Thank you for that great review! Would love to see more Saucony or New Balance (especially made in the USA) from you. And yes I also have to go minimum .5 size up in conys.. the Shadow 6000 is even more snug from my opinion.
I wear 8 and get them 8, but they are smaller and i must get 8.5. I got older model Shadow and that fit to size, but this Shadow 5000 run smaller, inside of shoes don't have lenght space, but on width it's great.
My true size on a Brannock is 10.5 D. All of my sneakers are 11.5 D, as is my non heritage style boots. White's and Red Wing, they're the only heritage brands I currently have, are my only 10.5 D footwear. Seems "padded" footwear I have to go up a size. In the 80s I wore either Nike or Reebok basketball styles. Depends on the year but I could list the shoes I had but may be off on the year. I've had a shoe/boot/clothes problem for a long time. Lol