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Offline TeamWithoutWings09

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Are my feet too big for parkour?
« on: June 10, 2010, 10:08:29 AM »
Hey, im 15 years old, live in north carolina, and practice parkour alot, i think i am fairly good, and want to get better, but there is one problem...
IT SEEMS MY FEET ARE TOO BIG...
I have been trying to purchase some "k-swiss ariakes" and have even tried "5.10's" but it seems they dont sell my size, i dont know whether to order bigger or smaller, for either shoe.
I wear a size 13.5 in nikes, the only shoe i pretty much have ever worn. I have tried to go to stores to try on some k-swiss' but they only sell, skate shoes made by k-swiss...
If ANYONE has any idea on whether ariakes, or 5.10's run big or run small please tell me!

p.s
I've tried googling for hours and have found nothing, so i came to this site to try and help me out. (after all it is a parkour website)
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2010, 10:40:18 AM »
lol, your feet can't be to big for parkour..

I wear size 13 and get along fine.
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2010, 12:56:37 PM »
I know i wear a size 13, but everywhere i look i cannot find a size 13 for ariakes or for 5.10's they sell up to 12's, and also i dont know whether they make ariakes or 5.10's bigger or smaller then nike's.
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2010, 01:13:58 PM »
Ask the store about size 13 1/2. :)
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2010, 02:24:11 PM »
You don't need Ariakes or 5.10s! Many of us train in regular sneakers.
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2010, 09:19:15 AM »
Size 15's  ;) I train in either Vibrams or my Nike Darts, they both suit me well. I do have some size 14 1/2 freerunners so they're out there, just takes some searching.
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2010, 11:36:20 AM »
Ha, you think you feet are too big? I just found out today that my feet are too small for Vibram Five Fingers, it really made me sad. :(

Damn you feet that haven't gown in the past 4 years, not to mention that they're two different sizes.  >:(
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2010, 10:00:57 AM »
So the nike darts...
Hows the grip?
The Durability?
And thanks for that guys, thought i would need ariakes or 5.10's to up my game, but nike is one of my favorite brands, glad they made some shoes that are good for parkour!
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2010, 09:40:16 PM »
Virtually any shoe is good for parkour.
It's truly less about the shoe, and more about yourself and your technique.
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2010, 06:50:22 AM »
nah big feet work fine  ;)

just go to Sports Authority if you can and get some decent running shoes. or if they happen to have parkour shoes get them. At my Sports Authority they have "shoe insurance" and if you pay $10-15 (depending on the price of the shoe) you can get another pair of the same shoe or as much as you paid for a future pair of shoes as long as your current shoes wear out in the next year. (if only they carried vibrams or 5.10s at Sports Authority....)
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2010, 12:47:03 PM »
yeah, just any sneakers that you feel are comfortable for you are fine.;D
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2010, 09:30:47 PM »
Your feet aren't too big. I wear a size 13.
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2010, 06:09:38 PM »
Quote from: Gavin Barnes on July 29, 2010, 09:30:47 PM
Your feet aren't too big. I wear a size 13.

yeah, but he wears a size 13.5
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #13 on: July 30, 2010, 06:11:36 PM »
There's not much difference.
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #14 on: July 30, 2010, 06:24:02 PM »
Quote from: Gavin Barnes on July 30, 2010, 06:11:36 PM
There's not much difference.

but there is a difference.
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #15 on: July 30, 2010, 06:25:19 PM »
But the difference is so small it doesn't matter really.
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #16 on: July 30, 2010, 06:29:22 PM »
Quote from: Gavin Barnes on July 30, 2010, 06:25:19 PM
But the difference is so small it doesn't matter really.

thats like saying that compared to a category 5 hurricane, a category 4 doesnt do any thing. even the slightest bit can mean everything
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #17 on: July 30, 2010, 06:35:29 PM »
Its not like that at all. We're talking about shoe sizes not destructive storms.
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #18 on: July 30, 2010, 06:40:31 PM »
that was an example. the main point was even the slightest difference can mean everything.
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Re: Are my feet too big for parkour?
« Reply #19 on: July 30, 2010, 06:42:55 PM »
Not on this subject.
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