Quote Originally Posted by barrierfreeman View Post
Well, managed to try some on in my local SD.

...and it's the strangest thing. The width and length of the shoe, a 10, was fine, but my big toe on the left foot was jammed up against the roof of the toe box, as shown:
This was my problem when I took my normal size in the 101's I guess sizing up is the only option. Funnily the Merrel Trail gloves are a bit like that - my toe touches the top, but when I run in them they seem to be fine. When I ran in the 101's my feet just felt too cramped up and horrible.