How To Choose A Running Shoe | Ultimate Guide

The landscape of the running shoe market has changed significantly in recent years, with rapid advances in technology and a whole range of options available. So, how do you choose the right running shoe for you? Mark breaks down each component of a running shoe and explains everything you need to know – from comfort to performance, and everything in between.

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What’s in this video?
00:00 Introduction and TRC Team Favourite Shoes
01:22 Anatomy of a Running Shoe
02:05 Outsole
04:10 Insole
05:23 Midsole
08:09 Stack & Drop
12:00 Upper
14:46 Stability Shoes
15:58 Laces
16:24 Tongue
17:21 Heel Counter
18:12 Carbon Plate
19:33 Lifespan of a Super Shoe
21:44 Do You Need A Shoe Rotation
22:57 How Often Should You Change Your Shoes?
23:56 Will Washing Your Shoes Ruin Them?
24:44 Supershoe Efficiency Test Video

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So, I’m Mark. I’m known as the shoe and gear geek around here, and I’m going to give you exclusive behind thescenes access to the Running Channel office and the team, and I want to see what they’re wearing on their feet. Let’s begin with Andy. I’m wearing the Puma Velocity Nitro 4, an everyday running shoe, which I’ve been doing most of my mileage for my current half marathon attempt. Right, follow me. Let’s go. Jess, what you got? I’ve got such an array, guys. Come, come, come, come, come. Okay, so we’ve got everything you could need from trail shoes to everyday running. I’m not running today, but yesterday these shoes made me faster than the speed of lightning. These are the Asex Meta Speed Sky Tokyo. Oh, ta got a PB in those. Charlotte. Yeah, I’m in my sockies today cuz I’m going for a nice easy run. But my favorite go-to trainer are my Asex Nova Blasts. Same. I’m wearing them right now. Sam, hello. Hello. Um, I’m in the Brooks. I’ve worn them for all my marathons. I love them. I love the brand. So, Ben Ben is locked in. creatives wearing Converse editing editing a video with me on it actually. Right, Stevie? I like this. This is a man that is all about performance. Yeah. So, I only actually believe in running fast. So, I’ve got the Nike Vaporfly Freeze on with the jeans. Uh, so yeah, I’m always ready. Born ready. So, as you can see, just with this lot of runners in the office, everyone’s wearing different shoes and everyone’s training for different things. So, we think it can be really confusing for you to understand what shoes to buy and how to use them. So, what we’re going to do is going to go into the studio and we’re going to break it all down to help you find the right shoe for you and learn everything you need to know about running shoes. All right, here we are. We’re in the studio, although today we should probably call it the studio. And I have got a few shoes in front of me. We’ve got some Max Stack Daily Trainers Tempo shoes, race day shoes, and trail shoes, plus all these behind me. What I’m going to do is I’m going to break these shoes down toe-to-toe. I’m going to tell you a bit about all the ingredients, all the components that make up these shoes. And what we want to get across here is what makes one shoe different from another and ultimately answer the questions. Do you just need one shoe or maybe do you want two or three different shoes in a rotation that you might want to use for different purposes? Cuz ultimately that’s what we’re talking about here. Each of these shoes serves a different purpose for different types of runners. So let’s get into them. Let’s start with the outsole. So the outsole is the bit that’s on the bottom of the shoe. So we’re going to talk about the midsole in a minute. That’s this big wedge of foam. What the outsole is doing is it’s protecting that midfoam to make the shoe a bit more durable, but it’s also adding traction. So, each shoe is going to have a different design pattern of the outsole, but primarily it’s going to be in the areas where runners are most likely to cause wear, kind of around the edges at the back and then in the front of the foot and each shoe is going to have a slightly different design. The reason there are cutouts is because you don’t need to have outsole in certain areas and it’s going to save on weight. Talking about saving on weight, when we’re talking about super shoes, they’re quite different. So, where we’ve got these daily trainers, they’ve got this great coverage. What you tend to find in super shoes is they have much less. So, there’s hardly any down here. There’s not too much down here, and there’s just a little bit in the forefoot. The reason for this is it saves a lot of weight if you don’t have this outsole. And these shoes, they’re designed primarily for racing, and you don’t necessarily need a huge amount of grip. They’re more about performance-based in terms of speed as opposed to durability, which is what you’re going to get for these daily trainers. Then, we’re going to talk about trail shoes. So, this is a road to trail shoe and this is designed for a bit more sort of buffed out, heavier trails. This pattern you see on the outside, we call it the lugs. In most trail shoes, they’re between 3 mm and 5 mm in depth, and that’s just going to give you a bit more grip when you’re off-road. This one has great traction, but because it’s designed for the road, it doesn’t need to be sort of as intense as this one. This also has a V-bum outsole, and V-room is an additional rubber compound that goes on top of this sole, and it’s extra grippy. So, if you’re the sort of runner that does a bit of road to trail or you only do sort of light gravel paths, you don’t really need this V-bum because it’s much more intense. But if you do more uh rugged terrain, maybe wet and muddy, definitely look for a sole that’s going to have a V-broom in it. So, don’t just focus on the top of the shoe when you’re buying it, turn it over, have a look. None of these outsoles are better than the other necessarily. They each serve different purposes. And I think the key is that you need to find the shoe that has the right outsole purpose for you, whether that’s road, race or trail. Onto the insole. So this is the part that your foot touches in the shoe and it sits on top of the midsole. It’s not really there for performance. It’s there for comfort. So what you find is in shoes like this, the Daily Trainer and the Max Stack, they tend to be much thicker, so they’re much more cushion and comfort in it. Whereas you move up to the more performance-based shoes, they tend to be much slimmer because you’re saving on weight. you don’t necessarily need to prioritize comfort. However, because you can take these insoles out, what’s great is that you could replace them with something else. So, if you want a bit more comfort, you could put a slightly softer insole in. If actually you want a little bit more firmness or perhaps shock absorption, you can put a different insole in. You could also get custom orthotics made. So, you might be able to get a bit more arch support or an insole which is going to support your your natural foot cycle a bit better. But that’s definitely something to talk to a podiatrist about or or or do some gate analysis where you can get a little bit more expert advice. One cool thing to know, and actually I learned this because I went to a podiatrist and he said to me, “Bring your oldest pair of running shoes.” What he did was he took the insole out and he looked at the pattern that my foot had made on the insole. This hasn’t been worn that much, but you can still see an impression of where the toes are and what’s happening on the ball of the foot. It’s a good way to understand a little bit more about your stride pattern and actually the the unique shape of your foot. So, yeah, something quite cool to look at, right, the midsole comes next. And for almost all of us, that is going to be the most important thing because it’s the midsole that gives us the comfort and the performance. There’s not just one type of foam, though, and I think this is really key and something that’s really important to try and understand. We also find that every brand has their proprietary blends of foams and their proprietary styles. And actually what I find really cool is that we think about these running shoes about performance, but actually they have engineers and chemists and physicists all working together trying to develop new types of foam for better performance, better comfort, better durability, all of that stuff. And as the years go on, we see these evolutions in the foam. What we find though with daily trainers and Max Stack, we get a lot of it, but it’s a little bit heavier because it’s designed to be more durable. So, the key with shoes like this is that we want to get loads of mileage out of them. We want them to be comfortable. We want them to last a long time, but we don’t necessarily need them to have enormous performance. And what I mean by that is they’re not necessarily there to give us loads of energy return to make us run really fast. When we’re into race day shoes and tempo shoes and performance shoes, the foam is a bit different. It has a different composition. And that’s because these shoes have a different use. And ultimately, we’re there to use them for top performance. So, these foams are much more responsive and they give us much more energy return. So, what happens when we run in these shoes? Our foot pushes down into that foam and then it bounces out. When we’re talking about energy return and responsiveness, what we’re talking about is the energy that we push in, we get more energy out of it. So, in these daily trainers, you don’t necessarily get as much of that. You get some, but not a huge amount. But in these performance shoes, we get bounce and spring from those shoes. One of the key things about this though is that this foam is expensive. You see some shoes that say £120 and other shoes that are maybe £220. So what is the difference between those? Most often it is going to be the foam. So if it’s a high performance foam, it’s going to cost a bit more money. So a lot of shoe brands have a couple of different types of foam. So show me this one. So this is New Balance. Really good example. Their daily trainer is called fresh foam. So it’s really soft and it’s really durable. Exactly like we’ve described. Their race shoe is fuel cell. So much more responsive, much lighter, um softer and a bit squishier, but all about that energy return. What we’re always thinking about is the purpose of the shoe and what we want from it. This shoe, we don’t necessarily want to do all our runs in it because that foam is almost too soft. Equally, we could do all of our runs in a daily trainer, but it’s a bit harder to run fast in it because you don’t get that energy return. So, you don’t feel as much propulsion. So, what’s great is that having a couple of different types of shoes means that you can pick ones which are tailored to the types of run that you’re doing. could just mean having a trail shoe and a road shoe or it could mean having a shoe that you do your daily miles in. And then when it comes to doing your workouts, you’ve got a foam that’s much more about performance. It’s going to feel faster and more responsive. So stack height, this is arguably the biggest development that we’ve seen in running shoes in the last 10 years, apart from perhaps the carbon plate, which we’ll discuss in a minute. So when we’re talking about the stack height, that is the height of the heel at the back of the shoe. Now, what we’ve seen in recent years is shoes just getting bigger and bigger and taller. When we’re talking about the drop of a shoe, it’s the difference between the heel and the forefoot. So, let’s say the heel of the shoe is 38 mm and the forefoot is 30 mm. That’s an 8 mil drop. But there’s a big range in that drop. So, some shoes have zero drop. So, they have the same height at the heel and the forefoot. And others go up to about a 12 mil drop. So, you have this full range in between. You also see differences in the amount of stack. So, this one is over 40 mm, which is high. When I first started running, I remember the first shoes that I ran in only had about 20 millimeters of stack. And it wasn’t that long ago, maybe 15 years ago, I was running in these shoes. And that was normal. So, we’ve had this enormous shift to much bigger shoes. So, what we see is max stack is typically a shoe that’s maybe 35 mm and above. You’ve got normal medium stack, which is going to be low30s, high 20s into the 30s. And then low stack, minimal are going to be lower than that. The reasons that people would have a max stack is because they want a bit more comfort and they just want more foam under their foot, whether that is just for that comfort and durability or if it’s for performance like we see in the race day shoe. The reasons that someone might want a lower stack shoe is because they kind of prefer more ground feel. So they like that propriception where they can feel their foot moving on the ground. Often trail runners like this or track runners. So you see in track shoes, they tend to be very low slung, very low height because they want to be able to feel that track and they want to have that connection to the ground. So here’s a here’s an example of a track spike. So b basically no real height in it. So there’s a little bit of difference in the back to the front, but really low. And compare that to what daily trainers are like nowadays. You know, it’s an enormous difference. And whose shoe is that? This is this is the badly. He’s he’s signed it several places actually, which feels a bit egotistical. I don’t know how people can wear these. Have you ever worn track bites? No. I’ve never worn track bites and I kind of don’t want to because they scare me a bit because there’s just not much to it. That might be because I’ve spent the last 10 years in in Max Sack foam. Also, the drop is really different. And when we’re talking about the drop, it’s going to affect your stride. So, if you’ve got a high drop shoe, you’re taking load off the back of your leg, so your Achilles and your calf. Um, and it’s going to naturally promote a little bit more of heel striking. If you’ve got a low drop shoe, then there’s going to be more pressure on the back. So, you’re going to feel it more in your Achilles and your calf, and you’re going to be running much more on that forefoot. That’s not to say that one is better than the other. It’s going to be much more about the way that you run. I tend to be more of a heel striker, so I want a little bit more height in my shoes, but other runners, they have much better form on their forefoot. So, a lower drop shoe is going to work better for them. What’s your favorite shoe then? So, I ran a marathon PB in this shoe, but I’ve probably run 50 mi in it this year. actually chuck me that hooker. But this I’ve absolutely trashed it this year. So I’ve probably done 500 miles in it. And you can see like we talked about outsoles earlier. This is a Broom, but I’ve just worn it way down because I’ve done so many miles in this shoe. So for me, it’s a really difficult one to answer because like I have good memories of this shoe because it’s got me fast times, but that’s the one I run in almost every day. If I’m training for a marathon, I do a lot of my training on the trails and then I’ll come on to the road to do workouts. So like I’ll wear this to work and we’ll do a lunch run. Then the next day I’m at home, I’m doing a workout, so I’ll put on a speedy shoe. At the weekend I’m doing a long run at marathon pace. So I’m going to put these on and then I’m going to do a midweek long run and the trails. So I’m going to be wearing this. Having a little bit of a rotation definitely benefits me. And I appreciate that. It’s not going to be for everyone. And it’s maybe a luxury that I have. But I run a lot. I spend hours every week running. So for me, this is something that is is important for me and what I do. Onto the upper. This is the thing which ultimately holds the shoe in place so it stays on your foot. It’s what we’d most notice probably in a running shoe though because it’s where the design is and you can see like all of these colors and all of these designs behind me. There are so many different eye-catching designs and actually I think most runners would probably pick their running shoe based on how it looks. Ultimately there’s so much more about running shoes that you need to understand rather than just oh hey that’s the nicest looking one on the shelf. But when it comes to the upper there are different materials. So we’ve already talked about race day shoes and how they’re optimized for performance. What we find in race day shoes is they tend to be really light. So, look at this one. You can see my hand through it and it is incredibly light. And we find that with all sorts of different Race Day shoes. This one, a Tempo shoe, is kind of in the middle between the Race Day shoe and the Easy Shoe. So, these two easy shoes is much thicker. So, there’s much more comfort, much more stability, I suppose, in the actual upper itself. If your feet run hot, if you live in a hot place, then just watch out for that because some of these shoes can get quite warm on your feet. As for trail shoes, they tend to have a little bit more going on because you’re going to be in more rugged terrain. So, they’re there to protect a bit more against dust, against dirt, against rocks. Perhaps you might get wet feet, so they need to be able to dry out. They’re also going to have some different overlays, so there’s a little bit more protection. If you’re running along and you stub your toe into a root or a rock, you got a little bit more support here, so it stops your toes hurting. So, the main upper materials you’re going to find are going to be nylon and mesh. So these ones, softer ones are going to be the nylon ones. Like the racing shoes where they’re a bit more open is going to be your mesh shoe. So much more breathable and much lighter. And what about a Gortex shoe? So if you see Goretex on a running shoe, then what it means is there’s going to be a waterproof membrane on the inside. Most often you’re going to find that on trail shoes. Is the width the same in each shoe? No. That is a good question actually. Chuck me those outras. That’s it. Every shoe and every brand has different widths naturally. Some are more narrow and some are more wide. I have a wide foot. So, to me, I’m more inclined towards brands that are more accommodating for that or that offer a wide fit. So, New Balance are pretty good for that. This is a shoe that I run in a lot. I don’t need a wide version of this one. Poker are great at having wide options. So, this is this is my shoe. I have this in a wide and it fits me much better than than the normal one. So, I think one thing that’s really good to know is that if you put on a shoe and part of your feet are overlapping sort of the sole or they’re pushing against the side of it, then maybe it’s a sign that actually you should try a wider shoe. Um perhaps it’s a wide fit or maybe a brand that’s a bit wider. One good option is this. So, Altra are really well known for anatomical toe boxes. So, we call this the toe box a bit at the end. This is shaped much more like your foot. So, if you think about what your foot looks like, it’s kind of a bit more like that. If you think you want a bit more room, then definitely try that out. I have another question for you, Mark. What is a stability shoe? Okay, a stability shoe. So, when we run, our foot goes through the stride pattern, but almost all runners, as they land their foot and it moves forward, their ankle rolls in slightly. That’s called pronation. That’s not necessarily a problem, and it’s very normal for almost all runners, but the degree of pronation could cause some issues for some runners. So, they might want a stability shoe. What happens in these shoes is they have a little bit more structure built up on the inside. And some of them also have a little bit more of a wider base to help with your your landing. But what will happen is if you’re wearing a stability shoe and if you need them for pronation, your foot will roll forwards and this extra structure inside is just going to push back a little bit. It’s going to give you that little bit of extra support that you need so your ankle doesn’t roll too much. And not every runner needs a stability shoe. I’ve never run with a stability shoe. But what I have found since working at the running channel and seeing myself running on camera is that one of my ankles rolls in much more than the other. So it’s something that I’m working on to kind of correct. So I’m doing strengthening exercises to correct that. If you want to know more though, you can have gate analysis so you’ll actually see your stride properly or just get a friend to record you running from behind so you can see your feet. If you think it rolls in a bit, you might benefit from stability shoes. But it’s always good to go to a running store and get it checked out. Right, laces. This might be an obvious one, but actually there’s a little bit of variety. So, we got round laces, we got flat laces. In most normal shoes, there’s nothing really special about the laces, but one thing we find in race day shoes is that they might be a little bit more designed. So, you can see these uh serrated laces. A few brands use this. It’s really good because it means that they’re much less likely to come undone. No one wants to be in the middle of a 5K or a marathon and their shoelaces come undone. That’s a nightmare. So, on to the tongue. You hear about gusted or non-gusted. A gusted tongue is one that is sewn into the side of the shoe. You might most often find that in trail shoes because it’s going to block out debris getting in. A non-gusted tongue is going to be loose so it can move around inside the shoe. Or you have semi-gusted tongue, so part of it is sewn in to the side of the shoe. One cool thing that you might notice is that in Max Cushion shoes and daily shoes, they tend to be a lot thicker. They’re all about comfort and plushness. And what’s the first part of the shoe that you touch when you put it on? It’s the heel color and the tongue. If you squeeze it and it’s really soft, immediately you’re thinking, “Oh yeah, that’s a nice soft shoe.” So they tend to have a lot more squish to them. But when you move into the faster, more performance shoes, they tend to be a lot lighter. So this Tempo shoe got a little bit of foam to it. Whereas this allout race shoe, there’s almost no sort of structure to that tongue. Your tongue is only really something to think about if you’re someone that really likes to cinch up their laces. And finally, there’s the heel collar or heel counter. This is the bit that goes around the outside. This is going to be the bit that touches your ankle or your Achilles. Some shoes are a bit lower, so there’s not too much to this one. Others run up a little bit higher. Actually, one other thing that you often find on trail shoes is they get this little uh pull, so they can help you get your shoes on and off. Some of these shoes, much like the tongue, are squishy and soft, and others are much thinner because they’re more about performance. This is more about comfort and more about preference. So, some runners don’t really like the feel of the hill counter on their Achilles, so they’re going to want to avoid that. Um, others don’t really have any sensitivities around their Achilles. So again, it’s really much down to preference as to what fits you the best and what you prefer. So there you go. You can see from the anatomy of a running shoe that there’s so many variables. So it’s really going to depend on your own preferences, the comfort level that you want, and the performance that you want to get out of these shoes. And now we’re going to talk about carbon plate shoes. So carbon plate shoes have been a really big introduction into the running space in the last few years. And actually, they really transform performances for everyone from amateurs to elites. So, what is a carbon plate shoe? It’s a carbon fiber plate lightweight that sits inside the midsole. So, it’s there for a few different reasons. We talked earlier about how soft this foam is. One of the benefits of having a carbon fiber plate is it actually provides some structure and stability around all of that really nice soft foam. You can kind of see how squidgy and soft this is. Also, it’s got a unique shape to it. So, it’s got this unique rocker geometry to most of these carbon plates. So as you run, it’s naturally pushing you forward. And that’s key with these shoes because the reason we’re wearing carbon plates is because we want to go faster. Can everyone wear a carbon plate shoe? Yes, absolutely. Anyone, everyone can wear a carbon plate shoe. If there’s one piece of information that you take from this video is that just because really fast runners wear carbon plate shoes doesn’t necessarily mean that that carbon plate shoe is going to make you faster. This shoe is super fast, but if you’re a hill striker, this shoe probably isn’t going to work for you because of the structure of this. If you need a bit more structure and stability, a shoe like this is going to have a bit more going on. I think it’s really important to find the right super shoe, the right carbon plate shoe that’s going to work with the way that you run. If you find the right shoe and you find the shoe that fits you well, it can absolutely benefit you. But if not, then it might be holding you back. So, Mark, what’s the what’s the kind of lifespan of the general lifespan of a of a shoe? Yeah, the lifespan. These shoes are designed for optimum performance. A lot of the time we might see that we might get a couple of main races out them, particularly if we’re running marathons, but that definitely doesn’t mean that you could only maybe get 100 miles out of these shoes. So, I’ve absolutely trashed a pair of these that I’ve run maybe three marathons in, but I’ve probably done more than two or 300 miles in training. You can race fast for these in a few different races, but you can continue to use them in training. Likewise, for me, this shoe is really durable. I’ve got a pair at home which I’ve probably done 500 miles in. These shoes are not as durable as your daily trainer because of that super shoe foam because it’s so much softer, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t get a lot of miles out of them. I think you just want to be a bit more selective with when you’re using them, particularly when they’re fresh. So, when they are fresh, when they’re new, you’re going to get that optimum performance out of them. Save your fresh shoes for those race days, particularly for your PR attempts, but later on when you’ve retired them from racing, 100% they’re great for a training shoe still. So, the shoes look cool, right? It could be very easy to walk into a running store or or shop online and think, “I love the way this shoe looks and it’s expensive. It’s going to make me faster. I need to buy it.” But actually, they each have purposes. And you’re buying these for specific reasons and for specific runs. You don’t want to be buying these shoes to do your easy runs. It’s kind of it’s a silly thing to do and it’s completely unnecessary. And it’s not just for road shoes. They are carbon plate trail shoes as well. So, this is my shoe. I’ve done a lot of miles in it as you can see. It’s uh yeah, it’s been very well worn, but it works the same way. So, super shoe foam carbon plate in it, and it’s designed to help me run faster on the trails. And again, I’m using this for race day or for tempo workouts when I’m on the trails. I’m not doing this for my easy runs. There is no benefit to me wearing a carbon plate shoe on my easy runs. So, I bet you’re sitting there with a load of questions that you want to ask. And actually, we have built the perfect space for you to be able to ask those questions and get really good answers. So, in the running channel club, we’ve got a section in there all about gear and tech. And every week there are so many questions about running shoes. And actually, I love seeing those questions and love going in and seeing the answers that people are putting in there. But producer Owen has got some questions for me now. So, he’s going to throw them at me and I’m going to answer them. Okay, we’ve got a question in uh do you need a shoe rotation? Do you need a shoe rotation? I think this is a really common question. I see this one in there a lot. And the answer is yes and no. Let’s just say you’re a runner who likes to go out two or three times a week and maybe does 20 minutes, 30 minutes, an hour, easy. If you’re only doing one type of running like that, you maybe only need one shoe. The reason that you would have a shoe rotation is if you’re a runner that does more variety. Take me for example. I do easy runs on the road. I do easy runs on the trail. I do fast runs on the road, fast runs on the trail, and I do long runs in all sorts of different places. So, for me, I want a few different easy day shoes. I want a few shoes I can go a bit quicker in and I want a few shoes I can take on the trail. Building a shoe rotation is very much about the types of runs that you do. At a minimum, if you want a rotation, you’re going to want to look at an easy day shoe, perhaps a max stack shoe, and then something a little bit quicker. Maybe a super shoe, maybe a carbon plate shoe. Then, if you go on the trails a bit more, you might also want to additionally add a trail shoe. But honestly, there are so many shoes. You could have a shoe rotation of 10 different shoes if you really wanted one. But not really every runner needs that. So, it’s very much about the type of runner that you are and the type of runs that you do and the intention of those runs. Uh, how often should you change your shoes? I think every shoe has a different lifespan. We talked about super shoes and how they maybe don’t last as long. You might get a few hundred miles out of them, whereas other shoes you might get 1,000 miles or more, 2,000 km, like who knows? The signs to know when it’s time to change your running shoes are if it’s falling apart. like if there’s holes in it, you can still repair those holes and keep those shoes going. And definitely, you know, that’s a good thing to do for sustainability. Of course, for me, I know when I need to change a pair of running shoes when they actually start to feel different. So, when you run in them fresh, they have this nice responsiveness, this nice energy return to them. if I’ve had them for months or even years and I start running in them and I don’t feel that squishiness anymore or actually I start to feel a bit more like kind of aching in my joints, maybe my knees, my ankles, my hips, that for me is the biggest sign that actually that foam has compressed a bit too much and actually is not doing me any good anymore. So, it’s very much down to how it looks, but also how it feels on your run. Will washing your shoes ruin them? Will washing your shoes ruin them? Do you wash your running shoes? I do. I’ll put them in the washing machine. Has it has Has it ruined them? No. Not yet. Not yet. Um I never wash my running shoes. Never. No. Not in the washing machine. Do you wash yours? Yeah. In the washing machine. Do you? Yeah. No. Do you put your clothes in there with it? As you can tell by this shoe. I don’t wash my running shoes. But no, I do clean them. So, if I get back from a really wet run, I have a brush. So, I’ll brush them down. Um I also always try and dry them out if they if they’ve got wet. But no, I don’t personally ever put my shoes in the washing machine, but other runners do. I wouldn’t put a pair of super shoes in there. I would probably only do it with trail shoes that I’ve absolutely trashed or a daily trainer. Do you guys wash your running shoes in the washing machine? Let us know in the comments. And there you have it. That is everything that you need to know about running shoes. And if you like this one, check out this video where Andy tested four super shoes to see which was most efficient for him. And it’s some pretty surprising results. Right, that a wrap? Uh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. One, one more question. How many shoes do you own?