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Post by Steve Wilson on May 20, 2009 9:39:12 GMT -5
I normally put 700-750 miles on pair of "road" running shoes before I replace them. Should I expect to replace a comparable pair of trail shoes at the same distance, less or more?
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Post by Matt Luck on May 26, 2009 9:27:37 GMT -5
You are kidding right "I normally put 700-750 miles on a pair of "road" shoes..."
but to answer your question you can put more miles on a pair of shoes by running on the trails.
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Post by elizabeth on May 26, 2009 9:31:20 GMT -5
None of my trail shoes have worn out yet and they all have more miles on them than what I typically get out of my road shoes. That said I used to only push my road shoes to 300-350 miles and now try to eek out 500. Not sure I could get 700+ out of them. I do know a few fast guys who swear they get 1000 out of each pair. I must be dragging my feet or something  |
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Post by Steve Wilson on May 26, 2009 18:49:38 GMT -5
Maybe I've been doing something wrong or maybe Towpath miles don't really count as "road" miles, but I've gotten 750 miles out of several pairs of Asic 2110's and 2120's. But I probably won't go for 1000 on the trail shoes. Thanks for the feedback.
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Post by Matt Luck on May 27, 2009 10:34:45 GMT -5
that is just a lot of miles on a pair of shoes, even for the trail.
but we are all different.
how do you know when to get a new pair of shoes?
for me, my legs tell me, when they don't recover or get sore it is usually a good sign.
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Post by Steve Wilson on May 27, 2009 11:46:32 GMT -5
I've always gauged shoe wear by how my legs feel, treadwear and do the shoes still feel "springy". I just guess everyone is different. I anticipated when I started running trails seriously last summer that all the twisting, etc. would wear the shoes out faster. That doesn't seem to be the case so far.
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Post by Brandon on May 27, 2009 18:21:12 GMT -5
Trail shoes typically don't have the cushion/support/etc. of road shoes, so you most likely won't feel it in your legs/joints like road shoes. When your road shoes "feel" like they are toast, it's usually because the cushion/support/midsole has worn out.
My experience is that the trail shoes last much longer and when they go they rip at the seams or something, especially if you have them through wet, muddy, snowy, conditions (which is what they are for). You may start to notice that rocks start to become more painful as your trail shoes get older and the rock guards don't work as well! If you run your trail (or hybrid) shoes on the road then the sole may go first, similar to a road shoe.
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