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I've probably always had tender feet, but it's become more apparent with age. I have never substantially damaged hiking, tennis, golf, running or pickleball shoes - so that's not a good indicator for me. I usually replaced them when the treads on the soles wore through. However, it seems outsoles are outlasting midsoles these days - but I don't know how to judge that proactively. I don't want to wait until my feet hurt to buy new ones.
To my surprise I recently woke up with a very sore left foot (ball of the foot) after walking eighteen holes of golf (as I do all the time) the day before. When I got home, I did a little research and found those shoes are 2 years old and have about 600 miles on them - so they are probably past their useful life, even though they still look fine. I also noticed my Keen sandals weren't comfortable after the bruised left foot - they are over 5 years old and worn almost daily in summer, so I am replacing them too.
I've searched online and the only guidance I've seen is running shoes are good for 300-500 miles, and wrinkles will appear in midsoles when they are starting to break down. But shoes can be work out regardless of miles with some high impact activities.
Anyone have a good method of proactively replacing athletic shoes before they start to hurt your feet?
To my surprise I recently woke up with a very sore left foot (ball of the foot) after walking eighteen holes of golf (as I do all the time) the day before. When I got home, I did a little research and found those shoes are 2 years old and have about 600 miles on them - so they are probably past their useful life, even though they still look fine. I also noticed my Keen sandals weren't comfortable after the bruised left foot - they are over 5 years old and worn almost daily in summer, so I am replacing them too.
I've searched online and the only guidance I've seen is running shoes are good for 300-500 miles, and wrinkles will appear in midsoles when they are starting to break down. But shoes can be work out regardless of miles with some high impact activities.
Anyone have a good method of proactively replacing athletic shoes before they start to hurt your feet?