Customer Reviews Nike Metcon 3

After a year of searching, I finally have found my CrossFit shoe. I have been running for many years longer than I have been doing CrossFit, and having sustained painful foot injuries (neuromas) from running in the "wrong" shoe, I'm really cautious about the fit and feel of any shoe I wear now. The problem I typically run into is the toe box- I don't technically have wide feet, so wide-toed shoes don't fit, but often the toe box in regular-width shoes is too narrow. This is an easy problem to solve with the hundreds of running shoes out there; not so much for CrossFit. For CrossFit, I tried the standard go-to shoe that everyone else at the box swears by- the Reebok Nanos. After trying multiple sizes, I eventually gave up on those because I found them to be too wide in the toe, causing my foot to slip around and reducing the responsiveness of the shoe (I was constantly tripping and found myself clenching my toes to try to get traction).Then I tried the Reebok Speed, having read that they fit more like a running shoe. These were too narrow in the toe box and over the top of the shoe, making my feet go numb. I also found that the Speed had really poor ankle support, causing the shoe to almost roll off my foot during rope climbs and giving me an awkward stride during sprints. Then I tried the Nike Reppers, again because I had read that they fit more like a running shoe. They felt great in the toe box, over the arch, and provided good ankle support, but the cut of the shoe was so high that it rubbed painful blisters over my ankle bones. I almost threw in the towel, but found the Metcons. I did a hero WOD with these right out of the box, with a 1.5 mile run, squats, and cleans. These felt GREAT! Excellent ankle support, spacious but responsive toe box, sturdy sole support for lifts, and not a single foot cramp or trip during movements. After a lot (and expensive) trial and error, I found the right shoes. These are worth the price, since they performed so well!