August 17, 2006
Over the past week I had a series of posts about the care and maintenance of running shoes. In case you missed any of them, they were:
- The Care and Maintenance of Running Shoes
- Keep your shoes dry but not near heat
- Keep your shoes dry by pulling the insoles out
- Remove rocks and mud from your shoes after your run
- What should you do if your shoes are sopping wet?
- Rotating your shoes can prevent injuries and prolong shoe life
- Label your shoes to avoid mixing and matching
- When choosing shoes, seek the help of an expert
- The Eight Categories of Shoes
- When you find shoes that work for you, stick with them
- Replacing your insoles can really help you…or really hurt you
- How to make sure your shoes fit correctly when you buy them
Now that I am back from my honeymoon, regularly scheduled features will be back starting tomorrow. I hope that this series was helpful to anybody that followed it, and that everyone found at least one tip that they wanted to start using.
Read all of 'Shoe Maintenance': 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Previous: How to make sure your shoes fit correctly when you buy them
- This Week Last Year: More Shoes and Equaled Records
- The Advantages of Running Shoes (aka The Running Shoe FAQ)
- This Week Last Year: Shoes and Abuse
- Run to Win in 2006
- The 5 most important features to look for in a new sports watch

















August 17th, 2006 at 10:18 pm
All good stuff Blaine! Welcome back. Hope you and your wife had a great time…
August 18th, 2006 at 6:56 am
Thanks, we had a great time. I even got to race a moose.
December 21st, 2006 at 8:15 pm
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