I finally got a pair of vibram sprint model shoes (in black). At first I thought they were the knock off, but I am fairly sure I got legit versions of the shoe.
Anyway, I thought they were knockoff because they were really tight in the toes! Yeah, it turns out that tight fit on the toes is pretty much standard.
Here's the thing. The shoe stretches after wearing it for a long (and I really mean long) while. The shoe needs to have a tight fit in order to stay properly on the foot. The shoe is basically a coating for the bottom of your foot, so it's basically a think skin layer with fabric support.
Anyway, I have learned some things about the tightness and fit of the shoe.
First is that you are not ready for how tight these shoes are when new out of the box. I mean it's really freaking tight. You might be able to wear them for an hour and that's about it. The next day it'll be two hours and you're going to have sore toes. Bear with them for a couple more days at this rate.
After the first week, I ended up wearing them outside in the rain. This caused them to loosen up a lot, so as they dried, I used that opportunity to stretch the toe pockets a bit more.
Even weeks later the shoe is quite snug, but it's not really tight. I've worn them all day.
I think the only problem I have now with the shoes is that the sprints look like I am wearing mary jane style shoes.
Yeah, forget the part where I have shoes with toes.
My older pair, are now too big. Seriously, the shoe is now loose on my feet. They are comfortable for just lounging in or doing some simple housework, but they're probably past the point where I can go for walks in them.
Knowing this, I have really relied on my newer sprints. I wear them almost all the time now and are my shoe of choice when I am going to be walking or whatever.
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