[at-l] Superfeet Inserts

[Mara Factor]

I've been wearing Superfeet since 1999.  Due to my foot shape and size, I've 
always used the custom type in either the "green" or "everyday" models.  I 
originally got them during my thruhike when I had significant heel pain and 
the Superfeet solved that problem.

There can be a break in period and the information from Superfeet says to 
wear them just an hour or two the first day, working yoru way up to all day 
over the course of several days.  That's worked for me and if I don't give 
them a break in period, I may have some realignment pain.  However, once I 
got used to using Superfeet, getting a new pair never resulted in the same 
length of time for break-in.

I'm in the market for a new pair but seem to be on part of the trail where 
custom fitters are non-existant.  Oh well...

I'll be getting off trail anytime now (today?  or in a week or two?) and the 
ones I have will have to do until then.

Best of luck with the inserts,

Mara

P.S.  With such unusual wear patterns on your shoes, you may want to talk 
wtih your doctor to find out if there are other "alignment" issues with your 
body.  For example, I have scoliosis (c-curve) but it's not serious enough 
that any of my doctors have thought I needed to address it in any way.  but, 
it's made pack fitting "interesting" at times.  -MF

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>From: "Ozzie" <hikingvagabond at cox.net>
>To: "at-l" <at-l at backcountry.net>
>Subject: [at-l] Superfeet Inserts
>Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 14:59:37 -0600
>
>During the last few years I have noticed a different wear pattern on my 
>left shoe, more wear on the outside of the forefoot sole which is not 
>evident on the right shoe. I usually hike/walk five or more miles three or 
>more times a week on relatively level ground. I have heard of hikers really 
>raving about the benefits of Superfeet so purchased a couple pair of the 
>blue insoles and inserted them into my Merrell Ventilator II shoes. There 
>was a noticeable difference but I also began to get some aching especially 
>in my left leg which happened to be the one with the bad shoe wear pattern. 
>I did a search on Superfeet reviews and found they all sang the praises of 
>Superfeet. Somewhere in my readings I did find someone mentioning a 
>break-in period and I have also heard that these aches may be an indication 
>that the legs/body is realigning itself and there will eventually be a 
>benefit from continuing to wear them. Now for my question - Does anyone 
>wear these insoles and if so what has
>   been your experience with them?
>
>Ozzie
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