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Questionnaire: When is it time to replace your running shoes?
Christine5
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Hi Runners,
I thought it could be interesting to put together a short questionnaire on how we manage our running shoes, when we replace & some of the related factors.
Running shoe companies have set out some guidelines for shoe replacement: Asics says about 450 to 550 miles. Brooks differentiates between their shoe models, suggesting that you can get 300-500 miles from their everyday pairs, or about 250-300 miles from their lightweight racers. A Saucony rep says about 300-500 miles, depending on your gait. Two of the big American running stores (Road Runner Sports , REI) write online that you can expect up to about 500 miles from a pair.
But what are people doing in the real world? I will report back with the data and statistics from this short questionnaire....it will be fun!
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My latest shoes were a pair of ASICS Kayano, which I replaced after around 340miles, before them were New Balance 880 having ran some 380miles. I've managed to have a pair of Saucony Guides last around 500miles before, with Mizuno Wave Inspires somewhere around the 470mile range.
It probably goes without saying that there's no fixed answer; it's all dependant on the runner, the runner style, the brand of shoe etc..