John Rambo
05-21-2011, 12:08
Hi everyone,
I'm flippity flopping so I can finish the Trail during school (I go to college in the Northeast) and I'm at home for about a week.
During my hike (I've done the first third - Springer to Daleville, VA), I've had some shoe issues. My first pair of boots were fine until Damascus, where they finally just wore out. Understandable.
In Damascus, I picked up some boots and some Superfeet, and all was great for about the first 5 days. Then, I started getting extreme pain on the side of my ankle, where the bone juts out on the outside of the ankle. First it was just in one ankle. I stuck a wide rock in the boot one night to stretch it out, and it worked great for the next day. But then the other one started to hurt and the rock trick wasn't working.
I hiked about 100 miles in Reef flip flops. It was incredibly comfortable.
I also tried Tevas and running shoes with the same problem. It's like it's just bumping my ankle bone over and over until finally I can't bear it. I asked the guys at my local REI and they hadn't ever heard of it. They recommended some Keens, which could work, but if there's a solution or if someone has also had this issue and knows what's causing it, I'd like to hear about it! It happened in a sandal, a boot and a running shoe! Maybe Reef can sponsor me, lol.
Thanks guys!!
Johnny R.
I'm flippity flopping so I can finish the Trail during school (I go to college in the Northeast) and I'm at home for about a week.
During my hike (I've done the first third - Springer to Daleville, VA), I've had some shoe issues. My first pair of boots were fine until Damascus, where they finally just wore out. Understandable.
In Damascus, I picked up some boots and some Superfeet, and all was great for about the first 5 days. Then, I started getting extreme pain on the side of my ankle, where the bone juts out on the outside of the ankle. First it was just in one ankle. I stuck a wide rock in the boot one night to stretch it out, and it worked great for the next day. But then the other one started to hurt and the rock trick wasn't working.
I hiked about 100 miles in Reef flip flops. It was incredibly comfortable.
I also tried Tevas and running shoes with the same problem. It's like it's just bumping my ankle bone over and over until finally I can't bear it. I asked the guys at my local REI and they hadn't ever heard of it. They recommended some Keens, which could work, but if there's a solution or if someone has also had this issue and knows what's causing it, I'd like to hear about it! It happened in a sandal, a boot and a running shoe! Maybe Reef can sponsor me, lol.
Thanks guys!!
Johnny R.