They say you only get 400-500 miles out of a pair of running shoes. My coaches are telling us now is the time, six weeks before the marathon, to start breaking in a new pair if we're going to need new shoes. This has been weighing heavily on my mind, as I'm unemployed and running shoes are not cheap.
So, I logged into Nike+, since it tracks my miles for me. And, when you subtract out the miles I had accumulated before acquiring my new shoes on August 24th, I think I'm okay.
246.21 miles to date
40.88 miles before these shoes
205.33 miles on these shoes.
I'll be cutting it close, but I should be able to just eek by with these shoes.
I'll do 10 more miles this week.
And probably an average of 20 miles per week for the next five weeks.
That's about 110. And let's round up, it'll be more like 130 miles in five weeks. That'll have 335 miles on the shoes come marathon day.
I'll take my chances. My shoes still feel good, as they should with only 205 miles on them. Since shoes are not in the budget, it'll be okay.
