1. I'm a tall guy: 6ft 1in and 240. But I expected them to last longer. I walk about 3-4 miles a day and the profile is gone in less than a month. They cost $35 so I wasn't expecting much but wow. Don't expect them to last long. 2. If you use extra wide, they stay extra wide. As for the ball of the foot. I have wide feet and blow regularly. on the feet at the ankles of the big toes, but they were so wide that the sole fell off.