So you retired sneakers from running...

sufikitkat

should they be used for walking or work then? I am not a wasteful person by any means and typically once my sneakers are not viable enough for my running, I move them onto my boot camp classes or to wear to work when the weather it hot because they are the only shoes I have that don't look ridiculous with crops and are comfortable. However, I do worry that once they aren't good for running, they may not be good period. Thoughts and opinions??

sufikitkat

I should add that my left overpronates highly so I am in stability and my job is active.

bigdawg025

That's always such a sad day for me... but I do so love my new running shoes every time I get a new pair. It depends on how worn out the old ones are as to whether or not I keep them for alternate use.

mbilling

I wear my retirees to gym classes like kickboxing and zumba, which I probably shouldn't do...I have one pair in my car in case I ever need a pair of sneakers and I have one pair at work to change into for walking on breaks...and I give the rest to my mom who likes to wear them outside in the mud when she's gardening or walking her dogs.

Trail_Addict

I keep the best retired pair for odd-jobs, where I don't want to ruin the new pair (yard work, hanging out at the lake/ river, mud run, camping, etc.)

Some private running shoe stores will give you a small discount if you donate your old pair as you buy your new pair.

When I have no other options, I'll tie the laces together and drop them in the donation box at my local Goodwill drop station.

967_1111

Gym to outside shoes, outside shoes to cutting the grass shoes, cutting the grass shoes to garbage.

Three lives per pair, though I wear out the gym shoes 4x faster than the grass shoes. I've started a backlog...

Eaglesfanintn

I've started using my older ones for days I lift and even to take the dog for her walks.

BrianSharpe

My wife hates my running shoes........I have a pair that is used exclusively for running. When that pair get retired from running I'll use them for my other workouts or hanging around on the weekend.

My tri club participates in a charity that provides gently used running shoes to refugee camps in Africa.

thepetiterunner

I use them for gardening or whatever else, regular just walking shoes. I don't use them for my gym sessions anymore since the cushioning gets so compressed that doing box jumps just sends the force radiating through my legs and it freaking hurts! (Yes, I learned that one first hand.)

But I just don't have the heart to give them away.

BAMFMeredith

I keep the best retired pair for odd-jobs, where I don't want to ruin the new pair (yard work, hanging out at the lake/ river, mud run, camping, etc.)

Some private running shoe stores will give you a small discount if you donate your old pair as you buy your new pair.

When I have no other options, I'll tie the laces together and drop them in the donation box at my local Goodwill drop station.

That's basically what I do, I'll just use them for whatever random things, but not for working out.

sufikitkat

I use them for gardening or whatever else, regular just walking shoes. I don't use them for my gym sessions anymore since the cushioning gets so compressed that doing box jumps just sends the force radiating through my legs and it freaking hurts! (Yes, I learned that one first hand.)

But I just don't have the heart to give them away.

This happens to me I think at my workouts sometimes and at work when I run to a crisis call.