Ordered a new pair but realised I'll be at almost 700 in my current pair by the time they arrive. Is this dangerous? How often do most people replace shoes?
Ordered a new pair but realised I'll be at almost 700 in my current pair by the time they arrive. Is this dangerous? How often do most people replace shoes?
500 miles is the rule of thumb for me. If they're in good shape I may extend it to 600 mile for trails and dirt roads. If a shoe lasts less than 400 miles I never buy it again. Racing flats would be the exception.
Depends on the shoe. I can usually tell when the foam feels dead - I've retired some shoes at 200 miles, and I've kept some well over 500. But IMO, if they still feel good, they probably are.
I prefer 300. When I'm poor, I'll stretch to 500 but feet not happy.
I just hit 1,020 with my run this morning. They do feel on the hard side underfoot, but they're so comfortable. Mizuno Hitogami. I wish they'd bring it back and make it forever.
Very bad heel striker and I replace shoes when the harder rubber is worn through. I am lucky to get 300 miles in shoes and almost never wear them long enough for the EVA to lose its bounce. If you strike mid foot you should be able to get 500 or 600 miles I would think. This is for road use, on trails they wear much longer unless the uppers are destroyed by something sharp
any boost trainer with continental rubber will last until you're sick of wearing them and just want a new pair. I usually run till about 600 miles and just get board of them or if its summer they stink
probably just 1mile a year.
rest of the time its kilometers
about 300 on average, more or less
yup- wrote:
any boost trainer with continental rubber will last until you're sick of wearing them and just want a new pair. I usually run till about 600 miles and just get board of them or if its summer they stink
Yep. I have a pair of adidas Terrex Agravic Flows with 2,071 miles so far. I was going to retire it at 2,000 miles. But depending on the surface, it feels as good or better than some shoes with less than 300 miles, so I'm still running in it a few times per week.
British Guy wrote:
Ordered a new pair but realised I'll be at almost 700 in my current pair by the time they arrive. Is this dangerous? How often do most people replace shoes?
i’m a light dude with a mid foot strike, 550,600 miles
Forefoot lander
NB1400 @ 400
Hoka Rincon @ 700
running2begood wrote:
i’m a light dude with a mid foot strike, 550,600 miles
Wow!!! Over 500 thousand on one pair of shoes is pretty impressive. I usually go 700-900 miles a pair but ran over 3,000 miles in a pair of Hoka Bondi.
yup- wrote:
any boost trainer with continental rubber will last until you're sick of wearing them and just want a new pair. I usually run till about 600 miles and just get board of them or if its summer they stink
This. Any TPU based midsole with enough rubber on it. I have no idea why people buy anything else for their daily trainers. I am currently at 1563 miles with my Reebok FFE. Rubber is worn a little bit, but probably good for another 500. Midsole is, well, forever.
FuelCell is another TPU that should last a while. I'm at 500 miles on my NB Rebels and they feel the same as when I got them.
Usually change out EVA shoes around 500 miles - I find they compress unevenly and start to affect my stride.
2 man ycommas wrote:
running2begood wrote:
i’m a light dude with a mid foot strike, 550,600 miles
Wow!!! Over 500 thousand on one pair of shoes is pretty impressive. I usually go 700-900 miles a pair but ran over 3,000 miles in a pair of Hoka Bondi.
Yes, that is incredible. If you run all miles at 5:00/mile and you run 2 hours every single day, then it would take you 63 years to run that many miles.
Not really sure how many miles I logged on a pair of shoes until they were thrashed. Back in the day I used to use "Shoe Goo" and "Shoe Patch" to keep my shoe heels from wearing down. I would put it on soon as there was some wear mostly to keep it even and not to lose the cushioning as quickly.
In the winter time when there was snow and ice on the ground I would put little nubs on the forefoot to stop the shoe from slipping back as much when I pushed off. It helped maybe a little bit but it was kind of fun to mess around with too and try new things.
I'm also impressed with how durable my FuelCell Rebels are. Finally retired my first pair after 1000km and starting on another pair.
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