Stretching shoes
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sc0tt

Original Poster:

18,302 posts

232 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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I bought some new shoes.

Being the boring chap I am I bought the same pair I had before.

These shoes are causing me absolute agony. The heel area is so painful if it catches me wrong it's causing me to nearly fall over, shake my leg in a funny way and act like I have tourettes for a bit.

Whats the easiest way to break in a heal. I have a plaster on the size and thickness of a yellow pages.

I loathe to throw them away and I have walked approx 150km in them already. Still no joy.



rsbmw

3,466 posts

136 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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Sounds like they're not a good fit for your feet I'm afraid

Robbo 27

4,304 posts

130 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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You can have them stretched professionally, this is probably the best.

if you make a habit of this, I do, some makes of shoes seem to be smaller than others, Loakes and Barkers shoes for example are, for me, always one - two sizes too small then you can buy a wooden stretcher like this:

http://www.coopersofstortford.co.uk/src/gbase/coop...

These work ok, but dont try and rush the stretch.

You can also buy aerosol sprays but I found them a waste of money.

sc0tt

Original Poster:

18,302 posts

232 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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rsbmw said:
Sounds like they're not a good fit for your feet I'm afraid
They have to fit.

I can't take them back now.

FredClogs

14,041 posts

192 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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Cut toe nails.

If that fails to make a difference....


Cut toes.

Rosscow

9,716 posts

194 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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How have you managed to walk 150km in them?!

Just ditch them and get some new ones that fit hehe

sc0tt

Original Poster:

18,302 posts

232 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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I walk around 10/15k's a day and have had them a few weeks.

I am wincing.

FredClogs

14,041 posts

192 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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sc0tt said:
I am mincing.
Hello sailor...


soad

34,735 posts

207 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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Blisters are painful. cry

Try rubbing candle wax into the bit where it rubs (the wax sticks to the rough bits on the shoes, and means you "glide" over them instead).


RichB

56,437 posts

315 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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sc0tt said:
I walk around 10/15k's a day and have had them a few weeks.

I am wincing.
You wear the same shoes every day? eek

sc0tt

Original Poster:

18,302 posts

232 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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RichB said:
ou wear the same shoes every day? eek
At work yes.