r/Tracksmith

Hi all,

I grabbed the Elliot Range as part of the Silver Medal Sale and they arrived today.

I grabbed the same size (M12.5) that I wear in Nike Vomero Plus/ Zoom Flys, but the fit on the Elliots is tighter than expected. My toe is right up against the top of the fabric near the end while walking, and I'd say they are ~half a size too small. Other than being slightly too small they look and feel great. I'm unable to return them, so left wondering how to get the best out of them.

Does anyone have experience replacing the insole with something thinner, or comments on how they settle and break in a bit after the first few wears?

Cheers

Recently ordered some Ryder shoes and have only tried them on around the house, as to not “use“ them and keep their “new” status. I haven’t even gone outside in them. At the moment I’m leaning towards returning them (I’m very picky when it comes to shoes, particularly running shoes).

I guess my question is — with their 30 day trial policy, for lack of better words, is it frowned upon to use them for a few jogs/every day use, even though my mind is 75% made up towards returning them? I have a trip coming up that these shoes would be a perfect “test” for, since they’re a good mix of performance and casual style, and could therefore be a great travel shoe (in theory). I plan on running 5-10 times during the trip, on top of walking a ton.

I don’t want to abuse the policy, but also with running shoes you never really know if they work for you until you run in them at least a few times. So if that‘s what the policy is designed for, to potentially change a doubtful buyer’s mind, then great!

thoughts?