When Should You Replace Your Running Shoes?
Foot health explained
When Should You Replace Your Running Shoes?
A useful starting point is to replace running shoes after roughly one year or between 700 and 1,000 kilometres. Mileage matters more than the calendar: someone running ten kilometres three times a week will reach the limit sooner than a low-intensity runner.
Check How Much the Shoe Moves
An ageing running shoe often twists more easily through the middle as its structure breaks down. A heel counter that has softened or collapsed can no longer grip the heel as firmly or provide the same control against inward and outward movement.
Look at the Outsole
Heavy wear through the central outsole is another sign that support has been lost. If the shoe has reached the usual mileage range, twists excessively, has a collapsed heel counter or shows substantial outsole wear, it is ready to be replaced.