Hello everyone,
I am a bit confused.
How often are running shoes supposed to be replaced? and how long can you keep them?
Mine are very old, they have always been comfortable but they are starting to give me a bit of trouble lately and i noticed the sole is.................disapearing!
Yes, i know i have to replace them, and i'll do soon, but in general, how long are they supposed to last?
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Depends on lots of factors, your weight, the type of shoe, the surface you run on, your running gait etc.
General idea is around the 300-500 mile mark
You've covered a couple of the tell tale signs, they feel like there giving you problems and the sole is worn out. There's more pointers here
Like you, I strike on the outside of my front foot and under normal situation would only get about 300m out of a pair of running shoes. I also think that the wear is caused partly by friction as I don't strike the floor cleanly. The hardest wearing sole I have come across was the Pegasus on which I managed 500m. Years ago when shoes were less robust and I ran high mileage I would wear out a pair of Adidas SL72s in three weeks! I used to nail a steel "toe tector" to the outside front edge to increase the wear. Unfortunately I used to make a rather annoying clicking noise when I ran on the road and when I ran fast on concrete surfaces I used to give off sparks
Again, like yourself my heel rarely strikes the ground, so I thought that there was no point running in shoes with heel cushioning. A few years ago I converted to racing flats for training. The absence of the higher heel means that my foot now strikes the ground slightly differently with the result that the point of forefoot impact is less localised. Now the area of midsole wear is larger and more uniform - to the extent that I get 800-900 miles out of a pair Asics hyperpeeds.....and they are much cheaper than the Pegs.
That's the UK gear one, designed for 1000miles for people who really hate to shoe shop
Cool !!
I want one of those!