I bought these instead of tennis shoes for my desert walking boots.  The length is good.  Trying to get my foot into the boot under the tongue stitching was hard.  the shoelace broke the 3rd time I tied them so you may as well get a stronger pair to have ready or even just change them out at the beginning so you won't have a blowout somewhere and have to patch it.  It only takes a few minutes for the shoes to warm up and start conforming to you foot so don't worry about the stiffness at first fit.