The Case of the 500 Mile Shoe: How Often Do You Really Need to Replace Your Shoes Before You Call Them Dead?

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  1. sweet post – thanks for writing this all out as the glycerin 9’s with 300 miles on them were my FIRST pair of running shoes – I know eh 🙂 surprising.

    So I was shocked when they started giving me issues and there was hardly any wear on the bottoms. but it was the cushioning like you said.

    I am a underpronator. I run on the outside of my foot due to high arches. I am thinking about getting orthotics <— custom made ones.

    question – do you think shoes break down on the shelf??? b/c I love brooks but buying a clearance last years model which still cost me $70 (but was less than the 200 I spent on the first pair) and they suck??? lol thoughts?

    I know you discussed bargain bin shoes but can old top brands really be considered "bargain"??

    • hopefully some of that info helped! 🙂 yea, sometimes even if u don’t see a lot of wear even, the cushioning breaks down really fast, esp in those minimal type shoes, and that can cause problems. for u, supinators tend to also have really rigid bone structures in their feed and thus NEED extra cushioning, that’s really important. try some orthotics only if u go to a podiatrist and the custom route like u said, because it’s the cushion u’re after not the real supportive ones that Superfeet insoles.

      okay, bargain shoes that are actual name-brand and running specific are fine, i meant like going and picking up a Keds…hehe. that said, if they are bargain because they are defunk’ed maybe not so smart…however, just because it’s an older model of a shoe it should be fine to buy. in ur case though, perhaps that shoe is just not the right fit for u even if it was the older or newer model.

  2. so this is honestly the FIRST two pair of shoes i have counted my miles with…sad right. my other pairs i knew had about 300 each but i refused to use them after injury because i was convinced the shoes were cursed. totally normal right!?! i then get the same shoes. just new. i know…makes tons of sense. anyway. i think i am going to use these till about 450 but have 1 pair a lot closer than the other so it really only gets used for TM runs or short distance easy runs. I run pretty heavy on my feet and know that i only get about 400 strong miles out of shoes…well i have learned this through trial and error but definitely agree that wearing shoes too long can be not so great on your body.

    this was a good topic for a post! thanks for sharing!

  3. p.s. guess what. just hopefully solved the missing of the posts problem. hopefully. subscribed now via email instead. i know…i am slow on the whole technology thing and should have DUH thought of that years ago. but now i did. i am pumped!

    • hey, i’m the same way, if i start getting injured and even SUSPECT it’s the shoes i swap…better safe than sorry! 😛 oh, and good point about treadmill runs being ‘easier’ on shoes too versus outdoors or hard surfaces. 🙂 and AWESOME, i’m glad that now i can get my blabberings into ur inbox, u can’t escape me now…hahe…jk. 😉

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  10. Cushioning shoes are shoes that have little to no lateral support. These shoes are good for runners who do not need this support, and have neutral feet. Generally this type of shoe will be for the runner with a high arch. Instances where this type of shoe is not right is in a case where you are a pronator or an overpronator.`

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  11. I would recommend visiting a running store and having an employee look at your feet to give you a good idea of what category your feet fit in. If you have serious foot complications like extreme pronation, fallen arches, etc I would recommend visiting a foot doctor, as running shoes by themselves might not be enough. You could require orthotics, or even just simple strengthening exercises to get and keep you on your feet..

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