I am looking for some really durable high mileage, workhorse type shoe. What have you guys liked?
Ideally something a little lower drop, with moderate support. Has anyone ran with the saucony liberty? They market it as a quick shoe, but I’m wondering if the TPU midsole would allow it to go the long haul.
Boston Boost 6
I have 250 on mine and they feel like brand new - used to run in Hoka's and they would feel "dead" around the 250-300 mark
What about the stability cousin, the tempo?
I have 1,128 miles in my Hoka Cliftons (first version) and still going. 5 mm heel rise, moderate support (used to wear "stability" shoes when they were a thing). The closest now is probably the Hoka Napali, not the Clifton 4.
I have got ~750km out of Vomeros, Pegasus and Ghosts in the past. I have pretty high arches and burn through shoes at the ~400km mark otherwise, and tend to wear a higher drop these days. I got pretty serious mileage out of the 2014 and 2015 Nike Flex RNs though, which are probably closer to your drop profile (albeit with no stability features).
nike free 1,260 miles
What's the deal with high arches burning through shoes?
Supination? More impact force on the outside of the shoe? I also tend to get less life out of shoes than most people, and only have slightly higher arches than normal...
High arches? wrote:
What's the deal with high arches burning through shoes?
Not sure - I gave the above info as a full-disclosure kind of thing. As a pretty lightweight runner I've always felt I should be getting the higher end of the accepted mileage life out of my shoes, but I seem to go through them at the rate of someone who's 180lbs and pronates heavily.
Maybe it's the supination meaning my biomechancis aren't as good as I thought, maybe I'm extra-sensitive to needing that cushion in the older shoes, maybe it's something else. Either way, means I have to buy shoes pretty frequently.
I get 600-750 miles on the vomero usually. I am far from lightweight for a runner (175 pounds)
OP, get the Liberty. It's exactly what you're looking for.
If it fits like the Freedom, you'll probably need to go up half a size.
Adidas Boston Boost 6.
I run mine until I get at least 1000 miles on them. After 1000 miles I’ll pickup a new pair but keep the old ones around as bad weather shoes (rain, snow, mud, etc..). After about 1200 miles the uppers start getting pretty bad (holes, tears, etc.).
I put multiple 100+ mile weeks on my Kinvaras. Probably get 1000 miles out of them,
I've got 800-1000 miles on the Supernova ST, it's a really nice almost neutral shoe with some guidance. Super durable, quite heavy but it doesn't feel slow, I've also run in the Ravenna 8 and the Structure 20 and it's far superior.
I got 900 miles on my glide 8s
Gerry Lindgren.
nike waffle racer