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Seems like running shoe Luddism to me. I've been using Brooks PureFlow shoes for years. They just happen to be at the slowest running shoe ever created. I'm loo
by scottlegrand2 7y ago
Seems like running shoe Luddism to me. I've been using Brooks PureFlow shoes for years. They just happen to be at the slowest running shoe ever created. I'm looking forward to what happens to my running times in Nike vapor fly shoes if only because I love technology. Good thing I never want to compete and I'm also oldAF.
- balls187 7y agoHow often do you purchase new running shoes, and retire the old ones?
- scottlegrand2 7y agoEvery thousand miles or so. Which is to say three times a year because I walk/run about 10 miles a day, which I once thought was original behavior, but see Nikolai Tesla.
- rconti 7y agoStrava tells me "experts recommend" replacing shoes at 300-500 miles. I've got about 6 pair of the same running shoes that I rotate through. I can definitely say the cushioning wears down at some point, but haven't retired enough shoes to say for sure when. Over 500 miles for me, typically, though sometimes I notice a pair I haven't worn in awhile bugs me, then forget about it. Then they turn into gym shoes, or carwash shoes, or...
- nicky0 7y agoHowever long it takes for the hole at the big toe to get too big.
- alistairSH 7y agoFWIW, I can generally start feeling a pair of shoes going off at about 300-400 miles. And I get more prone to injury after 500-600. At this point, they are visibly worn and the foam is often visibly squished. The uppers are nowhere near worn out. If it’s a pair I like aesthetically, I’ll wear the casually for a lot longer.
- mrob 7y agoAgreed. The only limits should be for safety purposes. Allowing improvement is important, because the technology trickles down from elite athletes to ordinary runners and pedestrians. The faster the shoes, the more likely they are to use them, with great health and environmental benefits. I'd hate to see running tech crippled by regulation like the UCI did to cycling.
- all_blue_chucks 7y agoIf you keep adding technology to shoes eventually the high tech shoes will become something different entirely. For example, imagine the bottom of your shoes had something like tank treads or rectilinear (snake-like) sections on the bottom propelling you forward using stored energy while you run. Are you still competing in the same sport as someone without this tech? My point is there is definitely a line somewhere. "Springy" shoes like these Nikes might not be enough, but eventually we will need to define clearly where that line is.
- ultrarunner 7y agoImagine if your shoes had some sort of linear bearing system that would allow you to glide over the ground, preventing energy loss while allowing brief rest periods. I don't know if I can even satisfactorily define running itself on the spot, but I'm pretty sure I know it when I see it.
- hermitdev 7y agoI think you could succinctly define running as a motion similar to walking, except only one foot has contavt with the ground at the time.
- XMPPwocky 7y agoAnd, ultimately, what is a bicycle but a very efficient pair of running shoes?