohio so most of the terrain isn’t very technical and I’m pretty well limited to trails around my house. I’m pretty confident my boots are the correct size as I had my feet mapped and they are low volume, fairly narrow and I have a narrow heel. I haven’t experienced any blisters or hot spots on any hikes so that’s that.
My area of concern is foot fatigue or discomfort. Regardless of the boot/insole combination (stock or super feet green) I experience fatigue/discomfort in or around the ball of my foot behind my big toe on the underside of foot. This doesn’t really happen until I reach the 5-6 mile mark (usually 2 hours of continuous pounding). It’s not really a bad pain just a it needs a break feeling. Is this normal to experience in a stiff/hard soled boot? Am I expecting to much comfort on trails out of a boot that’s designed for nasty stuff (misapplication of footwear maybe). If it is fairly common does it subside when you take the boots to the mountains and use them as they are more intended and without continued pounding like you get when puttin in the miles on trails?
Any thoughts or input would be appreciated.
Just don’t want to run into any issues in the wilderness. Thanks Alan.