300 miles limit on running shoes ?

Maybe.

It depends on the shoe. A neutral shoe, especially a lighter weight one, probably isn't good for much longer than 300-350 miles.

It also depends if you're runnin gon hard surface vs. soft surface and if the shoe is designed to last longer.

I'm a fairly light guy, but I rarely get 400+ out of shoe.

I usually find that my shoes start to give me aches and pains anywhere in the 350-500 mile range. It's not a bad estimate. I do run almost exclusively on roads most of the year though.

Even with my girth Really 155lbs but 18lbs more than my younger competitive days; I pound the earth when I run. I would LOVE to get 300 miles on a pair of shoes before my legs start to scream at me. 300 miles is a good piont to go in and have your shoes checked. The mid sole, where the shock absorbancy is located, compresses. You can see the difference. It is NOT the sole of the shoe that wears out these days but the mid sole. New pair of shoes $90.00 Trip to the physical therapist $200. Being ablle to run pain free every day PRICELESS.

I personally get a good 800-900 miles per pair without much problem. But then again I'm a light weight guy, 109 at 5'6, and also run on grass.

I don't know if I could afford 300 miles a shoe, since I'd have to buy new ones in under 4 weeks.

What does everyone else get on their trainers?

even at 160lbs, i regularly get 600-700 miles from a pair of light, neutral trainers. my first pair of NB 827s have close to 1200 miles on them, and they still feel better than any other pair of shoes i have, even when the new ones come straight out of the box. (i still use them as "mudders" these days.)

guidelines are fine, but everyone has to see for themselves when it comes to shoe life.

Thats the piont everyone is unique. For most RW types 300-500 miles is a good check piont. If you can feel a difference between new and old pair it is time for new.

I weigh 130 pounds and train between 80-100 miles/week and generally will wear a pair of trainers for AT LEAST 3 months. Which on average means at least 1000 miles and I have only had one major injury.

Yeah I get a new pair every two months. It isnt expensive if you consider the other things you could be doing that costs more. golf is one example.

400 miles. That's when the aches and pains begin to set in. I change the shoes and all my problems go away. Yes it's expensive getting a new pair of shoes every 6-7 weeks, but it's much cheaper compared to the physical therapy, new orthotics, and doctor's appointments I had to deal with when I tried to squeeze out 600 miles on a pair and got injured for 5 months.

holy crap... 1000 miles?!

my asics died out around 300-400... and that happened in a period of two and a half to three months. so i figured they were far from dead. i kept running on them and got injured. now that i look at them, my shoes were toast at 450.

Ive had my Asics for 1 and a half years, I know that because I bought them when I started running again and havent replaced them. I've done about 1300 miles in them. I noticed slight pains in my shins in the last two months but nothing that stopped me running, and I've had a heavy racing season the last 3 months. Guess I'm lucky, but I will keep an eye on mileage from now on. I bought a new pair tonight for $110, I'm in the UK so I dont know what they cost over there. But I sure wont be changing them after 300 miles, I mean for some of the heavy runners out there thats 3 weeks? ridiculous.

So this alternating shoes thing, how much life does that add to the shoes?

I can feel when i need new shoes. And i keep a log. I get around 350 out of my Brooks Radius. I go 135 lbs. i do around 80 MPW. So about every 4.5 weeks i get a new pair.

'Nolan Swanson Distance Project'

Runners who actually run a lot (not the target market of RW) need new shoes based upon when they wear out in terms of mileage. The RW audience is likely to take 3-4 months to get to 300 (20 mi/week, 80 per month). If you consider this fact, their shoes probably get dirty and they want to get some new kicks to run the local 5k in.

I probably went through twice as many pairs this past year and typically get 500+ out of mine (Nike Hayward). I also do a lot of my running on dirt roads, have decent biomechanics, and weigh 140(5'11".

My dad and I will go around 2,500 - 3,000 miles on the Nike Marathoners. We did have a pair of shoes once that went 5,283 miles, but then it broke down.

I probably buy a pair of shoes every 10 - 11 months. I run on the roads every day and will not buy, nor run in trainers. I prefer racing flats.

That is the way to be injury free.

4.5 weeks? seriously? what does your model of shoe cost? dont think i could afford that, I only weigh 140 pounds.

Jrap85 wrote:

My dad and I will go around 2,500 - 3,000 miles on the Nike Marathoners. We did have a pair of shoes once that went 5,283 miles, but then it broke down.

I probably buy a pair of shoes every 10 - 11 months. I run on the roads every day and will not buy, nor run in trainers. I prefer racing flats.

That is the way to be injury free.

yeh i read about that whole training in flats thing, something about it resembles natural running the most as theres not as much cushioning, something about the fact that with modern trainers they are so built up that the feet cant feel the ground so the muscles dont have to counteract or stabilise as much and thus it's less natural? so the training in flats thing works for you?

Jrap85 wrote:

My dad and I will go around 2,500 - 3,000 miles on the Nike Marathoners. We did have a pair of shoes once that went 5,283 miles, but then it broke down.

I probably buy a pair of shoes every 10 - 11 months. I run on the roads every day and will not buy, nor run in trainers. I prefer racing flats.

That is the way to be injury free.

I train in the Marathoner as well and can only manage, at a maximum, 400 miles before I need to get a new pair.

What's your secret?

greeeeee wrote:

Ive had my Asics for 1 and a half years, I know that because I bought them when I started running again and havent replaced them. I've done about 1300 miles in them. I noticed slight pains in my shins in the last two months but nothing that stopped me running, and I've had a heavy racing season the last 3 months. Guess I'm lucky, but I will keep an eye on mileage from now on. I bought a new pair tonight for $110, I'm in the UK so I dont know what they cost over there. But I sure wont be changing them after 300 miles, I mean for some of the heavy runners out there thats 3 weeks? ridiculous.

So this alternating shoes thing, how much life does that add to the shoes?

Rotating your shoes, in my opinion, is very valuable if you run every day. If you only run 3-4 times a week, though, you'll probably be OK w/ only 1 pair. BTW, I alternate 2 pair of Asics 21XX (new model every year) and consistently get about 800 miles per pair running 6-7 days per week. However, the guys at my local shoe stores say I"m not the norm but rather am blessed w/ an extremely efficient gait and wear pattern. But I see no reason that a normal user couldn't get at least 500 miles from a pair of shoes if they were only used every other day.

I usually grab a new pair of shoes after 800 miles. I used to drop em after 500, but found they still had life left.

123-5, mostly cement, mild pronation form.

If you are at all comfortable with running in Nike frees, or other shoes, you can squeeze more mileage out of your shoe. The smaller the padding, and the thinner the shoe gets, you will get irritated slower than other runners.