Longevity of Running Shoes
Discussion
Whilst inspecting my running shoes the other day I was a bit surprised to see the upper starting to come away from the sole on one of them. Not sure how much longer it's going to last. Thing is they're not that old. Looking back through my Strava logs I calculate I've done about 290 miles in them.
I know it's said you should replace shoes every 300-500 miles but I was expecting to get a bit more out of these. They're Hoka One One Bondi 6's and the previous Bondi's I had (5's I think) did at least 500 miles and still looked decent when I retired them. Would expect a bit better from a £130 pair of shoes?
Do you think there's any mileage (excuse the pun) in contacting Hoka and/or the place I bought them from to say I'm not happy with the wear? Thing is I like the brand / shoes as they work quite well for me so it would be a shame to have to look elsewhere.
I know it's said you should replace shoes every 300-500 miles but I was expecting to get a bit more out of these. They're Hoka One One Bondi 6's and the previous Bondi's I had (5's I think) did at least 500 miles and still looked decent when I retired them. Would expect a bit better from a £130 pair of shoes?
Do you think there's any mileage (excuse the pun) in contacting Hoka and/or the place I bought them from to say I'm not happy with the wear? Thing is I like the brand / shoes as they work quite well for me so it would be a shame to have to look elsewhere.
An update...
As my holiday was looming I took them away with me and did a 6 mile road run in them, the split got worse so I didn't use them again whilst away fearing that the whole upper might come adrift several miles out somewhere. Stuck to the trails (and my Salomons) after that.
This week I emailed some photos and an explanation to the retailer as well as to Hoka. The retailer promptly responded for me to send them back so that's what I've done, now awaiting the outcome. Got a standard reply from Hoka that as I didn't buy them direct from them I need to take it up with the retailer but I could get back to them if they weren't responsive. Fingers crossed.
Problem is I'm not wealthy enough to own many pairs of shoes, generally keep one set of road and one set of trail shoes. I went out in old shoes last week and it's really noticeable as to how little spring they have in them so yes it is important to replace them periodically. Kind of need a new pair ASAP as I'm upping mileage for a half in mid September but don't want to get anything until I know the outcome as they might give me a credit note or something.
Shame really as I really liked the shoes but probably wouldn't have another pair due to them failing and the next revision has yet to arrive.
As my holiday was looming I took them away with me and did a 6 mile road run in them, the split got worse so I didn't use them again whilst away fearing that the whole upper might come adrift several miles out somewhere. Stuck to the trails (and my Salomons) after that.
This week I emailed some photos and an explanation to the retailer as well as to Hoka. The retailer promptly responded for me to send them back so that's what I've done, now awaiting the outcome. Got a standard reply from Hoka that as I didn't buy them direct from them I need to take it up with the retailer but I could get back to them if they weren't responsive. Fingers crossed.
Problem is I'm not wealthy enough to own many pairs of shoes, generally keep one set of road and one set of trail shoes. I went out in old shoes last week and it's really noticeable as to how little spring they have in them so yes it is important to replace them periodically. Kind of need a new pair ASAP as I'm upping mileage for a half in mid September but don't want to get anything until I know the outcome as they might give me a credit note or something.
Shame really as I really liked the shoes but probably wouldn't have another pair due to them failing and the next revision has yet to arrive.
C0ffin D0dger said:
An update...
As my holiday was looming I took them away with me and did a 6 mile road run in them, the split got worse so I didn't use them again whilst away fearing that the whole upper might come adrift several miles out somewhere. Stuck to the trails (and my Salomons) after that.
This week I emailed some photos and an explanation to the retailer as well as to Hoka. The retailer promptly responded for me to send them back so that's what I've done, now awaiting the outcome. Got a standard reply from Hoka that as I didn't buy them direct from them I need to take it up with the retailer but I could get back to them if they weren't responsive. Fingers crossed.
Problem is I'm not wealthy enough to own many pairs of shoes, generally keep one set of road and one set of trail shoes. I went out in old shoes last week and it's really noticeable as to how little spring they have in them so yes it is important to replace them periodically. Kind of need a new pair ASAP as I'm upping mileage for a half in mid September but don't want to get anything until I know the outcome as they might give me a credit note or something.
Shame really as I really liked the shoes but probably wouldn't have another pair due to them failing and the next revision has yet to arrive.
Final update, got a full refund As my holiday was looming I took them away with me and did a 6 mile road run in them, the split got worse so I didn't use them again whilst away fearing that the whole upper might come adrift several miles out somewhere. Stuck to the trails (and my Salomons) after that.
This week I emailed some photos and an explanation to the retailer as well as to Hoka. The retailer promptly responded for me to send them back so that's what I've done, now awaiting the outcome. Got a standard reply from Hoka that as I didn't buy them direct from them I need to take it up with the retailer but I could get back to them if they weren't responsive. Fingers crossed.
Problem is I'm not wealthy enough to own many pairs of shoes, generally keep one set of road and one set of trail shoes. I went out in old shoes last week and it's really noticeable as to how little spring they have in them so yes it is important to replace them periodically. Kind of need a new pair ASAP as I'm upping mileage for a half in mid September but don't want to get anything until I know the outcome as they might give me a credit note or something.
Shame really as I really liked the shoes but probably wouldn't have another pair due to them failing and the next revision has yet to arrive.
Don't get a much better service than that! Would have been happy having them replaced but they were sold out in my size.Annoyingly I'd looked for a replacement pair earlier in the week and they had them on SportsShoes reduced from £125 to £75 but alas on returning they sold out in my size. That would have been a right result, got the same shoes new for less than what I originally paid for them and if they fall apart again after ~300 miles I could potentially get another refund. Ended up buying a new pair at full price, lets hope they last longer but even if not I've potentially got 600 miles out of a pair of running shoes.
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