I have a wide foot in the toe box area but "normal" width in the heal area. Something about this has always caused pain in my heals on long drives while wearing shoes. This has also allowed my heal to move around in a shoe and caused my socks to slide down into the boot/shoe and bunch up around my heal. The Russells did not have either of these problems.
My boots have the standard Huez sole which is thin. They are great for walking and jogging, offering great feel, but I do not think that I would want to run long distances in them. Which is not a problem as I did not purchase them as running shoes.
) Boy, that looks like a whole bunch of fun !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!