Posted on May 7, 2014
How many miles is ideal on running shoes before you buy new ones?
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Curious to see how long everyone will wear their running shoes before switching out to a new pair. I just recently bought a pair and have been told every 4-6 months. Some runners keep track by actual miles ran and change out at 200-250 miles. Some wear them until they literally fall apart too. Everyone is different. I keep mine for 9-12 months unless needed earlier.
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I have changed to a minimus style shoe so I wear the until they fall apart. I have toe shoes that are still together that are almost 3 years old though I did have a period of about a year that I wasn't running due to injury so i guess they have almost two years of running on them right now.
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CPT Jacob Swartout
Our SGL wore those kind of shoes but he mostly used them on trails. He tried pavement but said it impacted his feet too much. I'm assuming there isn't much for padding on them. They seem light too for running.
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SSgt Gregory Guina
Sir,
There is no padding in either pair I wear. I like them because it forced me to change the way I run. Takes awhile to get used to them and where you can actually run distance in them but my back and knees are better for it now.
There is no padding in either pair I wear. I like them because it forced me to change the way I run. Takes awhile to get used to them and where you can actually run distance in them but my back and knees are better for it now.
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