I've heard so many people praise trail shoes/trail runners and last summer I jumped on the wagon and bought a pair of Montrail Vitesses.
I broke them in religiously for several months before my first trip out with them. Two days down the trail, my left foot was so swollen that I was having trouble squeezing my foot back into the shoe in the morning, and I had lost two toenails on my right foot. Long story short, we cut out early, and I made it out in time to get to the doctor with red streaks up my leg and 102 fever.
Okay, so this could have been a freak thing, right? Gave them another chance after I healed up - lost two toenails on the other foot. Anyone had any experience with these shoes in particular? Have to admit, I'm sticking to tried and true boots from now on.
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Originally Posted by lost_but_found
I use a trail running shoe for all of my trips - Salamon XA Pro w/gore-tex and quick lacing system. I have really strong ankles and I use the pivoting in the ankle for a huge benefit in balance. Hightops just feel like they are restraining too much movement for me. I like to be able to move my ankles and adjust to the terrain under my feet. Plus they are extremely lightweight and far more comfortable than any boot I have ever tried. And that just seems to go a long way for me on the trail.
Socks are something I am playing around with more. My feet sweat far too much!! Yuck, I know. But the sweat will soften the skin and make it more vulnerable to blisters. So I have been trying thinner socks with "moisture wicking technology." But I haven't noticed too much of a difference between non-wicking and wicking. The thickness has proved to help a little. The only trade off is, I don't have as much cushion with a thinner sock. So I am considering looking into an insert to make up for that lost cushion. It's a win lose thing I guess.
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