New shoes, how long until they are comfortable

[Fast Twitch Fiber]

It seems like I have to wear new shoes for at least a week before they feel comfortable. Is this normal?

BTW... It's Saturday and I'm really bored. I'd rather be working overtime.

 

[Code]

Depends on how often they're worn and the type of shoe.

Steel toe work boots usually take longer than say sneakers.

Break-in time for sneakers for me is about 5 days @8 hours a day.

I'm still trying to break in a pair of Cat steel toe boots, and I bought them at Christmas.

 

[AAA]

Steel toe are a pain in the ass!

 

[alptraum]

Depends on what kind of shoes they are, steel toed, thickness of the leather, etc. Doc Martens take a LONG time to break in, I used to have a pair of 8 eye Doc Boots that took months to break in. My first pair of Docs I bought years ago, steel toed black leather wingtips for the first 2-3 weeks they were torturous.

 

[Longhorn85]

Depends on the person I think. I bought a new pair of runners at the shoe fair as I registered for last Spring's Austin Capital 10K, and wore them in the race the next day with no problems at all.