Shoe costs are killing me...any ways to get free or reduced price shoes From Nike/ASICS brooks etc?

Try Champion shoes from Payless.

Unlimited free? Run under 2:07 in a marathon?

is finding a one year model old shoe at an outlet mall or online for $80 or less that hard? That $80 shoe will last you easy six months unless you are running 123420934802938124234 miles a week.

Try winning a LRC prediction contest

Seriously, find an outlet mall...or a TJ Maxx/Marshalls/Ross...or use Ebay...or, yes, as another poster said, you might have to seriously think about not using those brands if you can't afford them.

The running shoe market is ripe for disruption. Walking through the tool isle at Home Depot it's amazing what you can buy for $100. You can get a decent power tool with lithium-ion batteries, eletrical motors with copper wiring and rare-earth magnets. These are complex tools with many moving parts made out of relatively expensive materials. It makes no sense that a 10 ounce running shoe made mostly out of foam should also cost $100+.

I buy shoes in bulk on Black Friday or Christmas - I buy 2, 3 or 4 pairs at around half price.

buy a durable shoe like an Adidas Boston at reduced price (aim for $60-80), should last you at least 1k miles, half a year for most of us. That's $10 / month. You can use google shopping to hunt for a bargain, or go to some outlet center. if you find a good deal, buy a couple of pairs at once if you're liquid.

Or learn to run barefoot.

running is still, potentially, the cheapest sport, which is ironic because its core demographic is upper middle class.

Go to City Sports on Bolyston (sp) and try on a pair you like. Then bolt out the door and keep running.

3hr-marathoner wrote:

The running shoe market is ripe for disruption. Walking through the tool isle at Home Depot it's amazing what you can buy for $100. You can get a decent power tool with lithium-ion batteries, eletrical motors with copper wiring and rare-earth magnets. These are complex tools with many moving parts made out of relatively expensive materials. It makes no sense that a 10 ounce running shoe made mostly out of foam should also cost $100+.

It makes sense to anyone that understands the laws of supply and demand.

Adam S. wrote:

3hr-marathoner wrote:

The running shoe market is ripe for disruption. Walking through the tool isle at Home Depot it's amazing what you can buy for $100. You can get a decent power tool with lithium-ion batteries, eletrical motors with copper wiring and rare-earth magnets. These are complex tools with many moving parts made out of relatively expensive materials. It makes no sense that a 10 ounce running shoe made mostly out of foam should also cost $100+.

It makes sense to anyone that understands the laws of supply and demand.

The online stores tell us there is a lot more supply than demand. You can find bulk quantities of shoes that are a model from years ago moldering in back rooms.

Sierra Trading Post.

Running Warehouse clearance section. The clearance table at your local running store.

Etc.

Buy last years models at reduced prices

Are you on the gearup.active.com site? They have pretty awesome deals on there. Riders for $80, Zantes for $55, Altra for $65, UA Bandit 2 for $50...

Ignoring using race performances to get support through a running club with a sponsorship, the best route for the general running population would be through shoe testing. There are likely people in your running community doing this, so you can out more on that as you come across those people.

Alternatively, I’ve paid $16 at Walmart for a “running” shoe. I got 300 miles out of them. For comparison, I’ve typically got 500-550 miles out of ASICS, Puma and Diadora shoes that retail for $80-120. Even if you prorate the cost of the Walmart shoes for running thin earlier, it’s still under $30 a pair/500miles.

I’ve also picked up ASICS from shoe factory outlets for $45 dollars and got 500 miles out of them. I’ve never heard of the model names at these outlets, but if you prefer a brand name, it’s an option for slightly more cost.

runningwarehouse is best place to get cheaper shoes

or find a running club that has a "sponsor" I put that in "" because most major companies have cheaped out on us elite/sub-elite runners who finish up front in every race, make the trials and us championships, etc... Our sponsor company used to give our club 4-6 pairs of shoes a year pp with 15,000 to spend, now it's like 2-3 with 0$.

I always wondered how much the nike shills get paid for posting the same stupid threads on here.

Nike Clearance plus the once per qtr 20% off. I usually pay around $60 for previous version Zoom Elites using that method.