Today is the first morning in these shoes where I felt the pounding on the bottom of my feet. So when I got the opportunity today, I opened up my workout log and counted the miles- 293.5 miles on these Nikes. It seems like I always feel the pounding on the bottom of my feet right when my shoes start to approach 300 miles. In the magazines, they say to replace your shoes every 300-400 miles or so. I wish I could get a little over 400 miles on a shoe...
Once I feel the need for a new shoe, I try to wait it out a couple more weeks. Same as needing a new haircut...
Im just curious how often you all usually have to replace your shoes. For many years I was only replacing them once a year- on my birthday. But with Marathon training, I feel that I have to do it allot more often.
Do you all feel it in your foot when you need new shoes? Or do you buy your shoes on a certain schedule?
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I used to buy so infrequently because I ran so infrequently. I never had sore feet before, either. I just bought new shoes because I was starting to get sore feet. The U of U guy recommended using my old ones for shorter runs still to squeeze some more miles out of them.
ReplyDeleteI usually wait until the tread at the toe and heel are showing quite a bit of wear. I guess after I've gone through enough pairs I know what I'm looking for as far as my particular toe/heel strike goes. It helps to be in the running store and compare to a new pair - that ALWAYS makes me think I should get new ones. ;) For me it seems to be every 6 months or so which has been around 300 logged miles in addition to walking the dogs or wearing them for other outings. Also, it has a lot to do with whenever I come up with the money for my pricier Brooks Aeriels. Darn motion control price tags!
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