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I started running seriously only this year, first week of February. My primary intention was to lost weight to win a game in our office which we gamely called The Biggest Loser. As I haven’t been running seriously all my life then, the shoes I was using then were not really built for running. So when a local sports store went on sale, I immediately bought my first running shoes (which I still use today by the way), Adidas Ignition. It was the cheapest running shoes on that store that I probably just shelled out Php2,200 (or US $46) for it. After joining 5 races and 28Lbs lighter later (nice rhyme), I can feel my shoes suddenly losing its soft cushion. With this condition, I decided it would be best to buy new racing shoes and a trainer shoes, hence I got Nike Free 5.0 and Adidas Supernova Sequence with the intention of using my old running shoes and my Nike as my trainer shoes and Adidas Supernova Sequence as my race shoes. Now the question that goes into my mind and to most newbie runners is when to replace an old running shoes. I scout around the Internet and there seems to be gray areas on when to replace it. I tried looking for a common ground and here’s what I found.
Replace your shoes every 800 kilometers. 800 km limit is more of a guideline than a rule. If you buy a cheap running shoes, you would probably need to replace it after reaching only 300km. As I can easily throw out numbers here like 300km, 500km or 800km, still the best way to know if its time to replace them is to look at your shoes at least once a week. Check the bottom of your shoes for any peeling or cracking. Check the toes and insoles for tears. If you begin to see these signs, its time to buy a new pair or running shoes. Going to Quickly for a quick patching work is NEVER a good idea. Buy a new one, it will make your running experience more comfortable and less prone to accident due to bad running shoes condition.
If you’re not a fan of road running and spend most of your time running on treadmills, the damage on your running shoes might be smaller. Therefore, a treadmill runner may not even need to start checking their shoes until they have run 600 km in them.
Remember that running shoes depend on the rubber and the foam to cushion your feet’s impact against the ground, so when those two things break down, shock is transferred up to your feet and body, causing long-term injury than you realized.
Remember this, replacing your running shoes is significantly more gratifying than not being able to run anymore!
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Let Guieb
on May 25th, 2009
@ 10:59 am:
my hubby’s office also has the same game “Biggest Loser” kaya lang second lang sya this year. malapit ko na ding palitan ang running shoes ko, wedyo pudpod na kasi. see you.
:)5KRUNNER
on May 28th, 2009
@ 3:03 am:
Wow! Amazing, you didn’t sound like a newbie runner (as you earlier said in this post)…your such a passionate person- I guess this is one key to your success. Keep it up!
Rgds,
5KRUNNER =)
chuanchuan
on Nov 10th, 2009
@ 2:32 am:
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