I ordered my normal size in this style shoe which is also a wide width. It felt tight across the foot. I had not checked the shoe last(pattern that the shoe is based on). I followed New Balance's recommendation, and ordered a extra wide but in the same size. The logic being you can always add thicker socks or inserts to make up for a shoe feeling a bit big, but you can't do anything with a tight shoe. I am really happy with this style of running shoe. New Balance comes in wide and extra wide widths, plus they tell you what shoe last they used. The shoe last determines if the toe box is average depth or deep, how high the instep is and the width of the heel. I have bought New Balance shoes because of this extra feature. This style 1340 is very cushioned. and also is a great stabilizer for those with flat feet. This is supposed to be the upgrade to the 1012.