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February 27, 2007
Ever Expanding Feets
It was just about two years ago that I bought my first pair of Brooks Adrenaline shoes. They were the GTS Vs in a size 7.5, and I loved them immediately. I spend the next year or so running in them and went through 3 pairs, until Brooks upgraded the shoe to the GTS 6.When I bought my first pair of 6s, I tried them on in a size 7.5 only to find that they felt a bit snug. The guy told me that they'd changed the shape of the toe box slightly, so maybe a size 8 would be better? It was, and I went through another 2 pairs of those shoes.
Then, last week, it was time to buy another pair of shoes, and so I checked out the GTS 7s. I tried on the 8s.... and they were too snug! The 8.5s, on the other hand, fit perfectly.
Are my feet in some sort of ever-expanding state that I only notice when I change shoe models? Is this normal? Or are the folks at Brooks ever-so-sneakily making their shoes smaller and smaller?
Posted by Dawn at February 27, 2007 04:22 PM
Comments
I used to wear Adrenalines, but changed in the fall to Glycerines. So far I'm still in the same size, but my right foot feels tighter in all my non-running shoes.
Posted by: ali at February 28, 2007 10:05 AM
I have been wearing Brooks Adrenalines for the last 3 years and love em. So far no change in size. I have alternated back between the medium and narrow widths but that's all.
Posted by: Dawn - Pink Chick at February 28, 2007 07:59 PM
Too funny.
I was thinking about this the other day.
My feet were an 8. I bought my first running shoes in an 8.5. Now...I buy them in a 9. And when I bought myself some regular ole street shoes in a 9 a few weeks ago.
Glad to see that my crazy feet aren't the only ones doing funky things.
Posted by: Running Jayhawk at March 5, 2007 12:06 AM