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4.5
I lost track of how many pairs of tennis shoes I tried on. More than 40. Honestly. I needed some good shoes for exercise and for an upcoming trip with a lot of walking. My old shoes were stretched out or worn out.I have a size 10 Wide foot with HIGH arches. I supinate, and my toes splay widely when I walk. I also have weak ankles. I’ve traditionally had luck with NB wides, but I could not find the sweet spot in any of their current lines. Anything wide enough in the toe box slipped in the heel (pretty much all of their current leisure shoes), and their athletic shoes all felt humpy in my arches with the rollbar soles. All of the shoe stores and Amazon tried to beat me over the head with the other popular brand of shoes now (Br***s Gh0sts), but none of them fit right, even in the limited ugly colors they offered in a wide. I think I tried every other single major athletic shoe brand. I researched. I read reviews. I went through several cycles of Try Before You Buy (thank goodness for Amazon) and nothing worked. I went to a specialty shoe store and got professionally fitted, then tried every ladies athletic shoe that was remotely wide. Nothing. The saleswoman basically told me I have horrible feet and that she couldn’t do anything for me.In my search, I commented that I liked the cushion of the Triumphs. The 18s were not comfortable to me, through, and I felt like my heel didn’t sit firmly in the heel cups. I went ahead and tried the 19s, though reviews I’d read said they basically were the same as the 18s but a little lighter and smaller. Not so. Not at all!The material in the 19s is so much softer and more comfortable to me. The look is such much nicer too. More importantly, the heel feels deeper, and it definitely comes up higher. It is a more comfortable fit all the way around. I wore them for a whole day, and they are perfect. Plenty of room in the toe box and secure enough in the heel. You can loosen the laces to make them stretch across a huge top arch and a wide footprint. Holy cow, the soles are springy and comfortable. This is the perfect shoe.IMPORTANT NOTE: I did listen to the reviews and sized up 1/2 size to a 10.5 Wide. The length seems to be exactly the same as the 10 Wide in the Triumph 18s. I don’t know why ALL of the new models of tennis shoes seem to be 1/2 size smaller than previously across the board (especially Br***s). I thought maybe it was all of the extra cushioning in new models, but I don’t think this factored here. Anyway, if you’ve worn previous versions of this shoe, I highly suggest going up 1/2 size in the 19s.I am so relieved to have finally found “the one”.I attached photos for comparison (returning the gray/peach 18s).
