Reasons given by a running shop to replace your running shoes every year.

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Pestomum Feb 2013 10:14am, 8 Feb 2013 1,986 posts	0 Pestomum I've had a think and come to the embarrassing conclusion that I have never worn a pair of shoes out (I'm still running on and off in the pair of original Lunarglides I did Glasgow to Edinburgh in) and instead I buy new ones for the technical reason that they are "shiny". I have a lot of shoes to use up!
Hackett Feb 2013 10:15am, 8 Feb 2013 693 posts	0 Hackett Think its psychological ... Nothing better than running in new, fresh bright trainers. Like new fresh sheets.
Pestomum Feb 2013 10:17am, 8 Feb 2013 1,989 posts	0 Pestomum I never run in sheets.
Caterpillar Feb 2013 10:20am, 8 Feb 2013 7,403 posts	0 Caterpillar It is a bloody good thing Emelda Marcos never took up running.
Hendo Feb 2013 10:29am, 8 Feb 2013 28,810 posts	0 Hendo http://www.fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=52434&page=3