{"id":160,"date":"2026-06-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=160"},"modified":"2026-10-18T16:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T16:12:56","slug":"how-often-to-replace-your-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/how-often-to-replace-your-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"How often to replace your shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"160\" class=\"elementor elementor-160\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-5d46ab5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d46ab5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b800b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"b800b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Most running shoes last 600 to 800 kilometres, roughly five to eight months of regular training.<\/p><p><em>Watch the midsole, not the tread. Once it feels flat, or your knees start aching after easy runs, it is worn out.<\/em><\/p><h3>Signs to watch for<\/h3><p>Flat creases across the forefoot or a tilted feel when standing in them both mean it is time for a new pair.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d71d9 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_images_gallery\" data-id=\"c8d71d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_images_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-images-gallery photoswipe-images wd-carousel-container\" style=\"--wd-align-items:center; --wd-justify-content:center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel wd-grid\" data-scroll_per_page=\"yes\" style=\"--wd-col-lg:3;--wd-col-md:3;--wd-col-sm:1;--wd-gap-lg:30px;--wd-gap-sm:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-pair-of-new-unbranded-running-shoes-stacked-on-a-b-cad73.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"Pair of new unbranded running shoes stacked on a bench next to a water bottle, bright blurred outdoor window background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-pair-of-new-unbranded-running-shoes-stacked-on-a-b-cad73.jpg 450w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-pair-of-new-unbranded-running-shoes-stacked-on-a-b-cad73-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-pair-of-new-unbranded-running-shoes-stacked-on-a-b-cad73-430x669.jpg 430w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-pair-of-new-unbranded-running-shoes-stacked-on-a-b-cad73-180x280.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-three-pairs-of-unbranded-running-shoes-in-differen-dfb37.jpg\" data-width=\"450\" data-height=\"700\" data-index=\"3\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-three-pairs-of-unbranded-running-shoes-in-differen-dfb37.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"Three pairs of unbranded running shoes in different colours standing on a bare concrete floor against a whitewashed bric\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-three-pairs-of-unbranded-running-shoes-in-differen-dfb37.jpg 450w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-three-pairs-of-unbranded-running-shoes-in-differen-dfb37-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-three-pairs-of-unbranded-running-shoes-in-differen-dfb37-430x669.jpg 430w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-three-pairs-of-unbranded-running-shoes-in-differen-dfb37-180x280.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-close-up-of-two-worn-and-new-running-shoe-soles-an-aab93.jpg\" data-width=\"450\" data-height=\"700\" data-index=\"4\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-close-up-of-two-worn-and-new-running-shoe-soles-an-aab93.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"Close-up of two worn and new running shoe soles and heels side by side showing tread wear, on a light grey background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-close-up-of-two-worn-and-new-running-shoe-soles-an-aab93.jpg 450w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-close-up-of-two-worn-and-new-running-shoe-soles-an-aab93-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-close-up-of-two-worn-and-new-running-shoe-soles-an-aab93-430x669.jpg 430w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-close-up-of-two-worn-and-new-running-shoe-soles-an-aab93-180x280.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-nav-arrows wd-pos-sep wd-hover-1 wd-icon-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-prev wd-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c0893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"84c0893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Flip your shoes over and check the tread. Uneven wear on the outer edge or heel is normal, but bald patches or exposed foam mean the grip is gone, even on soft Cape pavements.<\/p><h3>Checking the tread<\/h3><p>Press a thumb into the midsole near the ball of your foot. If it stays dented instead of springing back, the cushioning has given up and it is past time to replace them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-5041c3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5041c3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94eb511 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94eb511\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-939496a elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"939496a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-bright-sportswear-shop-style-flat-scene-with-a-pai-54916.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-bright-sportswear-shop-style-flat-scene-with-a-pai-54916-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Bright sportswear shop-style flat scene with a pair of running shoes, folded running kit, a water bottle and a gym bag a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-bright-sportswear-shop-style-flat-scene-with-a-pai-54916-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-bright-sportswear-shop-style-flat-scene-with-a-pai-54916-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00057e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"00057e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Thabo Nkosi \u2013 Club Runner<\/h4><p>I used to run shoes into the ground because they still looked fine on top. It was only when my shins started aching on easy runs that I realised the cushioning was long gone underneath. Now I mark the date on a new pair the day I start wearing them, and I replace at around seven hundred kilometres whether they look worn or not.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e870c8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e870c8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f821762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"f821762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-bright-outdoor-sports-shop-corner-with-running-sho-8c5eb.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-bright-outdoor-sports-shop-corner-with-running-sho-8c5eb-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Bright outdoor sports shop corner with running shoes on shelves and a round white counter, for a Cape winter training an\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-bright-outdoor-sports-shop-corner-with-running-sho-8c5eb-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-bright-outdoor-sports-shop-corner-with-running-sho-8c5eb-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86eb352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"86eb352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Nadia Petersen \u2013 Parkrun Regular<\/h4><p>My parkrun time crept up for weeks before I worked out why. It wasn't fitness, it was my shoes. The soles had gone smooth without me noticing, since I only ever looked at the laces and the upper. Checking the sole every month now takes me ten seconds and has saved me more than one slow Saturday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b677fb3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b677fb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d6698 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52d6698\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512aaf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"512aaf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sprintveld-two-pairs-of-running-shoes-one-worn-and-one-fresh-8d774.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sprintveld-two-pairs-of-running-shoes-one-worn-and-one-fresh-8d774-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Two pairs of running shoes, one worn and one fresh, side by side on a light blue shelf with a water bottle and towel, il\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sprintveld-two-pairs-of-running-shoes-one-worn-and-one-fresh-8d774-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sprintveld-two-pairs-of-running-shoes-one-worn-and-one-fresh-8d774-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae3aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"6ae3aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sipho Dlamini \u2013 Half Marathon Finisher<\/h4><p>Training for my first half marathon is what taught me shoes have a shelf life. Around the fourteen week mark my knees started complaining on long runs for no obvious reason. A fresh pair sorted it out within a week. I now plan a shoe change into any training block longer than three months.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bf1e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37bf1e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60440c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"60440c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-pair-of-unbranded-running-shoes-and-a-folded-techn-d3aa8.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-pair-of-unbranded-running-shoes-and-a-folded-techn-d3aa8-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Pair of unbranded running shoes and a folded technical jacket on a clean studio floor against a blue-green wall, for a w\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-pair-of-unbranded-running-shoes-and-a-folded-techn-d3aa8-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-pair-of-unbranded-running-shoes-and-a-folded-techn-d3aa8-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb4899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"9fb4899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Lindiwe Mahlangu \u2013 Trail Runner<\/h4><p>Trail shoes wear differently to road shoes, the lugs go before the cushioning does. I keep an old pair for muddy days once the grip starts to round off, rather than throwing them out completely. It means I always have a fresh pair for the technical routes where grip actually matters most.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-efb5ff7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"efb5ff7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff9f44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_testimonials\" data-id=\"fff9f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_testimonials.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonials testimon-style-standard  color-scheme- testimon-with-rating testimon-align-left wd-carousel-container\" id=\"carousel-7386\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel wd-grid\" data-scroll_per_page=\"yes\" style=\"--wd-col-lg:1;--wd-col-md:1;--wd-col-sm:1;--wd-gap-lg:30px;--wd-gap-sm:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-young-south-african-woman-with-short-dark-hair-in-ae897.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"Young South African woman with short dark hair in a red top reading at a cafe table by a window\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"I ran my longest training block ever in one pair of shoes because I genuinely thought if they still looked okay, they were still okay. My physio set me straight. Now I replace on distance, not on looks, and my knees have thanked me for it ever since.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tKarabo Sithole\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInterior Stylist\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-young-south-african-man-in-an-orange-jacket-sittin-842d4.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"Young South African man in an orange jacket sitting on outdoor steps holding a takeaway coffee cup\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"I kept two pairs on rotation without realising both were already past their best. Tracking kilometres on each pair separately showed me they were older than I thought. Replacing them together made more difference to my running than any training change I made that year.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tMegan Abrahams\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInterior Stylist\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-close-head-and-shoulders-portrait-of-a-south-afric-d1211.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"Close head-and-shoulders portrait of a South African man in a running jacket outdoors, small avatar\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"Shin splints took me out of training twice before someone pointed out my shoes were the common thread. I replace mine every six months now regardless of how they look, and I have not had the same problem since. Cheap insurance for the amount of running I do.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tBongani Zulu\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInterior Stylist\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-nav-arrows wd-pos-sep wd-hover-1 wd-icon-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-prev wd-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b976bf8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b976bf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05be6b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"05be6b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3>Buying before you need to<\/h3><p>Keep a second pair on rotation once your main pair passes 400 kilometres, so you are never stuck racing or training in shoes that are already on their way out. Order the next pair before the old one gives up completely.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2af160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"c2af160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-bright-sportswear-shop-style-flat-scene-with-a-pai-54916.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-bright-sportswear-shop-style-flat-scene-with-a-pai-54916.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bright sportswear shop-style flat scene with a pair of running shoes, folded running kit, a water bottle and a gym bag a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-bright-sportswear-shop-style-flat-scene-with-a-pai-54916.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-bright-sportswear-shop-style-flat-scene-with-a-pai-54916-400x281.jpg 400w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-bright-sportswear-shop-style-flat-scene-with-a-pai-54916-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-bright-sportswear-shop-style-flat-scene-with-a-pai-54916-430x302.jpg 430w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-bright-sportswear-shop-style-flat-scene-with-a-pai-54916-700x492.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/sportswear\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sprintveld-bright-sportswear-shop-style-flat-scene-with-a-pai-54916-180x127.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most running shoes last 600 to 800 kilometres, roughly five to eight months of regular training. 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