There’s no easy answer to how long a running shoe lasts. Many factors affect how long it takes before you’ll find yourself needing to look into how to recycle running shoes. The same shoe can hold out for different lengths of time for different runners; some shoes are built to last hundreds of miles, while others prioritize performance over durability.
That said, there is an easy rule of thumb, which footwear consultant and Under Armour athlete Emma Kirk Odunubi gave us when we asked her how to look after running shoes.
