Replace running shoes at 200 miles?

Interesting argument. There’s always the barefoot running argument and more worn out shoes would give a more barefoot experience. I’d be interested in what a podiatrist would say about this.

HA! Haile was the farthest thing from a heel striker. In fact, I heard his running shoes looked like ballet slipper after awhile from all the toe/forefoot striking. Also, there's really no excuse for heel striking, esp in your 40s. There's just too many free help videos on YouTube at your disposal. You can literally cure it instantly by leaning forward, sticking out your chest, pulling your arms back, extending your stride behind you and really keeping all your movement behind you. There, I cured you. You're welcome.

I tried that approach and rolled my ankle in my trainers cause my foot landed a different way.

Don't really recommend rotating unless they are from the same family you do develop muscle memory, which I still think thats why I hurt my ankle.

SayWhat2 wrote:

@Saywhat2 wrote:

Show your math.

My doctor/PT visits run $30 per visit. $60 in 1 week vs $60-80 for shoes

If you need to see a doctor/PT twice a week, it ain't cuz the shoes...

you're kidding, I hope wrote:

Rockstar Games wrote:

By rotating pairs, they seem to last a lot more because they "rest and decompress".

That myth has been debunked.

Hey, this isn't meant to be confrontational; but do you have a source for that? I'd genuinely like to learn more about this. I've always believed it to be true :/

Sure it is, the shoes I had been using changed my form and gait and had me compensating causing a hip imbalance and gave me all kinds of issues where I needed PT.

Switched to other shoes and 6 months of no injuries

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

The mistake I have made recently is I persisted with new shoes that are hurting me. If they don't work out bin them and write off your losses.

As much as I would have used to agree with you on this, my stance on this position actually changed yesterday! I've had a pair of shoes that didn't work well with me out of the box, as well as even injuring me. But I kept it around instead of throwing it out, because I'm a miser. I started doing really easy, short runs in them after recovering from my injury and they became comfortable for a short amount of time, but still had me slightly worried for longer runs. Well, yesterday, I decided on a whim to wear them for my longer run and it had turned out that after I had broken them in through all those short runs, they had become magnificently comfortable. It's hard to put into words, because I swear I had the best eff-ing run yesterday and those shoes definitely contributed to it.

So maybe you shouldn't bin those shoes immediately. Keep then around on the side to break them in while you have a reliable pair to wear. They just might surprise the hell out of you! I'm really glad I kept mine around.

SayWhat2 wrote:

Sure it is, the shoes I had been using changed my form and gait and had me compensating causing a hip imbalance and gave me all kinds of issues where I needed PT.

Switched to other shoes and 6 months of no injuries

Do you still have to replace those shoes every 200 miles or you need PT twice a week? If so, then it sure ain't the shoes.

@SayWhat2 wrote:

SayWhat2 wrote:

Sure it is, the shoes I had been using changed my form and gait and had me compensating causing a hip imbalance and gave me all kinds of issues where I needed PT.

Switched to other shoes and 6 months of no injuries

Do you still have to replace those shoes every 200 miles or you need PT twice a week? If so, then it sure ain't the shoes.

I have not needed PT or had any type of pain since switching to a different style of shoes.

I just swapped out another pair at the 215 mark, not cause of the sole wearing out but more cause of a tear in the upper.

Source for me? wrote:

you're kidding, I hope wrote:

That myth has been debunked.

Hey, this isn't meant to be confrontational; but do you have a source for that? I'd genuinely like to learn more about this. I've always believed it to be true :/

Here's one place, but a quick google search produced quite a bit along these lines. I'm all for rotating shoes and I have about 9 active pairs right now, but it doesn't make them last longer.