I'm new to the UL world and am trying to ditch the heavy leather boots for some trail runners. A friend of mine has the Altra lone peak 3's and he seemed to like them, so I got the mids. I thought it would better ease me into it, having the taller shoe. The problem is I have a wide foot, so they seemed good. The heel fits good, the wide toe box is great, but it's really narrow in the middle of the shoe. It feels like there's an egg under the arches of my foot. I even tried taking the insoles out, and I still fell that 'egg' there.
I've been looking, but everything seems real narrow and doesn't offer wide sizes. I saw new balance makes trail runners and in wide sizes, but I've read that people have had sticks impale the sole of the foot, so the idea of that rock plate is looking even better, especially since I'm often in very rocky areas.
To sum it up, I'm looking for something light weight, non-waterproof, wide sizes, with a rock plate.
I don't care much about drop, the altra zero drops felt fine, it was just too narrow, and they'll be used for backpacking. I did just get my base weight down to 12lbs, so I'm not super heavy anymore. And if possible, not something incredibly unsightly. I don't care how the shoe looks or the particular colors, but some of these shoes I've looked at seem to have half of the rainbow on it.
Can anyone point me in the right direction, please?