Hokas

[Alexandra]

Derby Tup, thanks so much for the link to Castleberg in Settle. I went over today on the train from Leeds & came back with a pair of Mafate 2 Hokas in vivid lime green (orange are also available). The staff at C are SO nice, helpful but not at all intrusive. I was able to go for a walk in a test pair & could have taken them away for a week, but soon made up my mind. In theory you could borrow a test pair, run an ultra in them, then return, I suppose! They only charged me the considerably cheaper website price of £117 (only!). SO much better to try them on rather than getting via the Internet. And an interesting shop - an excellent range of Raidlight rucsacs caught my eye.

BTW I wear 9.5 Flyrocs but 10 Hokas. There is a huge amount of room for my toes, but I think they are quite snug across the foot at the base of the toes, so that could be a problem for anyone with a wide foot. At first I was disappointed - they didn't feel so very comfortable. Then I realised I am used to the feel of Sorbathane insoles next to my feet. When I took out the usual thin hard insole & put in the Sorbathane they felt great. A pity, as I was telling myself that, though so dear, the Hokas were going to save me money on insoles!