travel and rhum

Hi everyone. I currently use a pair of Hoka Clifton 8 Wide for everyday / hiking. But they are approaching the end of their lifecycle and I want to replace them.

I was looking at other Hoka and Nike Gore-Tex shoes, but all of them are too narrow in the middle part of the sole. Basically my foot is still wide where most shoes start narrowing down. Hopefully the picture below can help illustrate the issue

https://preview.redd.it/plryohqms7ac1.jpg?width=1728&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9df6a4315be969b590b581ac91c7995341ef12d4

Both Nike and Hoka have "Wide" versions of some of their shoe models but they are either meant for other activities or don't have a Gore-Tex / Water-repellent version

Did anyone encounter a similar issue? Or does anyone have any suggestions ?

Hey all, looking for advice/perspectives/anecdotes

Me and my friend have been building up multi hike trips over the past couple of years and very soon we will be doing our longest one, 6 days in a row and longest mileage 17 miles in one day (yes I know a lot of you are more hardcore but just to give our level) 😄

In everyday life I like to do between 45 mins to an hr of some form of exercise daily (running, climbing, swimming, walking, hiit, yoga etc). I used to be more active but now I have gnarly chronic pain that limits this alas.

The trip starts in 12 days. When you guys have done similar things have you had a 'no exercise' period beforehand? If so how many days? Or just scale down the exercise. Worried I will be climbing the walls 😅

Hope people can help!

Jen x