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Cleaning Running Shoes (Read 1067 times)
JakeKnight
posted: 1/8/2007 at 11:43 PM
modified: 1/8/2007 at 11:43 PM
Uh ... anybody know the best way to safely clean a really dirty pair of running shoes? As in, really REALLY dirty?

This, uh, friend of mine, thought it made sense to do a long trail run over the weekend, despite the week of rain and the 60 degree temps, and take his brand new shoes (even though he has pairs with 600 miles of them sitting in the closet)... and his new shoes now look pretty bad. And my dumb friend is sad, because when he left the house that day, they were shiny and made him feel pretty.

Is there a best way to do this? More to the point - is there a wrong way? I'd really like not to destroy a pair of shoes with 20 miles on them. I mean, my friend would like to avoid that.

On the plus side, my dim-witted pal now understands why people buy trail shoes.
E-mail: JakeKnight2002@aol.com
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jlynnbob
...for Bernie
 posted: 1/8/2007 at 11:46 PM
Remove the laces and insoles, hose 'em down and throw them in the washer...cold water. Let them air dry (maybe stuff some newspaper or paper towles down inside...

When dry, replace insole and laces and you're good to go!

But, ...why would anybody want to wash their running shoes????

Lynn B
"I was now a baby-burping, farting, too cold, too hot, not hungry-stripped to my core, a simple, frail consciousness." - R Claridge during '08 Leadville 100
kooky2003
27 weeks up duff!
 posted: 1/9/2007 at 3:09 AM
You have a friend?
  • jlynnbob "HTFU, Kookie's distal tibia"
    • Where's my closet? I need to get back in it.
    AbbaSnail
    		posted: 1/9/2007 at 3:17 AM
    Go running in the rain. I mean, tell your invisible friend to go running in a down-pour.

    BTW - was it at least a good run?
    How I feel these days... This helps too!
    funr runr
    		posted: 1/9/2007 at 5:06 AM
    Just keep running - if you get fast enough, the dirt just peels off Evil grin Actuallly, on second thought, don't bother, cuz clean shoes are a sure sign of a rookie! Unless you like to psych people out like that at a race!
    1000 mile club. "Pain is just the weakness leaking out."
    XanaduStone
    		posted: 1/9/2007 at 5:47 AM
    Washer in cold water is fine.........Strips of newspapers stuffing a shoe full works like magic to dry it out overnight....Everytime I do it I'm flabbergasted by how well it dries them out. Like magic.
    RunningHammer
    		posted: 1/9/2007 at 9:11 AM
    Quote from funr runr on 1/9/2007 at 5:06 AM:
    Just keep running - if you get fast enough, the dirt just peels off Evil grin Actuallly, on second thought, don't bother, cuz clean shoes are a sure sign of a rookie! Unless you like to psych people out like that at a race!


    I was a typical bloke the other day - and went running on my treadmill (at home) with dried mud on the soles....1 hour later and the mess behind the treadmill was unbelievable - you've never seen me move to clean anything up so fast before my wife saw it !!! Big grin
    Scout7
    CPT Curmudgeon
    		 posted: 1/9/2007 at 1:35 PM
    Quote from jlynnbob on 1/8/2007 at 11:46 PM:


    But, ...why would anybody want to wash their running shoes????

    Lynn B


    Especially from a trail run. The mud should be considered a badge of honor.
    Amat victoria curam.

    Sine labore nihil.

    Dulcius ex asperis.
    JakeKnight
    		posted: 1/9/2007 at 3:27 PM
    Thanks all. Just wanted to make sure I don't ruin my shoes.

    And yes ... I tried running in the rain and splashing through puddles, but they still resemble bricks more than shoes. Since I'll invariably wear them in the house, washing them is an act of self preservation. I'd be shot if I tracked them indoors, I think. Although I could always blame the dogs.

    Quote from kooky2003 on 1/9/2007 at 3:09 AM:
    You have a friend?


    Yes, but he's imaginary. And still runs faster than me. That's not right, is it?
    E-mail: JakeKnight2002@aol.com
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    jlynnbob
    ...for Bernie
    		 posted: 1/9/2007 at 5:15 PM
    Quote from kooky2003 on 1/9/2007 at 3:09 AM:
    You have a friend?


    Oh, my...LOL!!!!!! Claire doesn't mess around...I almost spewed coffee on my computer!!!!!


    Lynn B
    "I was now a baby-burping, farting, too cold, too hot, not hungry-stripped to my core, a simple, frail consciousness." - R Claridge during '08 Leadville 100
    jlynnbob
    ...for Bernie
    		 posted: 1/9/2007 at 5:16 PM
    Quote from JakeKnight on 1/9/2007 at 3:27 PM:
    Although I could always blame the dogs.


    ...guessing that's not the first time you would blame the dogs for something? No Tight lipped Yes 8 Ball
    "I was now a baby-burping, farting, too cold, too hot, not hungry-stripped to my core, a simple, frail consciousness." - R Claridge during '08 Leadville 100
    ʇuǝɹʇ
    ʎǝʞuoɯ ʎʞunɟ
    		 posted: 1/10/2007 at 5:08 PM
    I would keep them in the garage, and then go running on them OUTSIDE as soon as they are dry. The mud will go away.

    White trail was a swamp last week, eh?
    noʎ ɥʇıʍ ǝq ʎǝʞuoɯ ǝɥʇ ʎɐɯ
    ʇuǝɹʇ
    ʎǝʞuoɯ ʎʞunɟ
    		 posted: 1/11/2007 at 5:47 PM
    JN, a word of warning. It is going to rain buckets again this weekend. If you run on the trails, your shoes will again get muddy. Roll eyes
    noʎ ɥʇıʍ ǝq ʎǝʞuoɯ ǝɥʇ ʎɐɯ
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