Basically i have a pair of running shoes, decent pair, 'Saucony' brand brought from the frontrunner with after going through their measuring process and the step analysis and all that, so there are well fitting shoes.
I've had them for over 3 years now and this will be the 4th and i've done a fair bit of long distance walking and running in them.
Yesterday i went for a walk. Just over 10-12km and i started to get sore feet (as you do) and just continued walking (as you do) I thought that i might have accumulated a bit of a blister on the back of my foot and just by the balls of my feet.
When i got home i checked just checked around the ball of my big toe and there wasn't anything and i thought 'o good, no blisters then'
Took off my socks later that day and found a blister around the size of a 10c piece on the back of my heel. I looked into my shoe and saw the part of the shoe which was supposed to pad that area of my foot and there was a giant hole and all the padding fluff had fallen out, this meant that the back of my foot was not sitting properly against the wall of the shoe and was probably rubbing against the unpadded wall of the shoe every time i took a step.
The rest of the shoes look alright, its just that this particular part of the shoe always seems to give way first. I was thinking cotton buds with tape as a temporary fix.
What do you do then this happens, are these shoes destined for mud duty?
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Yup, relegate them to mud duty mate and buy some new ones.
It's the old saying, look after your feet and they'll look after you, well blisters can be crippling on a longer walk and ruin a trip quite easily.
IMO it's better to just buy a new set of shoes instead.
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I agree with you Te Hopo... But you might like to try a shoe repairer?
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I'll be honest and say that i'm still wearing them!
I just need to remember that if i'm walking further than 4km that i should probably think about taking them off!
I cycle to get to and fro and a 6/12km cycle puts a lot less stress on your feet than walking thats for sure. Most of the day i'm sitting round at a desk anyway with the odd trip to countdown right across the road.
A repair should probably mean relining the entire interior of the shoe. Doesn't look like an easy task but if is economical, i might.
But the most obvious option would be to continue wearing these as general purpose/typical day shoes and then if i need to do some epic hikes, then i'll have to get a pair of good shoes.
To be honest i'd rather go barefoot or wear jandals and spend money on something like an air rifle or tools! Spending a decent amount on money on shoes doesn't exactly make my day.
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