question for group...this is for those that have been running for a long time and have experienced foot growth....how much, and how long was it before your feet began to expand, and has it stopped yet....i went from a ten and a half to a thirteen...it took about a year of daily running for my feet to really start to grow...i was thirty two at the time.....two years ago, when i was fifty nine, my foot grew another half or whole size......now i am between a fourteen and a fifteen....my feet grew three and a half sizes so far.....how bout yall...el jefe
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:01 PM, el jefe <cr...@austin.rr.com> wrote: > ** > *question for group...this is for those that have been running for a long > time and have experienced foot growth....how much, and how long was it > before your feet began to expand, and has it stopped yet....i went from a > ten and a half to a thirteen...it took about a year of daily running for my > feet to really start to grow...i was thirty two at the time.....two years > ago, when i was fifty nine, my foot grew another half or whole > size......now i am between a fourteen and a fifteen....my feet grew three > and a half sizes so far.....how bout yall...el jefe*
I don't know if my feet grew any, but they got used to not being cramped any more. It was right after I went minimalist that I found a floor mat at a local store that had outlines of shoe soles in different sizes. The size that I had been wearing was plenty long enough, but the largest size on the chart was not wide enough to accommodate all my toes. I was just used to them being crammed and useless though, and didn't know better.
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:01 PM, el jefe <cr...@austin.rr.com> wrote: > question for group...this is for those that have been running for a long > time and have experienced foot growth....how much, and how long was it > before your feet began to expand, and has it stopped yet....i went from a > ten and a half to a thirteen...it took about a year of daily running for my > feet to really start to grow...i was thirty two at the time.....two years > ago, when i was fifty nine, my foot grew another half or whole size......now > i am between a fourteen and a fifteen....my feet grew three and a half sizes > so far.....how bout yall...el jefe
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote: > The biggest difference has been the big toe on my right foot has > straightened out, causing all sorts of issues with shoes...
no, i'm not kidding....i coulnd't figger out what was going on...i wasn't expectin it at all......i had to give all the custom boots away so i wouldn't try and wear em and screw up my feet, which i did a few times......mine didn't grow for about twenty years, and suddenly they grew again..anyone else here had more than one growth spurt on their feets like this?......sheesh....annoyin....el jefe
----- Original Message ----- From: Tuck To: huaraches@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [Minimalist Runner:102903] how much did your foot grow
"two years ago, when i was fifty nine, my foot grew another half or whole size......"
You've got to be effin' kidding me. I don't want this to continue for 15 years!!!
First three years: wearing minimalist shoes once in a while: no change.
Second two years: wearing minimalist shoes all the time, + 1/2 size, minor increase in width.
The biggest difference has been the big toe on my right foot has straightened out, causing all sorts of issues with shoes...
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:01 PM, el jefe <cr...@austin.rr.com> wrote:
question for group...this is for those that have been running for a long time and have experienced foot growth....how much, and how long was it before your feet began to expand, and has it stopped yet....i went from a ten and a half to a thirteen...it took about a year of daily running for my feet to really start to grow...i was thirty two at the time.....two years ago, when i was fifty nine, my foot grew another half or whole size......now i am between a fourteen and a fifteen....my feet grew three and a half sizes so far.....how bout yall...el jefe
Both big toes straightened, but the right straightened more, which I think is a function of the issues on that foot more than anything else.
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Denise Skidmore <deniseskidm...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Did you use any of those toe separator tools or did it just go on your > own? You used VFFs which might have a similar effect?
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The biggest difference has been the big toe on my right foot has > > straightened out, causing all sorts of issues with shoes...
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:16 PM, el jefe <cr...@austin.rr.com> wrote: > ** > *no, i'm not kidding....i coulnd't figger out what was going on...i > wasn't expectin it at all......i had to give all the custom boots away so i > wouldn't try and wear em and screw up my feet, which i did a few > times......mine didn't grow for about twenty years, and suddenly they grew > again..anyone else here had more than one growth spurt on their feets like > this?......sheesh....annoyin....el jefe*
> ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> > *To:* huaraches@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Friday, February 17, 2012 2:08 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Minimalist Runner:102903] how much did your foot grow
> "two years ago, when i was fifty nine, my foot grew another half or whole > size......"
> You've got to be effin' kidding me. I don't want this to continue for 15 > years!!!
> First three years: wearing minimalist shoes once in a while: no change.
> Second two years: wearing minimalist shoes all the time, + 1/2 size, > minor increase in width.
> The biggest difference has been the big toe on my right foot has > straightened out, causing all sorts of issues with shoes...
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:01 PM, el jefe <cr...@austin.rr.com> wrote:
>> ** >> *question for group...this is for those that have been running for a >> long time and have experienced foot growth....how much, and how long was it >> before your feet began to expand, and has it stopped yet....i went from a >> ten and a half to a thirteen...it took about a year of daily running for my >> feet to really start to grow...i was thirty two at the time.....two years >> ago, when i was fifty nine, my foot grew another half or whole >> size......now i am between a fourteen and a fifteen....my feet grew three >> and a half sizes so far.....how bout yall...el jefe*
> ** > *no, i'm not kidding....i coulnd't figger out what was going on...i > wasn't expectin it at all......i had to give all the custom boots away so i > wouldn't try and wear em and screw up my feet, which i did a few > times......mine didn't grow for about twenty years, and suddenly they grew > again..anyone else here had more than one growth spurt on their feets like > this?......sheesh....annoyin....el jefe*
> ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> > *To:* huaraches@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Friday, February 17, 2012 2:08 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Minimalist Runner:102903] how much did your foot grow
> "two years ago, when i was fifty nine, my foot grew another half or whole > size......"
> You've got to be effin' kidding me. I don't want this to continue for 15 > years!!!
> First three years: wearing minimalist shoes once in a while: no change.
> Second two years: wearing minimalist shoes all the time, + 1/2 size, > minor increase in width.
> The biggest difference has been the big toe on my right foot has > straightened out, causing all sorts of issues with shoes...
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:01 PM, el jefe <cr...@austin.rr.com> wrote:
>> ** >> *question for group...this is for those that have been running for a >> long time and have experienced foot growth....how much, and how long was it >> before your feet began to expand, and has it stopped yet....i went from a >> ten and a half to a thirteen...it took about a year of daily running for my >> feet to really start to grow...i was thirty two at the time.....two years >> ago, when i was fifty nine, my foot grew another half or whole >> size......now i am between a fourteen and a fifteen....my feet grew three >> and a half sizes so far.....how bout yall...el jefe*
Huh. No jokes yet about the size of a man's feet as an indicator of the size of something else? Maybe your feet size isn't the only thing you should have been keeping track of...
no...no changes at all....no injury....same mileage, same type of workouts.....i can't come up with any reason......surely it won't happen again, for gods sakes....el jefe
----- Original Message ----- From: Denise Skidmore To: huaraches@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 2:22 PM Subject: Re: [Minimalist Runner:102909] how much did your foot grow
Did you change your diet or heal from an injury around that time?
On Feb 17, 2012 3:17 PM, "el jefe" <cr...@austin.rr.com> wrote:
no, i'm not kidding....i coulnd't figger out what was going on...i wasn't expectin it at all......i had to give all the custom boots away so i wouldn't try and wear em and screw up my feet, which i did a few times......mine didn't grow for about twenty years, and suddenly they grew again..anyone else here had more than one growth spurt on their feets like this?......sheesh....annoyin....el jefe ----- Original Message ----- From: Tuck To: huaraches@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [Minimalist Runner:102903] how much did your foot grow
"two years ago, when i was fifty nine, my foot grew another half or whole size......"
You've got to be effin' kidding me. I don't want this to continue for 15 years!!!
First three years: wearing minimalist shoes once in a while: no change.
Second two years: wearing minimalist shoes all the time, + 1/2 size, minor increase in width.
The biggest difference has been the big toe on my right foot has straightened out, causing all sorts of issues with shoes...
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:01 PM, el jefe <cr...@austin.rr.com> wrote:
question for group...this is for those that have been running for a long time and have experienced foot growth....how much, and how long was it before your feet began to expand, and has it stopped yet....i went from a ten and a half to a thirteen...it took about a year of daily running for my feet to really start to grow...i was thirty two at the time.....two years ago, when i was fifty nine, my foot grew another half or whole size......now i am between a fourteen and a fifteen....my feet grew three and a half sizes so far.....how bout yall...el jefe
> The biggest difference has been the big toe on my right foot has > straightened out, causing all sorts of issues with shoes...
That is very interesting as only my right big toe has straightened out. I haven't had any serious problems with my legs but whenever I get a minor ake it seems to be always on the left one. Is that the one that bothers you all the time?
Yes. It still bothers me all the time. I wish it would stop.
The bootfitter who gave me the orthotic for my ski boot commented that I have a lot of "damage" in that ankle. I hope he's mistaken... I'm hoping that the constant aches and pains from the ligaments and tendons in that foot indicate that at some point it will straighten up and fly right...
And just a note for newbies on this topic: I was having issues with this foot/leg long before going minimalist...
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Luis Manuel <lmci...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The biggest difference has been the big toe on my right foot has >> straightened out, causing all sorts of issues with shoes...
> That is very interesting as only my right big toe has straightened out. I > haven't had any serious problems with my legs but whenever I get a minor > ake it seems to be always on the left one. Is that the one that bothers you > all the time?
Sorry to hear, I am sure the bootfitter is mistaken... I haven't noticed this until your post and it's actually sort of weird. I can straighten the right one very easily but the left one just won't move, here's is a picture:
On Friday, February 17, 2012 4:56:06 PM UTC-4, Tuck wrote:
> "Is that the one that bothers you all the time?"
> Yes. It still bothers me all the time. I wish it would stop.
> The bootfitter who gave me the orthotic for my ski boot commented that I > have a lot of "damage" in that ankle. I hope he's mistaken... > I'm hoping that the constant aches and pains from the ligaments and > tendons in that foot indicate that at some point it will straighten up and > fly right...
> And just a note for newbies on this topic: I was having issues with this > foot/leg long before going minimalist... > On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Luis Manuel <lmci...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> The biggest difference has been the big toe on my right foot has >>> straightened out, causing all sorts of issues with shoes...
>> That is very interesting as only my right big toe has straightened out. I >> haven't had any serious problems with my legs but whenever I get a minor >> ake it seems to be always on the left one. Is that the one that bothers you >> all the time?
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Luis Manuel <lmci...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry to hear, I am sure the bootfitter is mistaken... I haven't noticed > this until your post and it's actually sort of weird. I can straighten the > right one very easily but the left one just won't move, here's is a picture:
> On Friday, February 17, 2012 4:56:06 PM UTC-4, Tuck wrote:
>> "Is that the one that bothers you all the time?"
>> Yes. It still bothers me all the time. I wish it would stop.
>> The bootfitter who gave me the orthotic for my ski boot commented that I >> have a lot of "damage" in that ankle. I hope he's mistaken... >> I'm hoping that the constant aches and pains from the ligaments and >> tendons in that foot indicate that at some point it will straighten up and >> fly right...
>> And just a note for newbies on this topic: I was having issues with this >> foot/leg long before going minimalist... >> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Luis Manuel <lmci...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> The biggest difference has been the big toe on my right foot has >>>> straightened out, causing all sorts of issues with shoes...
>>> That is very interesting as only my right big toe has straightened out. >>> I haven't had any serious problems with my legs but whenever I get a minor >>> ake it seems to be always on the left one. Is that the one that bothers you >>> all the time?
My foot has grown by a half size at most. I've been doing most of my running barefoot for two years now (around 20 miles a week overall). If not running barefoot, it's vibrams or lunas. Outside of running, I stick to minimalist footwear the vast majority of the time (flip flops, terra plana, NB minimus).
I've been surprised at the lack of obvious change in my feet. There's no doubt my feet are much stronger and I have thicker soles, but from the top, I don't think my feet look much different and I can wear all of my old shoes -- they do fit more snugly now, but it's not like I couldn't wear them (hence I estimate maybe a half size growth from 10 1/2 to 11).
My toes are all scrunched together from 40 years of wearing standard shoes laced tightly, btw, so it's not like they couldn't spread, they just haven't to any noticeable degree.
I honestly don't know, I am goofey-footed (meaning left leg behind) on a skate/surfboard if that helps you. When I was a kid I was told I was lefty footed (right handed) but not sure how they found out?.
On Friday, February 17, 2012 5:16:39 PM UTC-4, Tuck wrote:
> Yeah, mine's similar. Right is more mobile than left (no pictures though, > sorry.)
> Are you a lefty or a righty? Do you play soccer left or right-footed?
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Luis Manuel <lmci...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Sorry to hear, I am sure the bootfitter is mistaken... I haven't noticed >> this until your post and it's actually sort of weird. I can straighten the >> right one very easily but the left one just won't move, here's is a picture:
>> On Friday, February 17, 2012 4:56:06 PM UTC-4, Tuck wrote:
>>> "Is that the one that bothers you all the time?"
>>> Yes. It still bothers me all the time. I wish it would stop.
>>> The bootfitter who gave me the orthotic for my ski boot commented that I >>> have a lot of "damage" in that ankle. I hope he's mistaken... >>> I'm hoping that the constant aches and pains from the ligaments and >>> tendons in that foot indicate that at some point it will straighten up and >>> fly right...
>>> And just a note for newbies on this topic: I was having issues with this >>> foot/leg long before going minimalist... >>> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Luis Manuel <lmci...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> The biggest difference has been the big toe on my right foot has >>>>> straightened out, causing all sorts of issues with shoes...
>>>> That is very interesting as only my right big toe has straightened out. >>>> I haven't had any serious problems with my legs but whenever I get a minor >>>> ake it seems to be always on the left one. Is that the one that bothers you >>>> all the time?
I just got measured at a 13 (I was an 11.5 in HS/College), then a 12
for a long time. I can't explain it. I wear the 12 in Merrell TGs
and I've noticed my toes are right up against the end. Sucks, cause
now I have to justify another round of shoes to my wife. And she's
heard enough.
On Feb 17, 12:01 pm, "el jefe" <cr...@austin.rr.com> wrote:
> question for group...this is for those that have been running for a long time and have experienced foot growth....how much, and how long was it before your feet began to expand, and has it stopped yet....i went from a ten and a half to a thirteen...it took about a year of daily running for my feet to really start to grow...i was thirty two at the time.....two years ago, when i was fifty nine, my foot grew another half or whole size......now i am between a fourteen and a fifteen....my feet grew three and a half sizes so far.....how bout yall...el jefe
----- Original Message ----- From: "JAM" <mihai...@hotmail.com> To: "Minimalist Runner - Barefoot, Sandals, Shoes" <huaraches@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 3:53 PM Subject: [Minimalist Runner:102934] Re: how much did your foot grow
I just got measured at a 13 (I was an 11.5 in HS/College), then a 12 for a long time. I can't explain it. I wear the 12 in Merrell TGs and I've noticed my toes are right up against the end. Sucks, cause now I have to justify another round of shoes to my wife. And she's heard enough.
On Feb 17, 12:01 pm, "el jefe" <cr...@austin.rr.com> wrote: > question for group...this is for those that have been running for a long > time and have experienced foot growth....how much, and how long was it > before your feet began to expand, and has it stopped yet....i went from a > ten and a half to a thirteen...it took about a year of daily running for > my feet to really start to grow...i was thirty two at the time.....two > years ago, when i was fifty nine, my foot grew another half or whole > size......now i am between a fourteen and a fifteen....my feet grew three > and a half sizes so far.....how bout yall...el jefe
> I just got measured at a 13 (I was an 11.5 in HS/College), then a 12 > for a long time. I can't explain it. I wear the 12 in Merrell TGs > and I've noticed my toes are right up against the end. Sucks, cause > now I have to justify another round of shoes to my wife. And she's > heard enough.
> On Feb 17, 12:01 pm, "el jefe" <cr...@austin.rr.com> wrote: >> question for group...this is for those that have been running for a long time and have experienced foot growth....how much, and how long was it before your feet began to expand, and has it stopped yet....i went from a ten and a half to a thirteen...it took about a year of daily running for my feet to really start to grow...i was thirty two at the time.....two years ago, when i was fifty nine, my foot grew another half or whole size......now i am between a fourteen and a fifteen....my feet grew three and a half sizes so far.....how bout yall...el jefe
I was just thinking about this same topic when I bought new shoes
yesterday. In 3 months of running minimalist style, my shoe size is
now half a size longer!
Flat sandals which I couldn't wear before, are now so comfy.
On Feb 17, 5:20 pm, Joe Maller <joemal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I outgrew my TGs too. I'm kind of screwed since I'm starting from a 13.
> joe
> On Feb 17, 2012, at 4:53 PM, JAM wrote:
> > I just got measured at a 13 (I was an 11.5 in HS/College), then a 12
> > for a long time. I can't explain it. I wear the 12 in Merrell TGs
> > and I've noticed my toes are right up against the end. Sucks, cause
> > now I have to justify another round of shoes to my wife. And she's
> > heard enough.
> > On Feb 17, 12:01 pm, "el jefe" <cr...@austin.rr.com> wrote:
> >> question for group...this is for those that have been running for a long time and have experienced foot growth....how much, and how long was it before your feet began to expand, and has it stopped yet....i went from a ten and a half to a thirteen...it took about a year of daily running for my feet to really start to grow...i was thirty two at the time.....two years ago, when i was fifty nine, my foot grew another half or whole size......now i am between a fourteen and a fifteen....my feet grew three and a half sizes so far.....how bout yall...el jefe
> Huh. No jokes yet about the size of a man's feet as an indicator of the
> size of something else? Maybe your feet size isn't the only thing you
> should have been keeping track of...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gavor" <seanga...@gmail.com> To: "Minimalist Runner - Barefoot, Sandals, Shoes" <huaraches@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 4:47 PM Subject: [Minimalist Runner:102946] Re: how much did your foot grow
"Huh. No jokes yet "
Hold on, I was getting there.
My Morton's condition gets worse every time I lie about my race times.
On Feb 17, 3:37 pm, Scott Mumford <wilber...@gmail.com> wrote: > Huh. No jokes yet about the size of a man's feet as an indicator of the > size of something else? Maybe your feet size isn't the only thing you > should have been keeping track of...
My foot is getting bigger around the arch. My wife thought my ankle was swollen from fluids from the sore knee. The girth around my arch is the biggest problem now when I were shoes. This is my third year barefooting. The years before that of shod running did not produce any change.
2+ years into the minimalism thing and my feet have gone up a 1/2 size in length, but have exploded sideways. From D to 4E. I think they've stabilized though. No additional widening in about 6 months. So, I'm shoe shopping again...
