running in the rain

Beth Roberts

Never ever put your trainers in the washing machine - the detergent and water temperature degrade the adhesive used to put them together (I used to work for a trainer manufacturer) and they tend to fall apart.  Also, doesn't really do your washing machine drum much good.  

Take the insoles out, give them a rinse with clean water, and then stuff them with newspaper before putting near, never on or too close to, a radiator.

Asrar Hussain

Kattefjaes wrote (see)

SYSTEM-J, assuming that the bacteria making your shoes whiff are similar to the ones that make forgotten and unwashed running tops whiff like death...

Try washing/scrubbing them (in a bucket, not the washing machine) and then soaking them for a bit in water and distilled vinegar- the clear stuff, that you can get in the supermarket. You don't need a massively strong solution, 50ml in a bucket of water is probably fine (off the top of my head).

Soak for a bit (say, thirty minutes,) and then rinse well. Don't worry, any residual vinegar smell will soon dissipate, your feet won't smell like a chippy.

Works like a treat for running tops, at least.

thank you will try that