u/CaptainFindus

Hey everyone!

I’m pretty new to hiking and a dear friend (who is a cross-country guide) suggested me to buy these Altra Olympus 6 Mid for hikes, and start using them way before using ‘em for a hike.

They initially seemed very comfortable (used in my house first, and climbed a bunch of stairs) but in the last few days I started using them in the outside to take some walks.
Here I noticed that after 20/30 minutes of walk the internal side of my heel started feeling a little sore, and at the same time I started having some real pain to my ankle and shin.

I must say that the shoes were tied really tight (I’m using them with Smartwool Light Cushion socks).
I know also that they have the zero drop technology that could cause some problems if you’re not used to it.

Next time I will test by loosening the laces a little and see how it goes, ‘cause at a certain point I felt my feet really squeezed in the shoe, but I’m sincerely worried for the hike I’ll do next month (will be circa a week long).

What do you suggest?
Should I change shoes?
If not, how should I approach from now on to get used to these shoes? Will I make it in a month?

Thank you!!

Hey everyone!

I’m pretty new to hiking and a dear friend (who is a cross-country guide) suggested me to buy these Altra Olympus 6 Mid for hikes, and start using them way before using ‘em for a hike.

They initially seemed very comfortable (used in my house first, and climbed a bunch of stairs) but in the last few days I started using them in the outside to take some walks.
Here I noticed that after 20/30 minutes of walk the internal side of my heel started feeling a little sore, and at the same time I started having some real pain to my ankle and shin.

I must say that the shoes were tied really tight (I’m using them with Smartwool Light Cushion socks).
I know also that they have the zero drop technology that could cause some problems if you’re not used to it.

Next time I will test by loosening the laces a little and see how it goes, ‘cause at a certain point I felt my feet really squeezed in the shoe, but I’m sincerely worried for the hike I’ll do next month (will be circa a week long).

What do you suggest?
Should I change shoes?
If not, how should I approach from now on to get used to these shoes? Will I make it in a month?

Thank you!!

EDIT: I forgot to mention that I bought them one size bigger than mine

Hey everyone!

I’m pretty new to hiking and a dear friend (who is a cross-country guide) suggested me to buy these Altra Olympus 6 Mid for hikes, and start using them way before using ‘em for a hike.

They initially seemed very comfortable (used in my house first, and climbed a bunch of stairs) but in the last few days I started using them in the outside to take some walks.
Here I noticed that after 20/30 minutes of walk the internal side of my heel started feeling a little sore, and at the same time I started having some real pain to my ankle and shin.

I must say that the shoes were tied really tight (I’m using them with Smartwool Light Cushion socks).
I know also that they have the zero drop technology that could cause some problems if you’re not used to it.

Next time I will test by loosening the laces a little and see how it goes, ‘cause at a certain point I felt my feet really squeezed in the shoe, but I’m sincerely worried for the hike I’ll do next month (will be circa a week long).

What do you suggest?
Should I change shoes?
If not, how should I approach from now on to get used to these shoes? Will I make it in a month?

Thank you!!