shoe with good toe protection

oldrunner · 02-02-2015 1:10pm #1

Anyone know of a good running shoe with a proper toe guard. I switched from ASICS 2170 rang because I go through both toes in 3 to 5 weeks (about 150 miles). I have been using Brooks Adrenaline - the GTS 12 was perfect and it never wore through. Naturally, they have changed their design and the new GTS lasted 5 weeks.
Any alternatives?

sconhome · 02-02-2015 1:53pm

Suggest you get your feet measured properly as holes are a big indicator of runners being too small.

oldrunner · 02-02-2015 2:00pm

I wear size 9 in a shoe and 9.5 in a runner. Definitely not too small - might be too big but I tried a 9 a couple of years back and it was way too tight.
I have been wearing the same size for more than thirty years. I've only had a problem since the manufacturers stopped putting the extra bit of leather (or plastic) over the toe. I have an old pair of Brooks with better protection and zero wear in the toe but they have had too many miles put in them.
Any shoes out there with the plastic covering a bit of the toe?

sconhome · 02-02-2015 2:50pm

oldrunner wrote: »

I wear size 9 in a shoe and 9.5 in a runner. Definitely not too small - might be too big but I tried a 9 a couple of years back and it was way too tight.
I have been wearing the same size for more than thirty years. I've only had a problem since the manufacturers stopped putting the extra bit of leather (or plastic) over the toe. I have an old pair of Brooks with better protection and zero wear in the toe but they have had too many miles put in them.
Any shoes out there with the plastic covering a bit of the toe?

Not in running shoes, some trail type shoes will have a tougher material and others that are goretex lined will be stronger too.

Based on what you are saying, I can confidently tell you your running shoes are too small. The current Brooks are coming up about 1/4 size smaller than the GTS14 and I would hazard a guess (educated) that you should be wearing a 10 in your running shoes.

When a shoe is small, as the foot elongates under running load the material becomes strained over the toebox. Repeated strain causes the fabric to fatigue and break.