How far do you use running shoes? 100 miles?

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  • andysport1
    andysport1 Posts: 592 Member
    I've always worked on 300 miles, my trainers still look brand new and there is no sign of wear at all
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    I wear Hoka One and replace them every 4 months (keep a reminder) . The current running shoes become my slop shoes (used on rainy days and my slop shoe become my walking shoes. The old walking shoes go in the garbage -- and so is the circle of running shoe life.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    I've discovered with the changes that some brands make yearly - I really want last years model.
    Actually, the Kinvara's it's 2 years back at this point, the changes they made I don't like. And considering still available on Amazon and still about same price - I must not be alone.
  • Bluepegasus
    Bluepegasus Posts: 333 Member
    I wear Asics Cumulus, and I retire them after 500 miles. That used to be about a year for me, but now I'm training for a marathon, that's not long at all before I've run them out!
  • richardpkennedy1
    richardpkennedy1 Posts: 1,890 Member
    Until they start falling apart!
  • WandaVaughn
    WandaVaughn Posts: 420 Member
    This is something I've been thinking about, too.

    I bought my shoes in fall of '15 in the last few weeks of C25K and then ran a 5K Turkey Trot. 2016 was a very bad year health-wise. Didn't run at all. This year started fresh with C25K, C210K, and now training for HM. But I've lost nearly 60 pounds since I started. Probably hit the cushioning a good wallop back at the beginning of the year. Thinking I might need a new pair before too long. The Asics have been good for me.
  • Ebony_The_Cat
    Ebony_The_Cat Posts: 2 Member
    Saucony Kineta Relay only gets me about 250 miles. I rotate 3 pair at the same time. Some colors are only $40 so I don't mind their short shelf life.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    richardpkennedy1 wrote: »
    Until they start falling apart!

    or you do... likely you will start getting injuries before your shoes show notable wear.
  • clayelliott847
    clayelliott847 Posts: 125 Member
    Thanks for all the replies. I have one I am retiring to just weightlifting or other muddy wear. The other newer pair should last me a year. If I get serious about a marathon, I will make sure I buy a new pair to run in.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    If by weight lifting you truly mean like, weight lifting like squats and deads and OHP - squishy running shoes not a good idea at all - not stable and can easily ruin form and cause injury.

    Retire to lawn mowing shoes or such.

    Flat solid Converse is lifting shoes on decently cheap budget.
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    300-500ish depending on shoes, running surfaces, bodyweight. At 135lb I used a pair to 1,000mi. Right now at 182 (powerlifting) it's going to be significantly less. Everyone's different.
  • LeLoupVit
    LeLoupVit Posts: 18 Member
    I use trail running shoes because I run mostly on road pavement/sidewalks; and each pair lasts me about a year.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    Wow. If I replaced my shoes every 100 miles, I'd be broke... :o
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    jenilla1 wrote: »
    Wow. If I replaced my shoes every 100 miles, I'd be broke... :o

    Me too!
  • michable
    michable Posts: 312 Member
    I think there are a lot of variables in how long running shoes last; including shoe, terrain and person variables. I think body weight has a big impact, maybe the biggest. I'm light so my shoes last a long time - I retired my last pair after 1600 km (1000 miles), and my current pair are up to 1200 km. I have had no injuries, even during HM and marathon training. I track shoe mileage with garmin connect, too, as others here have said, but to me, it is more a matter of interest to see how many kms they have done, rather than a prompt for getting new shoes. I usually replace my shoes when they have holes, and the tread is so worn you can feel rocks jabbing into the bottom of your feet. My shoes are Asics Gel Nimbus, and fairly expensive, but I get a lot of wear out of them. Although I think good shoes are important, I believe that often, injury has less to do with shoes, and more to do with poor form and technique, increasing mileage too fast, or running too fast too often.
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