My running shoes still look clean, but they've accumulated a lot of kilometers and the cushioning feels less lively than I remember. I don't want to replace them based on an arbitrary mileage number when runners and surfaces vary so much. Are there useful signs—uneven wear, new aches, flattened foam—that tell you a pair is truly past its best? I'd rather be sensible than either wasteful or stubborn.
Deciding when to replace shoes that still look fine but have many kilometers
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If the cushioning feels dead and your legs are starting to complain, that’s usually enough for me. Clean shoes can still be worn out.
If the cushioning feels dead and your legs are starting to complain, that’s usually enough for me. Clean shoes can still be worn out.
I’d add uneven wear on the outsole. My last pair looked fine until I noticed I was favoring one side on longer runs.
Same here, but I don’t think the outsole alone tells the whole story. I had a pair that still had tread left and my shins were already unhap...