When to replace running shoes?

CkepiJinx
CkepiJinx Posts: 613 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
So I am a fairly new runner, started in the last year, but run quite a bit now. What do they recommend for replacing your sneakers? Is there a mileage recommendation? Or just a feeling in general? I invested in an expensive pair, well expensive for me about $100 , and I love them, so I am not sure what the recommendations are.

I was never one to spend much on sneakers but when I started running I was going through cheap ones so quickly I knew I needed to start buying better quality ones. It was definitely worth the investment but I don't want to keep them too long just because I spent so much money on them. Thanks for any advise.

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  • aswearingen22
    aswearingen22 Posts: 271 Member
    300 - 500 miles, I generally replace them between 375 - 400 as that's when my knees start bothering me and I know they're shot. Heavier runners will be on the lower mileage end the lighter runners can get more mileage out of their shoes.
  • Abowles27
    Abowles27 Posts: 30 Member
    I agree with the person above me, but I'd also like to say that it depends on how you land because some people wear out shoes faster that way.
  • Maleficent0241
    Maleficent0241 Posts: 386 Member
    300 - 500 miles, I generally replace them between 375 - 400 as that's when my knees start bothering me and I know they're shot. Heavier runners will be on the lower mileage end the lighter runners can get more mileage out of their shoes.

    This. Some people go by the mileage no matter how they feel. I go by little new aches and pains popping up with no reason for them. It will take some experience and trial and error to figure out what your body's signals are. In the beginning, if I thought I needed new shoes due to pain, fatigue or what have you I would get another pair, see if I started to feel better, and then run in the old pair once more to see if the pain came back again as a way of checking if I was right.
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    .... I generally replace them between 375 - 400 ...

    I'm about the same, retire mine around the 400-450 mile range, although I rotate three pairs and keep them about 100 miles apart, so that I'm not transitioning from old to new.
  • glin23
    glin23 Posts: 460 Member
    Replace them when your shoes hurt your running. For me that has varied from under 300 to over 1000 miles.
  • PrairieRunner2015
    PrairieRunner2015 Posts: 126 Member
    There shoule be a poll on this one........... I am on the heavy side, and as of right now I get about 350 miles out of a pair of shoes. When I was at 250, I was getting about 300 miles out of a pair.

    I second how the foot lands will have an affect on this. My foot strike is fore front. If you look at the soles of my shoes, the only notiveable wear (It will wear all the way to the cushioning) is where the balls of my feet are. The heel looks brand new.
  • CkepiJinx
    CkepiJinx Posts: 613 Member
    Thank you, glad I asked. I still have a ways to go but at least I have a general idea. They still feel good and look fine, it's funny I never understood runners till I started doing it and now I enjoy it very much.

    Now when I go a few days with out a run I get annoyed that I haven't gotten out there. It really agrees with me, makes me more relaxed and less moody which is god for everyone lol.
  • aswearingen22
    aswearingen22 Posts: 271 Member
    Just a caveat, it doesn't matter what the soles or anything looks like. They can *look* fine, but it's the cushioning you CAN'T see that gets shot. Not that I haven't run near holes in soles before, but never go by appearance!:)

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