Originally Posted by
mprince
I've found as I've gotten older my shoe size has increased (10-15 years ago I would have been in a 12.5-13 US size, today I wear a 14), so the larger size does make some sense to me.
Yup, this was a surprise to me as well at 45 years of ago. Doing a little online research on this, while our feet don't technically get longer as we age, they do spread-out enough to often require a larger shoe.
This issue is exacerbated if one switches to wearing minimalist shoes with a wide to box. Wearing a minimalist shoe will make one's foot stronger and eventually one's toes won't be all squashed together, making one's foot even wider. Technically, this is a good problem to have as a strong footer with spread toes is typically a healthier foot and provides more stability. I've experienced this first-hand as I used to wear a 12-12.5 and now were a 14
That pretty much meant getting ride of all my old shoes and starting over $$$$