And I will run 500 miles...but not a mile more!

Those trusted, comfy, been through so much together, warriors that you call running shoes have served you so well that you just don't want to wave goodbye. But when is the right time to wave that lovely, comfortable, never out of your sights running shoes, adieu? I never thought I'd write the following line but here it goes...as a good barometer or point of reference just think of the Proclaimers! 500 miles is more than enough to spend hitting the long roads on the one pair of shoes, no matter how comfy or still immaculate they may seem. The reality is, you should be thinking of breaking in a new pair even before that so to hit the ground running when the old pair have been given the last rites!
The dangers of not listening to the Proclaimers (and there are many!) is that back pain, hip pain, planter problems and much more can effect your training if you don't heed the warning signs and change shoes on time. Whatever the cost of new shoes - it's damn cheaper than mutiple visits to the physio (© Joe O'Connor)!
Calculating when you have 500 miles done on your running shoes was a difficult chore in the past with someone needing the mathematical skills of John Nash to figure out when was the right time to jump ship and make the change to a new pair.
Thanks to garmin express, that hardship no longer exists with a feature on their app enabling you to add gear (which in this case can be running shoes). Every run you take that's uploaded then adds to your tally of miles using these running shoes so if you set a target of 500 miles, when you hit that target, alarm bells ring reminding you it's time to change to a new pair. It couldn't be simpler!
So don't just wait for the crippling back pain to indicate that it's time for a fresh pair of runners - let garmin point the way and avoid unnecessary injury on the path to that holy grail - the finish line!

Todays Scheduled Training: 45mins Strength and Conditioning and 3.5 miles at marathon pace