The shoe strings these come with are terrible. They don't stay tied and they started to fray within a week of my daughter wearing them. My daughter does like wearing them. She hiked 7.5 miles on a diffuclt trail in them. Wish that asics made narrow widths, would have made the fit so much better. Since companies don't make childrens insoles I have to frakenstien a pair and put in these. I got these particular asics because they had the extra whole so that she could lace a runners knot to keep the heel from slipping out. Once we got all the adjustments done, they fit much better. Don't expect these to fit a narrow foot, you'll have to tweak them. At least these can be tweaked, most shoes are so wide that nothing keeps them on her poor narrow feet.