Subject: RE: Shoe replacement timeI'm not sure if this helps you or not. But I switched to the Brooks running shoes about a year plus ago and recently purchased the Axioms. The main reason I switched was for their stability. When I went to purchase my axioms (from a running shop I've been going to for years and trust ), they told me that my old shoes weren't even worn in yet. I told them that I had over 400 miles on them and they told me that the Brooks shoes are very durable. While I did purchase the Axioms so I would have two pairs of running shoes, they told me that 500 plus miles on Brooks is not unheard of.
That being said, I don't know the condition of your shoes, but my guess would be that you could definetly race in them and then retire them. But I do agree with Bear that shoes are ready to go out of the box and a few runs in the new ones would make them ready as well. |