Boots. Oh yes.
High heels. Yes please.
Running shoes. Of course.
I really hate to see my shoes wear out and I wish they could last forever. My running shoes wear out much quicker than any of the other pairs of shoes I wear. Last week I finally broke down and bought a new pair of Brooks Ghost 5s. My original Ghost 5s are about 8 months old and I ran my first marathon in them back in May so I have been having a hard time giving them up.
But it was time for them to become my "last resort/icky weather running" shoes because they have quite a few miles on them.
In fact they have 721 miles.
Opps.
The cost per mile works out to be 0.15 cents (If you remember I keep track of that stuff).
The new Ghosts arrived last night and they are just gorgeous. I didn't really care for the color of my first pair of Ghosts - the blue and purple just was not working for me. This pair is so perfect because they are PINK! I love that they are a flashy color.
On closer inspection, you can see I have put quite a bit of wear onto the old Ghosts. The treads have definitely been worn down. My right shoe seems to have more wear on the front, while it seems I tend to heel strike a bit on my left.
It was time for new shoes. This is the most miles I have ever run on a pair of shoes and I really happy with how well the Ghost 5s held up. My Ghost 3s are still going strong too, but the two pairs I have are still in the 500 (mile) range. I think that Brooks seems to make a pretty good quality product that stands up to a lot of miles.
This afternoon I get to test out my new shoes with a nice treadmill run. It was (and still is) way too cold to run outside! The temperature is 10F with a wind chill/feels like temp of -5F. Brrr. Yes it is definitely a treadmill kind of day.
7 comments:
Holy smokes girl those shoes are worn down like whoa!!! So glad you are in new ones; love the pink too!
Ditto! Those are crazy worn down! It hurts my feet too much when mine even start to get worn down. You must have super feet! :)
Digging the new pink too!
WOW. You seriously wear your shoes for a long time. 500 is my max!
I love Brooks. They are just amazing. I just ordered a pair of their Pure Cadence.
Coolio! I never keep mine long enough to see that much of a difference in the tread. I can just feel it in my shins when it is time to change. I am a Brooks girl, too. I just ordered the Cadence as well, although I usually run in the Launch...which has been discontinued. Booooooo!
Wow! You have almost as many running shoes as I have. I love buying running shoes over anything else and really don't need them. I rotate so much it's hard to keep track of the miles per shoe but I don't think I wear mine down like you did. That's some tough running.
As for treadmill, I'm forced on it as well. 2 deg. this morning and worse expected tomorrow. Booo!
Looks like you really needed new shoes!!! :)
I just bought those pink Ghosts too! Need to put a few more miles of my purple and blue pair before I start wearing them. Pretty sure I'm not going to get anywhere close to 700. Somewhere around 400 is usually my mx.
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