JM Rides Bikes Posted June 23, 2022 Share 7 minutes ago, sirmoun10goat said: I am aware of the 800km guide used by many people, but I know often exceed that. But then I also never really ran much more than 15km at a time. Life has changed a bit and I now regularly run 20-25km. What do you look out for in terms of determining when your shoes are done for? OP says his shoes are 2 years old. At 10km once a week, that’s over 1000km Haha good math but only started picking up on the mileage recently and looking for an cost effective upgrade that will be worth the money. not just buying a brand name because they are established like Nike or Adidas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoG Posted June 23, 2022 Share 1 minute ago, JeanneMichael du Plessis said: Haha good math but only started picking up on the mileage recently and looking for an cost effective upgrade that will be worth the money. not just buying a brand name because they are established like Nike or Adidas. There is a good reason why most serious runners use the big brands. You forgot Asics, last time I checked used by the far majority of runners in SA. MTBRIDER1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Rides Bikes Posted June 23, 2022 Share Just now, TheoG said: There is a good reason why most serious runners use the big brands. You forgot Asics, last time I checked used by the far majority of runners in SA. I forgot them because I don't know what would be considered the best rank in the R1000 price range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico van Loggerenberg Posted June 23, 2022 Share I put my name down for the Altra newsletter and they occasionally have specials. Got a Viho pair that I've been very happy with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted June 23, 2022 Share 25 minutes ago, sirmoun10goat said: I am aware of the 800km guide used by many people, but I know often exceed that. But then I also never really ran much more than 15km at a time. Life has changed a bit and I now regularly run 20-25km. What do you look out for in terms of determining when your shoes are done for? OP says his shoes are 2 years old. At 10km once a week, that’s over 1000km Some pointers https://www.asics.com/gb/en-gb/asics-advice/changing-your-running-shoes-knowing-when-is-the-right-time.html https://www.runnersneed.com/expert-advice/gear-guides/replace-running-shoes.html sirmoun10goat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoG Posted June 23, 2022 Share Stats from Comrades 2019: The most popular shoe chosen by runners in 2019 is Asics (9056), followed by Nike (4953), New Balance (3020) and adidas (2866). JM Rides Bikes and M L 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave303e Posted June 23, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, sirmoun10goat said: I am aware of the 800km guide used by many people, but I know often exceed that. But then I also never really ran much more than 15km at a time. Life has changed a bit and I now regularly run 20-25km. What do you look out for in terms of determining when your shoes are done for? OP says his shoes are 2 years old. At 10km once a week, that’s over 1000km Look the 800km is also relative. A 90kg runner will ruin shoes faster than a 50kg runner and different surfaces also have different affec. I honestly found that if you pick and choose and work around specials it does make life easier. Most of my shoes are bought on yellow ticket sales or onedayonly. Often I buy multiple of the same shoe. For example leading up to the last 100miler I had 4 pairs in rotation, 2 road and 2 trail. but it was only 2 models of shoe and one was the trail version of the other. That was also like 4 months with over 100km a week. Now I have 3 totally different brands, similar set up in terms of support and drop, but all name brands that were on special. TheoG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted June 23, 2022 Share 2 years on a pair of shoes???? What kind of milage are you doing? I'm lucky to get more than a year out of a pair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted June 23, 2022 Share https://www.poobienaidoos.co.za/ they also sell older stock at cheaper prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted June 23, 2022 Share The yellow ticket sale at Sportsman's Warehouse is currently on. They have shoes going for under 1000zar that cost twice that. Go in, find the table with your sizes, try a few on and pay. The end JM Rides Bikes, Sid the Sloth, Zebra and 4 others 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasilvarsa Posted June 24, 2022 Share MRP Whole Team Runs the Comrades in Them. nonky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillippe Coetzee Posted June 25, 2022 Share I truely love asics. Amazing support. Unsure of the pricing 😅 but if you can get a pair, I would go for that. Just my personal opinion. TheoG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Rides Bikes Posted June 29, 2022 Share On 6/23/2022 at 3:45 PM, Jewbacca said: The yellow ticket sale at Sportsman's Warehouse is currently on. They have shoes going for under 1000zar that cost twice that. Go in, find the table with your sizes, try a few on and pay. The end Haha, before starting this thread I was not aware of the yellow ticket sale. I ended up picking up a pair of adidas SuperNovas that were 2k and as you called it half the price. https://runrepeat.com/adidas-supernova Thanks for all the input everyone! TheoG, M L, Dexter-morgan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoG Posted June 30, 2022 Share 11 hours ago, JeanneMichael du Plessis said: Haha, before starting this thread I was not aware of the yellow ticket sale. I ended up picking up a pair of adidas SuperNovas that were 2k and as you called it half the price. https://runrepeat.com/adidas-supernova Thanks for all the input everyone! Good choice, enjoy them ! Told you, you should double your budget .... 🤪 JM Rides Bikes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted June 30, 2022 Share 12 hours ago, JeanneMichael du Plessis said: Haha, before starting this thread I was not aware of the yellow ticket sale. I ended up picking up a pair of adidas SuperNovas that were 2k and as you called it half the price. https://runrepeat.com/adidas-supernova Thanks for all the input everyone! YEEEOW! Glad I could help Many many happy miles ahead Scary Rider and M L 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDP Posted June 30, 2022 Share Great shoes at that price! Please report back on them. Edited June 30, 2022 by FDP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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