Do you throw your ex-running shoes away?

[Redbadger]

When your running shoes have done enough, do you throw them away or do you use them for casual wear or give them to a clothing bank or charity shop, etc.?

 

[Mudrock]

Our local running shop have a shoe bank, so I when I purchase a new pair, I leave the old ones behind.

 

[TriTom]

My wife usually throws them or forces me to get rid, I become quite attached to my old trainers much to her annoyance as they generally smell and are falling to bits, only really use them for the first month after getting a new pair so I'm not using my new ones for anything other than running then the old ones end up sitting in the cupboard.

 

[amasidlover]

For ones that have just lost their bounce after 500 miles or so I tend to give to the shoe banks - not sure what to do about ones with ripped uppers etc. they tend to hang around until I get fed up and throw them in the bin.

 

[Fresh Start]

Ha ha I'll let you know if I ever manage to wear a pair out.

I like the idea of the shoe bank in Mudrock's shop though. Reusing them must be better than them going to landfill.