text: I took these out for the first time to break them in on a short hike.  The ankle support is a bit stiff so it gave me a huge painful blister right on my ankle.  Since the blister was directly with bone contact it took more than a week to completely heal.  Even then it was still sore and tender.  It also gave me some sore toes since I was going downhill for some time.  Due to the discomfort following the next week I was unable to give it another test until given time.  After I felt comfortable I wore some thick socks the next time to keep my toes from hurting and also wrapped my ankle where the previous blister had been.  The second time around it was a lot better but it was still a bit stiff around the ankle.  I give it 3 stars just because I have not had it long enough to break them in so I will update as I continue the use of the shoes.  I believe each person is different in many factors (ie: different strides, variations of stepping, weight distributions on feet...etc) so keep in mind of those varying circumstances.