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    mileage for shoes

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          cstatespr on November 7, 2004 at 3:29 am #9991

          i’m just wondering what the average mileage for a pair of trainers is. i’ve heard about every 3 months you need a new pair.i mean i don’t use them everyday, well warmup everyday and tempo say every other day. so i’m just curious what you guys have to say.

          BLINK AND I’M GOOOOOOOOONE

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          alex on November 7, 2004 at 6:22 am #34547

          [i]Originally posted by CstateSPR[/i]
          i’m just wondering what the average mileage for a pair of trainers is. i’ve heard about every 3 months you need a new pair.i mean i don’t use them everyday, well warmup everyday and tempo say every other day. so i’m just curious what you guys have to say.

          BLINK AND I’M GOOOOOOOOONE

          I don’t think mileage is a big issue with sprinters. I have heard it’s better to buy a cheap pair every 3 months then it is to buy a top of the line pair every 6-12 months.

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          cstatespr on November 7, 2004 at 6:26 am #34548

          really…so you don’t see a difference between between a $50 dollar pair of trainers and say $120 pair of Shox or Air Max.

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          QUIKAZHELL on November 7, 2004 at 6:31 am #34549

          For sprinters 1 new pair every season. I get a new pair for indoors and a pair for outdoors which lasts me until the next indoors season. For distances runner id say 2 pairs per season or start off w/ 2 pairs and alternate on and off.

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          alex on November 7, 2004 at 9:56 am #34550

          [i]Originally posted by CstateSPR[/i]
          really…so you don’t see a difference between between a $50 dollar pair of trainers and say $120 pair of Shox or Air Max.

          No, there definately is a difference. If you’re strapped for cash however it’s probably better to by cheaper pairs more frequently.

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          Mike Young on November 8, 2004 at 10:39 am #34551

          As has been stated previously, sprinters shouldn’t judge their need for new shoes by milage. Take into account weight lifting, plyos, and sprint work done in your shoes. The cushioning on shoes holds up much like your body does to training. If you hit it with really high intensity stuff (which is high load on your shoe cushioning) the shoes will break down. The same goes with very high volume (as in milage). In the case of sprinters, most run less than 10 a week so going on the basis of milage for replacing shoes without looking at all the harder pounding that the shoes have to take during the plyos, weights, etc. that sprinters do would be ignoring a big part of the equation.

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