made her pack in just 5 minutes slower than me
Wait, so you just left her and hiked at your own pace? 
Superfeet = super.
I bought a new pair of boots this summer with a pretty thin insole and I am interested in these. What color did you get, standard green? Did you get fit at REI or someplace?
1) Worse. I went in on Friday and then she came in on Saturday and had to meet me a mile or two from the trailhead.

I didn't want to drop all that elevation. She's a big girl, she did it just fine.
2) I went standard green. I can't really remember why. Their sizing/marketing is really confusing. I took my boots into REI and tried them on and bought them.