On average, how many pair of usable running shoes you have?

I have 2 pairs of trainers, 1 pair of flats and 1 pair of spikes.

Another question that's somewhat related - how much do you spend on your trainers? I'm a very poor student who goes through shoes quickly so I am forced to bargain hunt for my shoes.

Air Structure Triax - $35!!!

Asics 2110 - $50!

I have roughly seven pairs of trainers, nine pairs of flats, nine pairs of xc spikes, perhaps fifteen pairs of track spikes, and then another six or eight pairs of flats and spikes that are NIB and I vaguely intend to sell on eBay.

I only wear four or five of these in any given week. Oh, yes, and then another dozen pairs of shoes that I wear to work or to walk around in.

4 spikes, 2 flats, 2 trainers, 1 Nike frees (just for walking but to benefit my running)

Show us your pack wrote:

I have roughly seven pairs of trainers, nine pairs of flats, nine pairs of xc spikes, perhaps fifteen pairs of track spikes, and then another six or eight pairs of flats and spikes that are NIB and I vaguely intend to sell on eBay.

I only wear four or five of these in any given week. Oh, yes, and then another dozen pairs of shoes that I wear to work or to walk around in.

Cool, I have roughly the same number of pairs of running shoe, but most of them are trainer / flats. I do not do xc, but I do have 4 pair of spikes for track and 8 pairs of flats, 5 pairs of light weight trainer (like DS trainer, Frees...) and 8 pairs of trainer. 60% of them are still new and I stack them in the closet.

At least I am not the only one with so many pair of running shoes.

1 pair xc flats

8 pair trainers

3 pair road flats

1 pair spikes

Well i have probably about 40 pair of shoes. Most are runnning related:

16 pair of used and new trainers

5 pair of flats

13 pair of spikes

1 cylcling

5 pair dressier shoes

I hate getting rid of my running shoes after I put so many miles on them. I get attached I guess.

nickboy098 wrote:

I hate getting rid of my running shoes after I put so many miles on them. I get attached I guess.

I am actually on the contrary. I can not wait to get rid of worn running shoes, because they stink and I do not have a place to keep them. Do you have a basement or anything to keep them or you clean/wash them and then keep them?

A question for those that have many (more than 10 pairs of running shoe):

How long can you store a pair of running shoe (in a box) that will not shorten its life? Will the shoe lost cushion/protective capability while aging? (Even you run 100miles/wk, it still takes 5-6 weeks to go through 1 pair of shoe, so 10 pair will last you for more than 1 year. The flat will last longer in most cases)

A question for those that have many (more than 10 pairs of running shoe):

How long can you store a pair of running shoe (in a box) that will not shorten its life? Will the shoe lost cushion/protective capability while aging? (Even you run 100miles/wk, it still takes 5-6 weeks to go through 1 pair of shoe, so 10 pair will last you for more than 1 year. The flat will last longer in most cases)

A question for those that have many (more than 10 pairs of running shoe):

How long can you store a pair of running shoe (in a box) that will not shorten its life? Will the shoe lost cushion/protective capability while aging? (Even you run 100miles/wk, it still takes 5-6 weeks to go through 1 pair of shoe, so 10 pair will last you for more than 1 year. The flat will last longer in most cases)

No idea how long you can keep them in a box? Would think ages as they are in boxes in wharehouses/stores etc!

I have current:

- 2 pairs of spikes

- 5 pairs of flats

- 4 pairs of trainers

- 1 pair of light weights

- 1 pair of those NB off road flats I use for casual

I just ditched to young guys:

- 4 pairs of spikes

- 2 pairs of flats

and had stolen:

- 3 pairs of almost dead trainers from my car park! Who would want those!

Well I keep most in my basement and the rest that I take to school with me usually get used for random stuff. Say its a rainy day, I wear an old old pair and go hit up a muddy field for the heck of it. I can then just toss them and not feel all that bad about it.

1 pair of trainers (currently getting battered to death in lanzarote)

1 pair of spikes

I have two pairs of general use trainers on the go at any given time + 1 pair of off-road trainers, 1 pair of racer/trainers for road reps, 1 pair of full-on racing flats for track sessions and road races, a pair of track spikes and a pair of XC spikes.

When they are worn out they get chucked!

Out of curiosity, why do folks have and use more than one pair of flats? I just got a new pair so I retired the old one. I do speedwork in the flats I use for racing. Do people use one kind for shorter and one for longer races?

I have three pairs of Asics 1110 trainers that I rotate (they've been discontinued so I just ordered a final 2 pairs at Kohls.com), X-C spikes, and track spikes. I have a couple of pairs of trail shoes, but I find that I don't need them for most of the trails around me, so I go with trainers for that as well.

I have many pairs of flats. In fact, I have far more flats than I have trainers. I haven't counted but I must have something like 15 pairs of flats, maybe 6 pairs of trainers. It's a little blurred because, for the most part, I train in the heavier flats.

jpgarland wrote:

Out of curiosity, why do folks have and use more than one pair of flats? I just got a new pair so I retired the old one. I do speedwork in the flats I use for racing. Do people use one kind for shorter and one for longer races?

I have three pairs of Asics 1110 trainers that I rotate (they've been discontinued so I just ordered a final 2 pairs at Kohls.com), X-C spikes, and track spikes. I have a couple of pairs of trail shoes, but I find that I don't need them for most of the trails around me, so I go with trainers for that as well.

Well, the reason I have so many is becasue of different purposes.

1 for Indoor track 3k-5k

1 for indoor workouts

2 for road races

1 for outdoor/road workouts

That is just how I do it.