Best lightweight/high mileage shoes

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postieboy Jun 2012 5:25pm, 22 Jun 2012 1,119 posts	0 postieboy I currently run in mainly Brooks Pure Flow for general/long runs and Saucony Kinvara's for races and speedwork. Both are great shoes but durability isn't their strength. They both have only 300 miles on the clock and are coming to the end of their useful lives. Is their anything on the market which is both lightweight and which I can get a long life out of? Thanks.
hellen Jun 2012 10:09pm, 22 Jun 2012 13,271 posts	0 hellen I really like my k swiss blade light, have done 75 miles in one go in them. Got to 600 miles and retired them just because I thought I ought to
P.E... Jun 2012 11:44pm, 22 Jun 2012 1,443 posts	0 P.E... Was Adizero Pro's...the new ones i'm not so sure!
Andy_B Jun 2012 4:02am, 23 Jun 2012 282 posts	0 Andy_B Inov8 f-lite 230 or 195's. I've had over 800 miles from 230's using them for all runs from short recoveries to marathons. Only retired them due to the upper falling apart. Read of other fetchies getting over 1100 miles from them!
Curly45 Jun 2012 8:22am, 23 Jun 2012 631 posts	0 Curly45 I get really good mileage from my lunar racers and tend to retire them only because they smell a bit like a mouldy dog after one winter's training!
Lyons_226 Jul 2012 4:09pm, 1 Jul 2012 9 posts	0 Lyons_226 Not long had a pair of New Balance 1260 and they are incredibly light and comfortable. Bought them from Amazon at half price £55 after recomendations from Runners World. Have to say they are superb. They are supposedly a high mileage shoe but can't comment on durability yet. They are a support shoe, but they do a cushioned alternative the 1080V2.
Night-owl Jul 2012 4:13pm, 1 Jul 2012 13,784 posts	0 Night-owl I hate to think hpw many miles my kinvaras have done stopped logging miles with them a long time ago but prob passed the 300 miles long ago still going strong and did a 9 miler in them today
Tav H Jul 2012 8:02am, 4 Jul 2012 3,025 posts	0 Tav H I have nearly 1200 miles on my F-lite 230s.
Joopsy Jul 2012 8:30am, 4 Jul 2012 6,603 posts	0 Joopsy 1100 from my last pair of F-lite 230's and 900 and still going from my current pair. I am far from light as well so I would expect a smaller runner to do better than that.
Tav H Jul 2012 1:22pm, 4 Jul 2012 3,027 posts	0 Tav H Of course (in my opinion) the thinner and/or harder the midsole foam, the less chance of you noticing any change in the way your shoes feel. Most shoes will last 800-1000 miles in terms of staying in one piece, but shoes with thick foam midsoles will noticeably break down and ride differently after a certain mileage. That's why it makes more sense not to wear platforms.