text: I normally wear size 14 when I buy running shoes, but these 14s were 14xl.  They said 49EU, and the other pair of Merrell said 48.5.  I didn't realize .5 is like an inch longer, or so it seemed.  I've returned the 14s for 13s which a nice. I feel like a 13.5 would be perfect, but we'll see how the 13s go after a couple of longer runs.