Artemisia wrote:
Two days into my trail and I discover the limit is coming from an
unexpected place - unbelievably painful feet.

It might be worth trying some padded inserts, esp. if tissues help.

Do you have funny shaped feet? If your shoes claim to be ergonomic, then
they might fit 90% of people really well, and be terrible for the other
10%.

As for moving the cleats, they are often attached to a plate in the
shoe, which can slide forwards and backwards.

Martin.