I've been running in the same pair of shoes for a year

Seems like you're probably not running enough miles for it to make a difference one way or another. I have put well over 1,000 miles on a pair of shoes in the past and felt fine with them, though. I don't think it makes a big difference.

A lot of people (who often like barefoot running) think that running in the same shoes for a long time is a good thing, cause you're gonna get more ground contact and a lower shoe profile, which will bring you closer to barefoot running. I, myself got a pair of shoes from someone in my track club, I have worn them for 3 years, and he wore them for 2 years, I have not been injured.

Might be time for you to quadruple your mileage and become more of a Real Man and real runner.

When I would train in DS Trainers, I'd regularly go over 600 miles. I honestly couldn't feel that they were depreciating in any way. Even then I'd only get new kicks because they'd be looking beat up. I feel it more in other shoes I've trained in since, maybe because they lack posting and break down more easily. All I know is I see people toss their shoes when they get to 300 miles and there's often no good reason for it. Keep rolling.

How old are you?

I'm 24. I've been running anywhere from 10-70 miles a week over the past year. But this last training snap has been for a half marathon I'm running in December. Currently at about 50 mpw, should be around 70 by mid-November.

SHOULD I BUY A NEW PAIR OF SHOES? Because I really don't want to. But if it's going to somehow break my bones and snap my tendons, I guess I'll do it. I GUESS.

oddgs wrote:

. I, myself got a pair of shoes from someone in my track club, I have worn them for 3 years, and he wore them for 2 years

ew

My current pair have nearly 800km in them and still going strong

htrf wrote:

My current pair have nearly 800km in them

Please translate this to freedom units

Reddit jokes wrote:

htrf wrote:

My current pair have nearly 800km in them

Please translate this to freedom units

lol nearly 500 belt-fed rounds.

2000 miles on mine and going strong. They started as stability shoes; now they're minimalist.

So the general consensus is that shoe expiration is baloney?

I get 1700 to 2200 miles on mine before getting a new pair. Shoe companies feed the myth of replacing every 300 miles by paying elites and coaches to say so, in order to sell more product. I do 200 miles a month, so they would have me go through 4-5 pairs a year at $125 a pop. Get real...

Interesting concept

I regularly get 800-1000+ miles on a pair of shoes (brooks t7, mizuno hitogami, and the like). If nothing is hurting, keep wearing what you have. I tend to get weird knee pains if my shoes are truly done for, and then I realize it's been 6+ months or so.

This is just insane. I can feel it in my legs when my sneakers are starting to break down during and after the run. My legs will feel sore like when I do a hard work out. I even use Spenco inserts in my trainer's. Not to mention the fact that they just start falling apart after 300-500 miles.

It's not bad for you. Don't listen to any advice what so ever about how long you can have the same shoe, type of shoe and so on. I have been running for more than thirty years pretty much every day and I wear the same shoes until they break apart and I have never ever been injured.

NoName wrote:

It's not bad for you. Don't listen to any advice what so ever about how long you. can have the same shoe, type of shoe and so on. I have been runni for more than thirty aears pretty much every day and I wearitthe same shoes until they break apart and I have never ever been injured.

I listen and I learn all the time and like I said I can feel it in my legs when my sneakers are breaking down. That's why we are all different.I have been running 20 years if it matters and I have had all the typical injuries that come with this game. I wear size 9.5 I can send you the couple old pairs I have laying around. It can be a early Christmas gift.

wicked wrote:

My question: is this bad for me? What are the possible repercussions of training in an old pair of shoes for too long?

Yes if you want to be a fast runner. If you want to be a slowa$$ plodder like all the rest on this thread, then go ahead.