UPDATED: Hunka Hoka Love

[tuggyruns]

I am in loooooveee. I picked up some Hokas at the LRS last night and I LOOOOVEEE them. I felt like I was flying, seriously I had no idea a running shoe could make me love running that much more. Only problem I ran into is that I felt some pressure on the inside of my big right toe- I think they are a little narrow on my right foot- going up a half size should solve the problem. 

The LRS return policy says: " If you buy any item from LRS that has defects or fails to live up to your expectations, simply return it - no problems, no hassles, no questions asked" so... I'm hoping I can exchange them after only a short run in them- is that bad?

[clseale]

I'm not sure if going up a size would help, (it sounds like a toe box width issue) but it couldn't hurt to try. I've returned shoes w/50+ miles on them. Our LRS returns shoes with any mileage on them within 30 days. They actually encourage you to get quite a few runs in them before you decide. IMO, that's one of the benefits of buying from a LRS.

[tuggyruns]

Jan 3, 2014 9:24:49 GMT -5 clseale said:

I'm not sure if going up a size would help, (it sounds like a toe box width issue) but it couldn't hurt to try. I've returned shoes w/50+ miles on them. Our LRS returns shoes with any mileage on them within 30 days. They actually encourage you to get quite a few runs in them before you decide. IMO, that's one of the benefits of buying from a LRS.

Good point. I might give them a call and see what they suggest?

[tuggyruns]

I ended up with the men's hoka's of the same style- a little more room in the toe box. Hopefully they work!

[clseale]

Oh, good! Hope that works out for you.

[tuggyruns]

Update: I ran my whole long run in the mens (15)  with the wider toe box, and they were AMAZING. I am shocked how awesome my legs feel. So. freaking. happy.