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foot size changed???
It seems like my feet have grown from us size 10 to us size 11 in the past 2
years. Same boots and shoes which used to fit fine, now have my toe rubbing against the front of the shoe. Since I am 49 and don't think I am supposed to be growing, this is unexpected. Anybody else ever experience such a thing? gr |
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foot size changed???
Yep. Your arches tend to flatten with age making your foot a bit longer.
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foot size changed???
On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:34:55 GMT, "GR" wrote:
It seems like my feet have grown from us size 10 to us size 11 in the past 2 years. Same boots and shoes which used to fit fine, now have my toe rubbing against the front of the shoe. Since I am 49 and don't think I am supposed to be growing, this is unexpected. Anybody else ever experience such a thing? gr Yep. Went from a size 9 and a half 15 years ago to a 10 and a half now, with half of that change in the last couple of years. Someone suggested that it was just my arches flattening as I got older but I prefer to think that all my body parts continue to grow as I age. g.c. |
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foot size changed???
I'm 50, and I've also started buying my shoes a size larger. I do
still sometimes use some classic boots that I've had for about 10 years, but I can only use them with very thin socks now. My feet have been pancake flat all my life, so the 'flatten with age' theory doesn't explain what's happened with me. Erik Brooks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fitzgerald" To: "Multiple recipients of list NORDIC-SKI" Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 9:19 AM Subject: foot size changed??? Yep. Your arches tend to flatten with age making your foot a bit longer. |
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foot size changed???
I agree; somewhere after age 40 my arches fell and my feet grew. This
is pretty costly when you have spent years acquiring footwear for all your different sports. In my case, I ignored the warming signs until feet were in terrible shape. All my hiking and running really trashed my feet. I now wear custom orthotics and tape my arches before hiking, running or skiing and have no problems. Don't wait to have your feet looked at if all your favorite sports are done on your feet. |
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foot size changed???
May be it is the plastic out sole of the boot shrinking over time?
Plastics can shrink considerably over years but in my experience boot "grows" slightly at first. |
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi Gary- One thing to suspect is that your arches are falling-- So your foot hasn't really grown, it's just flattening out. I'm going through the same thing, but dealing with another consequence of that process: tendinitis in the tendons running along the bottom of my feet (planar fasciitis). Based on the assumption that you do NOT want to deal with this (take it from me!), try getting arch supports-- "Superfeet" make a very good non-prescription orthotic; or you may want to go to a _good_ (i.e., sports-related) podiatrist/physical therapist/whatever (get reccomendations!) and have custom orthotics made. Superfeet will set you back about the same amount as a pair of garage-sale ski boots; good orthotics cost about the same as a pair of touring boots bought at retail. So try spending the money on your feet before you spend it on new boots. As a bonus, if your arches are indeed flattening out, you will be surprised how much more balance and alignment you have over your foot when you ski (and walk, too, for that matter). good luck- Chris GR wrote: It seems like my feet have grown from us size 10 to us size 11 in the past 2 years. Same boots and shoes which used to fit fine, now have my toe rubbing against the front of the shoe. Since I am 49 and don't think I am supposed to be growing, this is unexpected. Anybody else ever experience such a thing? gr --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now --0-123961811-1069702954=:33203 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii DIVHi Gary-/DIV DIVOne thing to suspect is that your arches are falling-- /DIV DIVSo your foot hasn't really grown, it's just flattening out. /DIV DIV /DIV DIVI'm going through the same thing, but dealing with another consequence of that process: tendinitis in the tendons running along the bottom of my feet (planar fasciitis). Based on the assumption that you do NOT want to deal with this (take it from me!), try getting arch supports-- "Superfeet" make a very good non-prescription orthotic; or you may want to go to a _good_ (i.e., sports-related) podiatrist/physical therapist/whatever (get reccomendations!) and have custom orthotics made. /DIV DIV /DIV DIVSuperfeet will set you back about the same amount as a pair of garage-sale ski boots; good orthotics cost about the same as a pair of touring boots bought at retail. So try spending the money on your feet before you spend it on new boots./DIV DIV /DIV DIVAs a bonus, if your arches are indeed flattening out, you will be surprised how much more balance and alignment you have over your foot when you ski (and walk, too, for that matter)./DIV DIV /DIV DIVgood luck-/DIV DIVChris/DIV DIV /DIV DIV /DIV DIV /DIV DIVBIGR >/I/B wrote:/DIV BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"It seems like my feet have grown from us size 10 to us size 11 in the past 2BRyears. Same boots and shoes which used to fit fine, now have my toe rubbingBRagainst the front of the shoe. Since I am 49 and don't think I am supposedBRto be growing, this is unexpected. Anybody else ever experience such aBRthing?BRgrBRBRBRBRBRBR/BLOCKQUOTEphr SIZE=1 Do you Yahoo!?br a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/slv/mailtag/*http://companion.yahoo.com/"Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now/a --0-123961811-1069702954=:33203-- |
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foot size changed???
1) No, haven't put on any weight (some of us are just lucky with fast
metabolisms!) 2) Funny you should mention superfeet; I got a pair when I bought a pair of Karhu Leathers last year, but it turns out the Superfeet run small, and don't really fill the bottom of the boot well. Didn't bother me much till now, because now my toe hangs over the edge. I also thought the Superfeet were kind of solid,, but still better (at least in support) than the liners that came in the boot originally. One bright spot is that I bought these boots large, part so I could wear extra socks and part because they didn't have exactly the size I was after, so this one pair of boots I can still use (11 1/2's), but not the brand new pair, of what used to be my shoe size of 10. I will take your advice seriously and add some good orthotics to my boots. Thanks, Gary "Chris Cline" wrote in message o.com... --0-123961811-1069702954=:33203 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi Gary- One thing to suspect is that your arches are falling-- So your foot hasn't really grown, it's just flattening out. I'm going through the same thing, but dealing with another consequence of that process: tendinitis in the tendons running along the bottom of my feet (planar fasciitis). Based on the assumption that you do NOT want to deal with this (take it from me!), try getting arch supports-- "Superfeet" make a very good non-prescription orthotic; or you may want to go to a _good_ (i.e., sports-related) podiatrist/physical therapist/whatever (get reccomendations!) and have custom orthotics made. Superfeet will set you back about the same amount as a pair of garage-sale ski boots; good orthotics cost about the same as a pair of touring boots bought at retail. So try spending the money on your feet before you spend it on new boots. As a bonus, if your arches are indeed flattening out, you will be surprised how much more balance and alignment you have over your foot when you ski (and walk, too, for that matter). good luck- Chris GR wrote: It seems like my feet have grown from us size 10 to us size 11 in the past 2 years. Same boots and shoes which used to fit fine, now have my toe rubbing against the front of the shoe. Since I am 49 and don't think I am supposed to be growing, this is unexpected. Anybody else ever experience such a thing? gr --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now --0-123961811-1069702954=:33203 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii DIVHi Gary-/DIV DIVOne thing to suspect is that your arches are falling-- /DIV DIVSo your foot hasn't really grown, it's just flattening out. /DIV DIV /DIV DIVI'm going through the same thing, but dealing with another consequence of that process: tendinitis in the tendons running along the bottom of my feet (planar fasciitis). Based on the assumption that you do NOT want to deal with this (take it from me!), try getting arch supports-- "Superfeet" make a very good non-prescription orthotic; or you may want to go to a _good_ (i.e., sports-related) podiatrist/physical therapist/whatever (get reccomendations!) and have custom orthotics made. /DIV DIV /DIV DIVSuperfeet will set you back about the same amount as a pair of garage-sale ski boots; good orthotics cost about the same as a pair of touring boots bought at retail. So try spending the money on your feet before you spend it on new boots./DIV DIV /DIV DIVAs a bonus, if your arches are indeed flattening out, you will be surprised how much more balance and alignment you have over your foot when you ski (and walk, too, for that matter)./DIV DIV /DIV DIVgood luck-/DIV DIVChris/DIV DIV /DIV DIV /DIV DIV /DIV DIVBIGR >/I/B wrote:/DIV BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"It seems like my feet have grown from us size 10 to us size 11 in the past 2BRyears. Same boots and shoes which used to fit fine, now have my toe rubbingBRagainst the front of the shoe. Since I am 49 and don't think I am supposedBRto be growing, this is unexpected. Anybody else ever experience such aBRthing?BRgrBRBRBRBRBRBR/BLOCKQUOTEphr SIZE=1 Do you Yahoo!?br a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/slv/mailtag/*http://companion.yahoo.com/"Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now/a --0-123961811-1069702954=:33203-- |
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