Originally Posted by
bdcheung
Seriously. My wife buys a new pair of $200 running shoes at least three times a year.
When I ran at school, we were given new shoes, and threw the old ones out (well, gave them to the trainer to be recycled somewhere) every 6 weeks.
At $80 a pair, that would be (52w/6w)*($80/pair)= $693.33.
The $100 racing shoes, however, could last the entire year, depending on your event(s).