Boston Marathon: Old Shoes / New Shoes?

There is a general rule of thumb about doing it a month before.  I have also heard if you are buying the same model you can "get away with" cutting that down.

I got caught in that predicament  last October although I was closer to 325-350 when I normally replace at 450.  Unfortunately, my model had been discontinued and the new model was a little softer.  Instead of trying to sell me a shoe, the person I spoke with said if the shoes still feel good I would be better off staying with then instead of risking the change so close to the race.

There is no such thing as "breaking in" a shoe anymore.  They do not need the same sort of stretching and adaptations that they used to.

As long as you get in at least one medium, one longish and one faster paced just to make sure there are no hot spots/rubbing then you should be fine.  Better yet, stick with the same model and you can run them brand new on race day.

And you can always find the old shoe somewhere.  I just recently broke down and bought the Saucony Trigon 5's when I'd been running the 3's for years even though they have not been produced for 2 years or so.  I could still find them new from an online place until this last time I ordered.

Thanks. I found the same model (last years' glycerin) on sale online. I'll order them tomorrow, and they'll be at my doorstep before raceday for sure.

 What I really wanted to do (decided too late) is pick up a pair of lightweight racers. But not trying them out on a long distance run before the race would worry me a bit -- so I think I'll play it safe and go with a new pair of the same model. I did this same thing 3 weeks before my last marathon . . . and then ran my Boston Qualifying time. Maybe its a good luck charm?