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I'm low mileage compared to many so not buying often. My 2014 and 2015 GT 2000 trainers should last me into 2018 on rotation. I can feel when they've had it, get soreness underfoot running, my 2 x 2009 pairs (2130's) are now just scruffy daytime trainers.
Edit: forgot the point, 600 miles sounds a reasonable point but many other factors will either shorten or lengthen this.
Edit 2: checking my training log shows my GT2130's were retired after just 300 & 400 miles each. They'd have gone higher but I only ran 200 miles total 2010-2013 so they were replaced more due to age than wear.
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What kind of life do people get out of trainers (standard training shoes, not trail shoes, not lightweight racing trainers)?
I was quoted ~600 miles in a shop (a shop that would be more than happy to sell me some more shoes to replace them, obvs). The other extreme is that modern cushioning doesn't really help so as long as they aren't falling apart or ripping your feet to shreds them keep them going.
Is it a case of feel? (In which case I'm doomed as I can never tell the difference between new and old.) I've got two pairs each of road shoes and trail shoes mainly so I can avoid having to put wet shoes on if they haven't dried from the day before.