If your shoes often pinch at the little toe, or the upper bulges out at the side, you probably need a wider shoe. Width is not just a feeling: independent lab tests by RunRepeat measure the inner width of every shoe at its widest point and the width of the toe box. Our average across road shoes is 95 mm inside and 72 mm at the toe box. The shoes below are clearly wider.
Not sure what fits you? Our shoe finder asks for your foot width and removes narrow shoes automatically. Or measure your foot in store at Niederdorfstrasse 20 in Zürich and try them on.
Mount To Coast C1
Inner width 3 mm above average, toe box 73 mm, drop 7 mm
The widest road shoe we measured. Mount To Coast builds all its shoes on a roomy last, made for long road runs and multi day efforts where feet swell.
Mount To Coast R1
Wide last, built for road marathons and road ultras
Same generous fit as the C1, but lighter and livelier for long road races. Justin Montague ran 1374 km from John o' Groats to Land's End in one pair.
Adidas Adistar BYD 2
Toe box 74 mm, one of the roomiest forefoots on the road
A cushioned long run shoe with plenty of space for the toes. Good for easy kilometres and marathon training when the forefoot needs room.
Adidas Hyperboost Run
Toe box 74 mm, inner width 2 mm above average
A versatile daily trainer with a wide forefoot, for runs from 5 to 21 km.
Adidas Adizero Evo SL
Inner width 2 mm above average, light and fast
Rare for a fast shoe: race day foam with a forefoot that does not pinch. For tempo runs and races up to the half marathon.
Nike Zegama 2
Toe box 76 mm, the roomiest trail shoe we measured
Lots of cushioning and lots of space for the toes on long mountain runs, from 20 km up to ultra distance.
Nike ACG Zegama Trail GTX
Toe box 75 mm, waterproof
The waterproof option for wide feet in wet and wintry conditions, for 10 to 40 km.
Arc'teryx Norvan LD 4
Generous fit, long distance mountain shoe
A durable long distance trail shoe with a roomy fit, also available with a Gore Tex membrane.
Better avoided with wide feet
These shoes measured clearly narrower than average: Nike Zoom Fly 6, Nike Pegasus Premium, Nike Vaporfly 4, Hoka Cielo X1 3.0 and Salomon S/LAB Ultra V2. Salomon shoes in general run narrow to medium.
Try them in Zürich
Run Store Zurich, Niederdorfstrasse 20, 8001 Zürich. Monday to Friday 11:00 to 19:00, Saturday 10:00 to 18:00. Bring your old shoes: their wear tells us a lot about your stride.