How long should good shoes last?

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"Ignoramus3739" <ignoramus3739.TakeThisOut@NOSPAM.3739.invalid> wrote in message
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> I walk at least 100 minutes per day every day. I have these hiking
> shoes from walmart. I would like to know what is considered a normal
> timeframe within which "good" shoes should not fall apart. My walmart
> shoes already have about an inch long crack in the sole, after 3
> months of constant wear. They might last for a while longer, they are
> still wearable etc. But my question is, for how long should I expect
> decent shoes to last, given my walking regimen. I walk on asphalt and
> concrete.

If you're walking 100 minutes every day, and you're walking a 20 minute mile
(you may walk faster, but you didn't say so I'm making a conservative
estimate) you're walking five miles a day. Five miles a day for 100 days is
500 miles -- about what a decent walking shoe should last. So, after three
months, you haven't quite walked 100 days -- if you're walking faster than 3
mph you've still walked at least 500 miles! Replace the shoes already!

I've found that buying two pairs of shoes and alternating makes both pairs
of shoes last longer. It takes more than 24 hours for the cushioning to
"spring back." And walking shoes may be better for you than hiking shoes,
which aren't really made to walk on concrete.

Hope this helps,

Ruby