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2012-04-27 2:47 PM
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Subject: RE: 450+ miles...Time to buy new shoes?
ssmith2 - 2012-04-27 11:49 AM

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briderdt - 2012-04-27 8:54 AM

But the "not much pain" part concerns me. That by itself may be the reason to get new shoes. I'd recommend having (at least) two pair staggered in their life, so that you're getting one new pair when the other is about half-way through.

I'd recommend this as well, and believe it to be a big reason for having multiple shoes. So you have a solid reference for just how worn down the older pair is.

Seeing more posts about having multiple shoes for rotation, but not sure that really does much if their mileage isn't staggered. That was why I pulled this part specifically.

Agreed.  Definitely stagger them. Another benefit of having two pairs is that if you run in the rain one day you have more time for them to air dry while you run in the other pair.  Of course DanielG's approach with the fan solves this problem too. 



I agree with the reference point bit. Yesterday I ran in a pair of of NB 1063s with 1700k on them and today I ran in a pair with only 1000k on them. They don't even feel like the same shoe. I got another pair at home with 500 or so km on them and boy are they comfy, like running on a cloud, which is not something I think is necessarily ideal.

Well, i am convinced to get a new pair of Kinvaras today. My current pair has 900k on them and are feeling super close to the ground.


2012-04-27 4:24 PM
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Subject: RE: 450+ miles...Time to buy new shoes?

Short answer:  yes:  you need to buy a new pair of shoes.

in 6 weeks, you're going to have well over 600mi on those puppies and why run your big race in old shoes.  You can still rack up some more miles on your current kicks, but might as well get the next pair under you for a few runs so that you know you'll be comfy in them come race day.

2012-04-28 3:53 AM
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Subject: RE: 450+ miles...Time to buy new shoes?

OK OK OK

I just bought 2 pair of Mizuno Wave 7 Nirvanas on sale on Amazon.

I will rotate a pair in as soon as they arrive.

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