How many miles do you put on your shoes before you change them out?

rojo wrote:

Just got a text from my hobby jogging buddy who said his app tells him to replace very 400 miles. Since I'm a wannabe hobby jogger at this point, I figured I'd ask the experts - you.

When I was younger I would often put up to 2500 miles, knowing I was going against the grain. Nowadays, I run in Kinvaras, which are lighter, and still put way more miles on them than generally suggested. No way in heck am I putting $100 shoes out to pasture with only 3 weeks of mileage on them.

Serious answer here: I go over 1000. Caveat: Shoe Goo on the back outside corner so I never wear into the midsole. About 2 square inches end up with the stuff; aesthetically unpleasing but I would throw away around 400 otherwise just because I wore through the corner outsole with midsole still fine.

600 to 1000, depending on the shoe.

Honestly, at least 2,000 and more like 2,500. I run 50-60 a week. I don't even keep track I just know somewhere in there my shins start to hurt and I know I need new shoes.

Is that app paid for by a shoe manufacturer?

About 1500 miles, and that's only due to all of the holes in them. (But I change the high arch insert out every 400 miles.)

It looks like everyone puts more miles in the "recommended" miles that are suggested. Just like oil change - they suggest every 3000 miles when really you can change every 5000 or 7000 miles.

PATHETIC hobby joggers. HOLES. I run until holes. I'd rather be rich in genetics than rich in giving $ for useless support.

Actually yeah, Runkeeper was bought by Asics 1.5 years ago and recently (last year or so) added a shoe tracking feature. Not sure if that's the app in question though.

I generally retire shoes after 600 miles or so - longer if I really like them. As often as not I change them simply because I get bored with them, or the next iteration is already out. Not always because they're worn out.

I dont go for a certain mileage. My legs start aching a little more and I check my log. I've been between 500-700 miles which is about 3 months. I then wear them as walkaround shoes. At some point they get turned into work shoes.

Hokas are GREAT roofing shoes because you can step on nails all day and none of them will reach your feet!!!!

I had a pair of saucony fastwich that I raced in for years. I probably had close to a thousand miles on them until they came apart.

rojo wrote:

Just got a text from my hobby jogging buddy who said his app tells him to replace very 400 miles. Since I'm a wannabe hobby jogger at this point, I figured I'd ask the experts - you.

Unless your're paid to run, you're a hobby jogger. So, you should be able to discuss this with the vast majority of people who run. Granted, some hobby joggers run faster than others. That might make a difference. Some hobby joggers can afford new shoes more often. Another data point. Other hobby joggers feel special by using excessively worn shoes. Go figure. So many hobby joggers, so many ideas about shoes. Now, I wonder what the true professional runners think about shoes? Then again, they're paid to wear shoes....

Around 550 miles. Calves/knees start hurting around this mileage. New shoes and all aches are gone.

I run in Asics GT 1000. 170 pound runner. Mainly asphalt, some trails.

Lighter runners on softer surfaces could definitely get more miles per pair.

About 500 miles. It's not that hard to tell when they're done.

My last two pairs had about 4500 combined. Nike pegasus 30. I've only got one pair left... :(

I did a run with a store rep who was talking about how often his brand's shoes would need to be changed out. Someone asked him and he said 400-600 miles, about the same as your current shoes. I told him my current shoes had 2000 miles on them, and he laughed and said he guessed it would probably be similar.

I've had 8 pairs of Adidas Energy Boost 2s. The least I've gotten on any of them was around 650 miles. I've gotten over 800 on a couple pairs. They don't last as long during track season because running/drills on the track eat up the rubber. They are awesome. The only reason I have to replace them is because I eventually almost completely eat through the rubber where my toes push off. The midsole seems indestructible.

2000, maybe more. But I have noticed the higher weekly mileage I am running, the more shoes matter. On low mileage I can wear any worn down shoe.

I rotate several pairs at once. Some old. Some newer. If my knees hurt after running in a pair then its time to relegate that pair to yard work or a race that will totally destroy them like running on karst or volcanic rock.

600-1,500 depending on the shoe. My adidas supernova boosts tend to last quite a while. minimum 1,000. My kinvaras, bostons, pegasus etc tend to get 600-1000. Maybe less if my legs really start feeling like crap and I think it might be the shoes, but that tends to be rare