Thanks Rachel,

Hmm, $300 is steep, BUT worth it in the long run for good quality boots that will probably last a few years. I used to pay over $300 a year for fitness club membership, and hardly used it (the place was SO busy, full of university jocks and skinny girls in pink spandex; I hated being the fat broad waddling on the treadmill). I'll check out some of the better-quality shoe and/or sports shops, maybe they could "special order" for me.

Doreen