How many miles do you put on a pair of running shoes?

I’ve been running in the Asics 19 Gel Kayanos! Tons of support, but I need it. I usually get new shoes every 400 miles or so. Anything longer and I start to hurt.

My Thursday night plans include homemade pizza and Netflix-the life:)

I rotate between a couple of different types of Altras and my Brooks Pureflow 2s for the road.. and love my Topo’s for the trails. Once they’re no good for running anymore then they’re used for Crossfit and Boxing.

Thursday nights I have my co-ed softball league and can’t wait! I love playing every week and wish I could squeeze it in more!

No pump classes for me (no clue what they are even about) but I am addicted to my Crossfit and go 2-3 times a week to cross train. I have gained so much strength and definition from it, and I swear it’s made me a stronger/faster runner! Win-win.

Unfortunately Im really bad about buying new shoes. I am cheap & also I forget totally about that until my runs start feeling off or I have little aches and pains and Im like hmmm…these shoes are 6+ mos old. It’s hard because usually they still look perfectly fine.

I have been running in Brooks Pureflows since you posted that link. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I had actually been having recurring shin problems and somehow these shoed magically fixed it?! My shin actually felt BETTER after running in these babies. AND they also made me somehow cut several minutes off my usual pace? I think they must have some kind of super powers…

I am dying to try a pump class but there are ZERO anywhere around me. At ANY gym (my gym us dirt cheap=no classes) around me. Crazy! Guess you just have to come to MD and teach one! :)

No plans. Just a hot date with my cats and my kindle. Im a real party animal.

LIke you, I ONLY wear my running shoes to run. I wear my older running shoes that I’ve retired for biking, walking, and whatever else I wear tennis shoes for.

I have Adidas, but I’m looking for a new pair of running shoes, specifically for underpronators! My thursday night plan is to go for a run, while the boyfriend goes for a bike ride. :) hopefully we will meet up on the same road, and then he’ll fly past me!

I usually go through 4 pairs of running shoes a year (so one every 3 months). If I had to estimate I’d say I put 400-450 miles on a pair. I should probably keep better track of that. I know I need a new pair when I start to feel little niggles of pain in specific areas of my legs. That’s usually my first indicator. I don’t think we have “Orange Peel” here in Canada, but it sounds great!

Saucony Stabil CS 2. My feet are so messed up that only motion control shoes work for me. They have a new version out that I’m going to try, so hopefully they haven’t changed too much! I don’t usually track mileage, just change my shoes when I start to get aches and pains that I usually don’t get (usually in my knees and shins).

I run about 400 miles (give or take) in mine. I can always feel in my shins or calves when it is time for new shoes.
Right now I’m alternating 2 pairs of Asics Kayano 20 and Brooks Adrenaline (which I need to replace).
No exciting plans tonight. My daughter has pinkeye and a respiratory infection. Fun times at my house! :)

I have never officially tracked mileage on my shoes (which is shocking considering how Type A I am), but I change them based on feel (and look of wear on the soles).

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Thursday night plans: play date at the NEW dog park! My dog’s a little neurotic so we’ll see if she actually plays….

There are way more fun things to do in life than count the miles on my shoes, so I just replace them when the soles start to show uneven wear. Now that I think of it, it’s kinda like the same thing you do with car tires!

I have no idea how many miles I put on my shoes, but I think it’s around 300 to 400 depending on where I’m at in a training cycle. I don’t really count the mileage for my shoes, I just go by feel and weather the rubber is all worn down on the bottom or not. I religiously look at the bottom of my shoes after every run because I like watching them get worn down, haha. On average I get a new pair about every 3 to 3.5 months.

Wow that’s so much info about my running shoe usage. I don’t have many real life friends that love running, so I love that I can share with you and everyone else here! :)

Newtons!! I probably replace them every 600 miles or so, and you can tell by looking at the lugs when they need replaced–no guessing!

I’ve been wearing the Newton Distance for almost three years now and love them. I can always tell when I need a new pair if my knees are sore after a long run. I never wear my running shoes for anything but. Fortunately I’m a sucker for a cute shoe and have many others to choose from when doing anything besides running. :-)

I absolutely am a believer in switching out your shoes! I used to call my mom every so often complaining about my knees and she would always ask, “When was the last time you replaced your shoes?” Eventually I learned and boy does it make a difference!
I like to rotate between two pairs and I use old shoes for things like cross-training/knocking around.
It has been an embarrassingly long time since I’ve been to pump, boo me!

I usually log between 300 to 400 miles…other than that, I go on feel. Right now, I’m rocking the Sayonara’s and 17’s. Right now in my training plans, Friday is me rest day. Thursday nights are my precursor and catching up on Duck Dynasty. Btw, I was asked to do a guest blog. I wanted to do something about the number of female bloggers in the running/health/fitness space versus men bloggers in the same space… When I googled that, you’re blog came up every time. One one top x list (http://www.marathontrainingschedule.com/blog/awesome-list-top-100-best-running-blogs-2014/), you were number #11. My hero! =)

I usually get around 300-400 miles per pair. It’s on the lower end for the Brooks Pure line though!

I’m actually planning on getting new running shoes soon! I think I’ve about hit the mark, and am planning on running a half in the fall that I need to start training for.

Going through running shoes that fast reminds me of back in my ballet days when girls would blow through a pair of toe shoes every few weeks. Those things ain’t cheap, either.

I don’t know how old my shoes are, which is probably a good indicator I need new ones.

This one always bugs me. ..I just about get 250 miles on my shoes. It’s always been this way and I’m so jealous when people say they get 400-500+ miles! I track mileage but I also go by feel. I can tell because I start getting odd aches and pains and then I check my log and it’s always around the 250 mark. I’ve been wearing nike pegasus for years now. I don’t change when I find a shoe that works! I cross train in the same shoes. Right now I’m doing nothing because I have wicked case of tendonitis in my foot :(

I don’t track mileage diligently, but I always run between 20-30 miles/week so I know I go vaguely 800 miles on each pair, but I just go by feel. If my IT band is tight it’s time for new shoes. I do mizuno wave riders for the past 5 years, but the newest model is a lot different so I may branch out to a different shoe next time.

I try to keep track of the mileage but end up just tossing them when my shins/knees start aching. My big Thursday night plans are to watch lots of Netflix like a party animal.

I’ve never tracked mileage on my shoes and was just wondering how you do this?! Do you use an app or just literally write down your miles after every run and keep adding it up? In any case I sometimes let them go too long for sure and I def feel it so perhaps I should start doing this!
Tonight’s plan included a stop at the grocery store and then a sweaty 5k. And now reading blogs :)

I track my show mileage and switch out every 300-500 miles….so every 3-4 months. I’m running in Brooks pure connects right now. I love brooks, and usually only run in them.
I also do pump 3x a week. When I don’t I feel it in my running.

I’ve been running in Brooks Ravennas but I ordered the Adrenlines and can’t wait to try them out!

I’ve been running Mizunos, but I’m no expert. Do you think you’ll try to get back into teaching?

I track my mileage with an iPhone app called Runner’s Log. It is so helpful for keeping track of mileage in general, but it has a feature where you can tag which shoes you ran in and it will total it up for you. Very helpful in deciding when to get new shoes.

I ran in the Mizuno Wave Inspire for ever but then Mizuno changed the shoe and it doesn’t work for me anymore. Switched to Brooks Ravenna and really like them so far. I want to try the Brooks Cascadia since I have been getting into trail running. I did 10 miles on the trails tonight with friends :)

Right now I’m on my third pair of pureflow 2s…the first two pair started to give me little twinges once I hit 250 miles and I forced a few more runs out of each bc I refused to let thT be it!! For my cushioned shoes, I use brooks ghost and I think they last about 450-500 miles.

I replace based on how my knees feel… when I can feel the runs in my knees I know it’s time… I always try to track my mileage and it works for about one week and then it’s over… I also try to cross train in a different pair of kicks just to preserve my runners…

I’ve been rocking the Mizuno Wave Inspire 10s… I LOVE them… But i’m not partial to just one brand… I’m trying out different brands to figure out what’s best for me.

Lastnight we went out to dinner.. I had stuffed lobster and champagne… it was awesome and much needed after a LONG week at work… TGIF

Damn girl you make me want to get fit ASAP!

I’ve been running in Brooks Ghost for over 9 years…they are my perfect fit. I don’t track every mile on each pair of shoes, but I get a new pair around 400 miles. Then I swap them in and out for a few weeks and save my older pair for mud/rainy runs.

Oh man, I am HORRIBLE about replacing my shoes. I usually consider shoes to be an investment in my health (feet, ankles, legs, knees, back) and basically my sanity — thus, I purchase REALLY expensive shoes. My current pair has almost 1200 miles on them, and I bought the pair in January. It’s so hard to buy multiple pairs because they’re so expensive, but I really need to learn to bite the bullet with shoes if I’m going to be preventative about injuries.

I usually get about 400 miles out of shoes before I start feeling it.

Just switched in April to the Saucony Guide 7s after Mizuno crushed the dreams of every Inspire 9 lover by releasing the Inspire 10s, which are in fact the WORST shoe I’ve ever worn. The Guide 7s are almost identical to the Inspire 9s though, so I’m happy! I was a hardcore Mizuno snob before that too.

I buy a new pair of shoes at ~250-300 miles. Then I go back and forth and ween myself off the old shoes slowly and they become my cross training shoes :)

I have a friend who writes the date he started wearing his new running shoes with a sharpie on the back of the shoe. He knows generally what his weekly mileage is, so he can track what kind of mileage he has on them.

It doesn’t work for me because I alternate between about three or four pair of shoes. (I usually buy them on sale and rotate them in — but luckily they’re usually all different colors and/or brands, so I sort of know which I’ve used more than others)

I recently bought a new pair of Sauconys and I ended up immediately injured..I didn’t realize it was the shoes at first..I finally gave them up and went back to my old shoes and so much better..but my pinky toe is pushing out of the mesh..need new shoes..but since I need expensive shoes..I don’t want to buy a new pair with bad results

I wear my shoes until the cloth falls apart. This is usually about a year because I am pretty light on my feet. I currently am running in Adidas Supernova. I’ve had them since December and run approximately 25 miles/week = 500+ miles. They still feel good on my feet, but the uppers are getting a bit worn. I expect that I can get a few more months out of them.