Running With Hart: Putting my shoes out to pasture

In 2016 I really made an effort to keep track of things. Classes attended, pace times, and miles run just to name a few. I also started to keep track of my shoes, and how many miles I put on them. I found it easy to do with the Garmin Connect software. I entered in my shoe brand and model, and a short description about them i.e. Pink Hoka One One. After each run or walk I would log into the Connect App and give details about the activity like "treadmill run" or "track walk" or "street biking". One can also assign gear to the activity, so I would tell the app I was wearing a particular pair of shoes, riding my bike, or on an elliptical machine. The app would then keep a running total of the miles on each pair of shoes. In early 2016 I made the switch from Newton Running shoes to Hoka One One, and I mainly rotated through three pairs of shoes. It was fun to see the totals on each shoe rise, and also to see which pair I liked the best, or needed to use a it more.

On November 17, 2016 after 89 activities and 384.57 miles, I retired my first pair of Hokas. They were Sunny Lime Clifton 2s, and I really liked that pair. Connect allows one to "retire" the shoes, and they are moved from the Active Gear display to the Retired Gear display page. It's almost like a little scrapbook of shoes past.

The Hoka One One Clifton 2 in Sunny Lime

As a new year approaches, I always make it my goal to use up all the bits and bottles before using something new. I try and cook with what is in my pantry and freezer, clean out cupboards, and use up what I have. I applied that same thought process to running shoes this year, and have been working towards putting the last few miles on some shoes before I open the shiny new pairs.

So, on January 6, 2017 I retired another pair of Hoka One Ones. This time it was a pair of Stinson Lites with 393.2 miles on them. Also a great pair of shoes with lots of good runs.

The Hoka One One Stinson in Acid Aqua White

And on January 21, 2017 I put my last treadmill miles on a pair of pink and white Hoka One Ones. I don't know the style. I purchased them on the internet last winter because they were my size and really inexpensive, like $40ish. Can't say they were my favorite pair, or the most pretty. But they served me for 311.2 miles, and I certainly got my money's worth out of them.

Hoka One One in pink

I'm excited to open a couple boxes of new shoes. I have another couple pairs of Clifton 2s to wear, and I found a pair of Infinites on sale to try. I hope to get around 400 miles per pair...wonder how long that'll take...