Wanted to run in Brooks Pure Flows, meant to put less than 100 miles on the pair I want to race in but ran the numbers and they are at 230. Too old for race? They fell fine.
Wanted to run in Brooks Pure Flows, meant to put less than 100 miles on the pair I want to race in but ran the numbers and they are at 230. Too old for race? They fell fine.
Subscribing to the shoe company marketing spin, are ya?
I put in 1200 miles minimum per pair, no problem. A few pairs have gone in excess of 2k miles
They are fine.
lol. They're fine.
cool thanks - wasn't saying i was going to throw them away, just might get some new ones for race.
I think wrote:
Subscribing to the shoe company marketing spin, are ya?
I put in 1200 miles minimum per pair, no problem. A few pairs have gone in excess of 2k miles
Exactly. Not even sure I would run in them with ONLY 230 miles because it takes a good 3-400 miles just to break them in.
I understand where the OP is coming from. I've been told by some that for a marathon you want your shoes to be "pretty much fresh out of the box".
That's an exaggeration of course, but the point is maybe you want yours to be fairly fresh. This reminds me, I actually have no idea how many miles are on my marathon flats right now and I'm racing next weekend. I only use them for workouts and started breaking this pair in during the first week of September, so I think I should be good though.
I do a lot of running in winter. To help handle the cold I get shoes 1/2 size too large and 2e wide. I put in one gel insole for additional cushioning in the summer. In winter I put in a second insole from an old pair of shoes and wear two pairs of cotton socks to battle the cold.
Using the "old insole on top of new insole" technique I could take a new pair out of the box and go run a marathon with no foot problems. No need to break in the new shoe since the old insole is already broken in.
Shoes with insufficient support can lead to injury, either if the shoe is cheaply made or is broken down with enormous mileage. Maybe not on short or slow runs, but for a hard marathon you do want a newer shoe. 300 miles might still be OK. But 1,000 miles is taking a risk.
Everyone is different. I get 400-500 miles per shoe. I have friends who get more. If you legs are bothering they should be fine.
Once you're finished with the marathon your legs will be bothering you anyhow.
twnkltz wrote:
cool thanks - wasn't saying i was going to throw them away, just might get some new ones for race.
My theory is, you might as well get new ones. If you like the shoe and train in them regularly then just add the new ones into the mix after the race. No harm in running in four different pairs per week. They will still all last the same amount of miles, maybe a touch more if you don't use them everyday. Also, they might give you that little extra psychological boost (new shoes high).
I just yesterday ran a marathon with 250-ish miles on my shoes at the start. My feet were slightly more sore than normal in the last 2 miles. You'll be fine.
Steve what race are you competing in this/next weekend?
I just ran a marathon yesterday in shoes with at least 300 miles on them. Ran 5 miles in them this evening and legs felt great.