Boston 6 durability issues

I've had some slight wear on the sides of the little toes - and I ruled out long/sharp toenails like you. However, it turned out that the seam on my socks were pretty tough, and that was causing the wear in the upper.

Pics might help avoid confusion and narrow down the culprit.

Here are some pics and Jack what kind of socks did you switch too?

Here is the bottom where its worn down and side that is beginning to fray.

After this weekend and today exactly 170 miles on them.

https://ibb.co/iihmJd

https://ibb.co/hSHE4J

It looks like you underpronate quite a bit given the wear on the outer edge of your soul. Since your feet tend to roll outward, it seems that your outward pinky toe is putting extra stress on that outer fabric.

Happens with all of my shoes some sooner than others. Despite being called a nike rep here those shoes last even less. Lol

I get 100 miles out of the Zoom Streak series.

Any idea for a fix?

My theory: you have bad form and hobbit feet

I'd suggest going with a wide stability shoe, not a neutral trainer like a Boston.

Shoes like a Boston reward people with good form - I got 700 miles out of my last pair of 6's and I am lucky to get 300 out of a pair of Hokas.

Lol this thread is pretty funny, classic LR.

I'll sum it up: there's never anything wrong with Adidas manufacturing and OP is a big fat hobby jogger with eagle talons for toenails who probably works for Nike and thus for NOP and therefore we can take out all our NOP/Rupp/Farah rage on him. Also, he's fat. Did we mention that?

kid from PA wrote:

Lol this thread is pretty funny, classic LR.

I'll sum it up: there's never anything wrong with Adidas manufacturing and OP is a big fat hobby jogger with eagle talons for toenails who probably works for Nike and thus for NOP and therefore we can take out all our NOP/Rupp/Farah rage on him. Also, he's fat. Did we mention that?

So you’re saying a shoe with that type of wear pattern at 170 miles is not indicative of bad form?

I have a Boston 6 with over 700 miles on it - same exact color way- and upper is still in great shape

It’s clear OP has bad form and some wide feet

Soddhdh wrote:

kid from PA wrote:

Lol this thread is pretty funny, classic LR.

I'll sum it up: there's never anything wrong with Adidas manufacturing and OP is a big fat hobby jogger with eagle talons for toenails who probably works for Nike and thus for NOP and therefore we can take out all our NOP/Rupp/Farah rage on him. Also, he's fat. Did we mention that?

So you’re saying a shoe with that type of wear pattern at 170 miles is not indicative of bad form?

I have a Boston 6 with over 700 miles on it - same exact color way- and upper is still in great shape

It’s clear OP has bad form and some wide feet

Oh no, I own the Boston 6 and I'd agree there's some funky pronation going on that causing a wear pattern in areas where there usually isn't one (and thus it isn't reinforced as well). However, the first page of the thread is a demonstration of a lot of the idiocy on this site.

kid from PA wrote:

Soddhdh wrote:

So you’re saying a shoe with that type of wear pattern at 170 miles is not indicative of bad form?

I have a Boston 6 with over 700 miles on it - same exact color way- and upper is still in great shape

It’s clear OP has bad form and some wide feet

Oh no, I own the Boston 6 and I'd agree there's some funky pronation going on that causing a wear pattern in areas where there usually isn't one (and thus it isn't reinforced as well). However, the first page of the thread is a demonstration of a lot of the idiocy on this site.

Idiocy is a bad word, that sounds condescending. We'll say bizarreness.

Soddhdh wrote:

kid from PA wrote:

Lol this thread is pretty funny, classic LR.

I'll sum it up: there's never anything wrong with Adidas manufacturing and OP is a big fat hobby jogger with eagle talons for toenails who probably works for Nike and thus for NOP and therefore we can take out all our NOP/Rupp/Farah rage on him. Also, he's fat. Did we mention that?

So you’re saying a shoe with that type of wear pattern at 170 miles is not indicative of bad form?

I have a Boston 6 with over 700 miles on it - same exact color way- and upper is still in great shape

It’s clear OP has bad form and some wide feet

His post has almost nothing to do with the OP. It only illustrates how idiotic this board is when someone comes with a purely running-related question, and 75% of the first page is a useless stream of insults. The guy had to take pictures of the shoe to convince an imbecilic poster that the side of the pinky toe does not have a toenail.

So aside from changing shoes is there anything physically I can do? Hate to put a bandaid over something instead on trying to fix the issue

Slippy wrote:

So aside from changing shoes is there anything physically I can do? Hate to put a bandaid over something instead on trying to fix the issue

Others can correct me, but a firm shoe might be working against you.

A more flexible shoe like the nike free might be more suitable. Look at it this way, your wide supinated fee are busting out of all of your shoes trying to run a different motion than the shoe was intended, going with a shoe that allows your foot to do more is probably what you need.

Guys and gals help me out here but the poster would probably benefit more from a shoe like the nike free or merrell vapor glove

Slippy wrote:

Happens with all of my shoes some sooner than others. Despite being called a nike rep here those shoes last even less. Lol

I get 100 miles out of the Zoom Streak series.

Any idea for a fix?

At least I guess you’re already getting almost double the durability of the Nikes? I don’t know- it sounds like you have unique form and need to look for very specific shoes that can accommodate that. Maybe some kind of video analysis situation and getting with a really good running PT.

slo-twitch wrote:

Slippy wrote:

Happens with all of my shoes some sooner than others. Despite being called a nike rep here those shoes last even less. Lol

I get 100 miles out of the Zoom Streak series.

Any idea for a fix?

At least I guess you’re already getting almost double the durability of the Nikes? I don’t know- it sounds like you have unique form and need to look for very specific shoes that can accommodate that. Maybe some kind of video analysis situation and getting with a really good running PT.

Yeah I'm not necessarily complaining from thay aspect to get almost 100 miles more for an extra $20 is a great deal.

Just a little bummed since people get 300+ or more.

I'm from a little small farm town and the PT I did see told me I wasnt strength training enough and tried to give me orthotics.

I strength train 4 times a week with compound lifts etc and orthotics make me bust out of the shoes more.

I'm definitely bearing most weight on my smaller toes and have had typical injuries associated with that. Just wish I could find a shoe that fit my needs.

Timbs

Timbs don't have running shoes. Lol

Vibram has 5 finger running shoes. Just an idea

Semenyagoat wrote:

Vibram has 5 finger running shoes. Just an idea

Merrell road gloves?