Hey All,
Just curious what you do with retired running shoes. I tend to fully retire them from training at about the 500km mark. But most are still going strong for walking around, playing with the kiddos, commuting on my mountain bike, etc.
However, the pile has grown large these days. I feel odd about donating them because they’ve been beaten and sweat through, but maybe in over thinking it.
What is everyone doing?
Garbage can.
I keep one pair as “canoe shoes” (i.e. I don’t mind if they get muddy/gross, etc.). The rest I bring to shoe recycling. The local Nike store, and Sports Basement (a Bay Area chain) both have recycling bins.
If the shoes are still in reasonable shape (no upper holes/rips and the sole isn’t worn through), I clean them up (washing machine with some bleach…there are threads on shoe cleaning) and donate them to Googdwill.
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I throw them in the car, and give them to the next homeless/less fortunate person I see on the streets. I’ve been doing this for years. Its like Christmas for some of those folks.
Trash can or good will. Some folks need cheap shoes, so Goodwill is a great option.
My local Fleet Feet takes them and donates them.
Most nike outlets have a recycle bin. They use the rubber for surfacing indoor running tracks and the like.
Tons of clothes/shoes donation boxes around where I live. I pack an IM bag, throw it in a car and dispose of it when I have 30 seconds to pull over.
Or take it on an occasional Sports Basement run like someone’s already mentioned but that’s probably not available in your area…
FWIW, donation bins pop up even in more places during the Holidays, hope you find one!
Garbage can.
WTF.
Never this in our household. Yes, we live in a crazy crazy world where so many of us are wealthy enough to put perfectly good shoes in the garbage. And then we wonder why most societies are drowning in their own waste.
We always donate our used running shoes. To so many people in so many parts of the world, comfortable flexible shoes without holes in their soles are a nearly priceless commodity.
Garbage can.
WTF.
Never this in our household. Yes, we live in a crazy crazy world where so many of us are wealthy enough to put perfectly good shoes in the f*cking garbage. And then we wonder why most societies are drowning in their own waste.
We always donate our used running shoes. To so many people in so many parts of the world, comfortable flexible shoes without holes in their soles are a nearly priceless commodity.
Agree. Donate for crying out loud!!!
Hey All,
Just curious what you do with retired running shoes. I tend to fully retire them from training at about the 500km mark. But most are still going strong for walking around, playing with the kiddos, commuting on my mountain bike, etc.
However, the pile has grown large these days. I feel odd about donating them because they’ve been beaten and sweat through, but maybe in over thinking it.
What is everyone doing?
Wash them, then donate.
Looks like I need to find a good cause down here in Latam for donation.
All mine get donated to a homeless shelter.
I run in my shoes until they are worn out.
Then I wear them while I am doing handyman work until they are almost destroyed.
Then they go in the garbage can.
I take mine to goodwill.
Donate to Goodwill. They are perfectly fine shoes for walking. Just not for running. When they are shot they don’t *look *worn out.
Hey All,
Just curious what you do with retired running shoes. I tend to fully retire them from training at about the 500km mark. But most are still going strong for walking around, playing with the kiddos, commuting on my mountain bike, etc.
However, the pile has grown large these days. I feel odd about donating them because they’ve been beaten and sweat through, but maybe in over thinking it.
What is everyone doing?
Run them for at least 500-1000 km more. Retiring shoes after 500 km is just crazy.
You could make them into lamp stands
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Cat peed on my shoes. Those went to trashcan.