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At $0.10 to $0.20 per mile for lifetime of shoes makes running a fairly economical sport.  This is cheaper than the amount of food I need to eat to replace the 150 kcalories per mile I consume.

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The salesperson said that I was now getting more for my money.  Among other things, I should expect to get 600 to 800 miles out of my Nike Areodynes. So far, I am in the 200-250 mile range and the shoes don’t show that much wear. Any comments?

I have a pair of Nike Air Structure shoes with about 350 miles so far, and they still feel almost new.  I would guess they will be good for at least 600 miles total.

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In following on the thread of when to replace shoes, I asked my salesperson

stuff deleted The salesperson said that I was now getting more for my money.  Among other things, I should expect to get 600 to 800 miles out of my Nike Areodynes. So far, I am in the 200-250 mile range and the shoes don’t show that much wear.

Visual wear is not the problem. It’s the support that you need to worry about.  I’ve gripped about this in the past.  When I started running in the 70’s on Nike Waffle Trainers, the whole shoe would give out at about the same time as the support went away.  So you knew when to buy a new pair.  Now after 400-500 miles they look great but the support has gone away but you keep on running with them because they still look good. I would love to get back to the basics, nylon no leather, and pay less but buy more often. Any comments? -Tom — "There is indeed such a thing as a free lunch – however it just isn’t exactly

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In following on the thread of when to replace shoes, I asked my salesperson how long my pair of $80 shoes would last.  I was griping in that I remember when I was getting a pair of Tiger Montreals, the "top" shoe in the mid- to late- 70’s, for $25.  Only problem was that at 300 miles, I was looking for a new pair of shoes and by 400, 450 tops, I was in a new pair.  Talking to other runners, it seemed as though they were on the same schedule now matter what brand of shoe they were in.  So now I was paying $80 and they were going to wear out in 400 miles or so. Bitch. Bitch…… The salesperson said that I was now getting more for my money.  Among other things, I should expect to get 600 to 800 miles out of my Nike Areodynes. So far, I am in the 200-250 mile range and the shoes don’t show that much wear. Any comments? -Tom — "There is indeed such a thing as a free lunch – however it just isn’t exactly

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