Looking for low heel, wide toe box running shoe

Saucony Cortana 2

Saucony Kinvara 3

Brooks PureDrift (when it comes out)

Newton Gravity

Newton Distance

Kinvara 3 do not have a very wide toe box. The cortana 2 has a little bit more room than the kinvara 3. I am also looking for something with just a bit more room than the cortana 2

I like the Adidas Adizero Adios. You may want to go up a half size.

cool ranch - you crack me up!!! Thanks for the comic relief today.

Skechers GoRun, seriously.

Mrs. M wrote:

Skechers GoRun, seriously.

+1 The GoRun is actually a pretty good shoe.

The GoRun or GoRun Ride would both be options. The ride has a little more cushion and to me a slightly better fit. Mizuno also has two new shoes coming in Jan and Feb. But if memory serves they are both zero drop.

I've never run in them, but people seem to consistently mention the Pures as being pretty wide and cushioned.

The Kinvara 3 does come in widths.

The Adios 2 is more narrow compared to the first one, both are more narrow than Kinvara. Try the Brooks flow or Mizuno precision.

I've been very happy with the Mizuno Wave Rider 13, 15, and the new 16. The 14 was not the same shoe. The 16 is the same shoe with a much thinner, lighter upper.

They have a relatively wide toe box, but are still snug enough in the heel area. Low, but not zero drop, and adequate cushioning, without being squishy or bouncy.

I'm also a forefoot striker, and have had my longest injury-free phases of running in this shoe.

My only gripe about these shoes (along with Brooks shoes) are the hideous colors in recent models.

The Mizunos he is talking about are the Evo Levitas and Cursoris.

NP1112 wrote:

Kinvara 3 do not have a very wide toe box.

Strange, cause I disagree. I know a girl who's a forefoot runner. She kept getting bad blood blisters, and I suggested she try the ~Saucony Kinvaras, cause I thought they had a wider toebox. Sure enough, she went and tried them, and they were exactly what she needed. I've tried a lot of the other shoes being mentioned here (including the Skechers). The Kinvaras are definitely wider than most. The Brooks PureFlows are fairly wide, but almost too soft. Mizunos tend to fit wider and straighter. Inov-8s are wide, but being a forefoot running you probably need something softer.

The newest Asics DS-Racer. It almost has too much cushioning, though.

The Pure Flow what you want. Low heel, as cushy as they come, and wide as a boat in the front.

I am in somewhat the same boat. For several years I have been training in the Mizuno Wave Ronins, but they have a little less cushioning than I like for the roads, on which I do about 85% of my running. After a bout of retrocalcaneal bursitis last year I tried a variety of minimalist shoes with some cushioning for my now very tender heel. I have been alternating Nike Lunaracers and Skechers GoRuns for almost a year now and have been very happy with both of them. I still use my Wave Ronins for trail running on the weekends. I am a 50-60mpw runner.

why do you think you're not ready for zero drop? Get the Altras & do it bro'

dele wrote:

The Pure Flow what you want. Low heel, as cushy as they come, and wide as a boat in the front.

+1. Just bought my 3rd pair.

Just saying the kinvara 3 was not wide for me. I really like the shoe but they just rub slightly on the outside of my right foot. the wide model is wider in the mid foot not forefoot according to RW.

I am hoping brooks redo of the pure project line is good. also wish brooks were cheaper, thats why i stick with saucony.

Scott T2C

Scott Race Rocker

These Scott shoes are really nice - don't be put off by the fact they seem well liked by novelty-loving triathletes - an instinct I can totally understand. They have the widest toe-box I have ever worn save the Altra and they are really well made. And they can be gotten less expensively on Ebay new (I have ordered some from an ebay store called rightfootshoes)

The Race Rocker runs like a Ronin but with a much wider forefoot and a lower heel-toe drop (5mm I think) and I like the upper better. The Race Rocker manages that heel toe drop with a a bit more in the forefoot than other shoes.