Post by Wafflesole on Feb 5, 2017 8:47:09 GMT
I always skated in skate shoes but made the move across to skate/running hybrids and recently moved to a full running shoe. I have wide feet and have always felt shoes were tight across the toes. I usually just let my shoes ‘bed into' the shape of my feet.
The rise of super thin soled shoes and five fingers in the distance skating scene didn’t really work for me, I’m all push and impact on the push foot was more important than board feel. However I felt that I was always being tipped forward by running shoes with their thicker heels – something that runners seemed to value unlike a skater where the forefoot needs more cushioning.
Running shoes also usually have a split sole and very soft rubber that makes footbraking interesting and the wear on the soles quick.
Altrarunning shoes seem to have solved the problems. They have a wide toe box that lets your toes do their natural thing. Proper toe box fitting can help eliminate black toenails, blisters, and foot fatigue. Sounds good to me. My shoes bedding in to my feet isn’t what is happening – my feet are fitting to the shoes. Altrarunning shoes seem to be a good way of letting my feet do their natural thing whilst still having cushioning.
Unlike almost every other running shoe (and no skate shoe!) they have an equal heel and forefoot height which means you are not tipping forward onto your toes and this reduces impact. Still sounds good.
The shoes come in a range of sole thicknesses, heights and grip options. Perfect for winter and summer skating. Also really good if your ankles are a weak point.
They even tell you how to lace your shoes properly if you need more space up front! I’m doing this on the shoes I have now!
The rise of super thin soled shoes and five fingers in the distance skating scene didn’t really work for me, I’m all push and impact on the push foot was more important than board feel. However I felt that I was always being tipped forward by running shoes with their thicker heels – something that runners seemed to value unlike a skater where the forefoot needs more cushioning.
Running shoes also usually have a split sole and very soft rubber that makes footbraking interesting and the wear on the soles quick.
Altrarunning shoes seem to have solved the problems. They have a wide toe box that lets your toes do their natural thing. Proper toe box fitting can help eliminate black toenails, blisters, and foot fatigue. Sounds good to me. My shoes bedding in to my feet isn’t what is happening – my feet are fitting to the shoes. Altrarunning shoes seem to be a good way of letting my feet do their natural thing whilst still having cushioning.
Unlike almost every other running shoe (and no skate shoe!) they have an equal heel and forefoot height which means you are not tipping forward onto your toes and this reduces impact. Still sounds good.
The shoes come in a range of sole thicknesses, heights and grip options. Perfect for winter and summer skating. Also really good if your ankles are a weak point.
They even tell you how to lace your shoes properly if you need more space up front! I’m doing this on the shoes I have now!