It’s Friday again, which means it’s time for a quick fitness tip for Fartlek Friday! Today I want to talk about how to track your running shoe mileage. This is so important and can be tricky if you rotate through multiple pairs of shoes! But there a few simple ways to do this. It’s all about being consistent!
1. Set up an Excel Spreadsheet
This is pretty simple, but you will need to remember to update it when you are on your computer. Just make columns for each of the shoes you are rotating, start by noting how much mileage is already on them, and then add the mileage for each date when you wear them. I love excel because it will manually add the mileage for you!
Here is a template you can use. Just make a copy to your Google Drive or download it so you can edit it. Shoe Tracking 2021
2. Use an App
This is how I have been tracking my shoe mileage for about 2.5 years. I use an app called “Shoe Tracker”. It lets you add each of your shoes, and then after your run you just select the shoes you wore and put in your mileage for that day. I like using an app because I always have my phone with me so I can update this whenever I am thinking of it.
3. Use Garmin Connect
I think most runners track their shoes on Garmin Connect. It took me a while to figure out how to do this and personally it just felt a little more cumbersome than the other options. But it might work for you if you are already using Garmin Connect!
You start by going to “Gear” and “Add Gear”. Then you go in and add your shoes and how many miles you will wear them for. Then, after each run, you select which shoes you wore. You will also get alerted when you reach the max mileage for a pair of shoes so you can retire them.
Do you rotate through multiple pairs of running shoes? How do you track your shoe mileage?
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Someone (it may have been you) told me how to track my shoe mileage on Garmin and that is how I do it! I’m still not being very consistent, but I’m trying…
That’s great! I knew how to do it with 1 pair of shoes but it took me some time to figure out how to add multiple pairs. I aways end up leaving it on the default pair which doesn’t help much!
I have always tracked through Garmin / Strava. Rarely do I have multiple pairs of shoes though. Only this time around I have two pair of Hoka Clifton 7’s. With Garmin though I also track my bike workouts! Because I used to go to the gym for spinning and also do spinning at home AND I have my own bike on there. That way I just quickly look at “gear”. and see immediately how many KM’s I have on my own bike. Though I have hardly ridden in the last 6 months!
My husband on the other hand always has several pairs of shoes and forgets to track so he gets reminders from Garmin that he has 5,792 KM’s on his nikes and may want to get a new pair LOL!
Haha that’s what happened to me when I used Garmin! I would always forget to mark my shoes so my mileage always went to the default pair.
I got in the habit of tracking my mileage through Final Surge the app I used when I was working with my run coach and I still try to keep track there…though I’m not consistent. Using Garmin would be easier but I could never get it set up correctly.
I used Final Surge with a coach too but didn’t realize you could track your shoes there! I think Garmin is easy once you get the hang of it, its just all about keeping up with it every few days.
My bad. I have never tracked my shoe mileage, and I really have no excuse because I manually log every run/walk. I go by the wear on the tread, and with my high-maintenance feet, I can usually tell when things are going south and new shoes are needed LOL
Well as long as you can feel when they need to be replaced, I wouldn’t worry about it too much! I think I have a harder time now because I rotate 4 pairs, and there are some I wear more frequently than others. It helps to have an idea of how many miles are on each.
My very bad.
I rotate my shoes. I can tell by a lower back ache that the support is gone and then I use for short runs and eventually donate.
For half marathons I usually reserve a newish pair. I have even worn a new pair (if the same brand and model).
I also like having a relatively new pair of shoes for a race! But it doesn’t always work out that way.
I use the Garmin app to track my sneaker mileage. It’s really helpful since I use certain sneakers for shorter runs vs. longer runs.
Yes, I do the same with wearing different shoes for different runs! My long runs shoes end up getting worn out so much faster than everything else.
I used to rotate several shoes but now I am using a new pair every 3 months. Also, I track my shoes on the Garmin Connect. I do it as soon as I am done with my run so I don’t forget.
That’s awesome that you are so consistent with keeping track of it! When you do it every day its super easy.
So weird. I could have sworn I’d already commented on this post but then I realized I commented on your IG post. Lol. I use Garmin Connect to track my mileage. It’s so convenient. Back in the day I used a little datebook and logged my mileage and track my shoes by hand.
Haha sorry- my IG post and blog post were almost the same:) Isn’t it nice to not have to add up your running shoe mileage by hand? Apps make everything so much easier!
I try to keep the numbers in my head. I get so super lazy about popping new gear into the Garmin or Strava app, and then I have a pair of shoes with like 2500 miles on them, because they are from four years ago.
That’s amazing that you can keep track in your head! I’ve done the same thing with Garmin. I didn’t update my shoes for years and all my runs defaulted to that one pair.
I would never remember to log miles on a spreadsheet, but I have been trying to use the Garmin feature now that I have two pairs in active use. You can set one as a default and then you only have to change it if you wear a different pair. That works for me now since I am only running on the TM and mostly wear my Ravennas to do that.
Back in the day I supported a Kickstarted for a pod you put on your shoe that automatically tracked your miles. I think they are still in business?
I always forget to change the shoes I wear on Garmin! Now I use another app that I just log into every day and mark my miles. Since I need to do it everyday it’s just become a habit.