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I know the ghost & cliftons come in wide. how about the glycerin? Saucony rides are a bit narrow in the toebox as they really taper quickly & they seem to have abit less total volume as well. don't sit as deep. Altras of course have the wider toebox with the 0 drop
Glycerins do come in wide sizes. Even the regular size is pretty wide. I wore some last night at a test run at the LRS. Although I have very wide feet, I was fine for 4 miles in B width. I ordered a pair in the wides though for my long runs.
The triumph toe box is wide. It's one of my requirements because I have duck feet. Works for me. My only issue is that my right big toe wears a whole in the top of the shoe in the mesh after a few hundred miles. But that's because I need to get more pedicures.
Est. 2006
I also have a high arch and need a wide toe box.
-I wanted a stability shoe so tried on the Nimbus about a month back because everyone wears Nimbus and therefore they are great?! They were really narrow and I felt like I was running with bricks on my feet.
-I used to run in Saucony Ride 7's and they had a wide toe box.
-Ended up buying a pair of Ghost 10s. Wide toe box and the most comfortable shoe I have ever run in. There isn't much of an arch in them but I use K-tape (which I think works better than custom orthotics).
As the original poster I am really surprised, and encouraged, by the active discussion.
I went with Altra Torin and my times improved as my toes weren't being "scrunched" in the front.
However, I may go with the Altra Paradigm for my next shoes as I find even the Torin, with Orange Superfeet cushioning inserts, still gives me a "pounding" sensation. I know I do not pronate, and may very well underpronate, so all the pounding feels like it's on the outside of my feet. I know the Altra website says that it takes time to get used to wearing the zero-drop Altras, but after 250+ miles in these shoes I think I'm past the "adjustment" phase.