tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post5971802256921944567..comments2024-03-14T03:05:48.400-04:00Comments on RunnerDude's Blog: To Wash or Not to Wash That Is The QuestionRunnerDudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-15877706310992491672009-07-22T18:27:37.630-04:002009-07-22T18:27:37.630-04:00Hey David! I agree. Keep your traditions.Hey David! I agree. Keep your traditions.RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-59958275485496893612009-07-21T20:30:55.463-04:002009-07-21T20:30:55.463-04:00I never wash them, although if I had to, your meth...I never wash them, although if I had to, your method is spot on.<br /><br />We had a tradition when I ran in high school – anyone that showed up to practice with new shoes got them stepped on and dirtied. We'd scrape as much mud and dirt on them as we could too!<br /><br />And one shouldn't wash off such a tradition. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-89307547695713339232009-07-21T19:55:44.703-04:002009-07-21T19:55:44.703-04:00Hey Honeybee! I use to think the same thing, but I...Hey Honeybee! I use to think the same thing, but I've not had the experience. Maybe if you wash them all the time or something it would. I don't mind shoe smell, but when you're worried everyone else can smell them when your eatinb bagels after the long run....you tend to want to wash them. LOL!!RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-5283426065330671852009-07-21T19:53:26.496-04:002009-07-21T19:53:26.496-04:00Hey unathleticrunner! That's a great idea! Nev...Hey unathleticrunner! That's a great idea! Never thougth of that. I'll have to give it a try.RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-58798961413930082842009-07-21T19:52:50.429-04:002009-07-21T19:52:50.429-04:00Hey ChicRunner. I bet you glisten instead of sweat...Hey ChicRunner. I bet you glisten instead of sweat. :-)RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-65215691042832810952009-07-21T19:52:05.415-04:002009-07-21T19:52:05.415-04:00Hey Jacob! Welcome to the blog! That's great y...Hey Jacob! Welcome to the blog! That's great you don't have to wash yours very often. Wish that was the case with me.RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-5886952341399787192009-07-21T19:51:15.384-04:002009-07-21T19:51:15.384-04:00Hey Kay! Great tip about the mouthwash! Heard that...Hey Kay! Great tip about the mouthwash! Heard that's great to stop toenail fungus too! Whodathunk?RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-3291160976143639272009-07-21T19:50:26.948-04:002009-07-21T19:50:26.948-04:00Hey ZeroToBoston! What? You buckling to peer presu...Hey ZeroToBoston! What? You buckling to peer presure? LOL!RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-80209902662385172962009-07-21T19:49:09.635-04:002009-07-21T19:49:09.635-04:00Hey Dena! I wash the insoles too, I just pull them...Hey Dena! I wash the insoles too, I just pull them out and put them in separate. Good to know it works leaving them in too.RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-60338621552972525602009-07-21T19:47:55.756-04:002009-07-21T19:47:55.756-04:00Hey DNLeeper! I probably only wash mine 2-3time du...Hey DNLeeper! I probably only wash mine 2-3time during their life but it seems to work. I'll have to give Wisk a try!RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-40796662281166850642009-07-21T16:52:14.893-04:002009-07-21T16:52:14.893-04:00I never wash my shoes. I've heard it breaks t...I never wash my shoes. I've heard it breaks them down quicker so I don't want to risk it. I'm a heavy sweater too, but I figure running shoes aren't supposed to smell good.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247869160708486581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-62381372414197462462009-07-21T16:28:03.375-04:002009-07-21T16:28:03.375-04:00I wash mine (ok maybe once) I put them in one of t...I wash mine (ok maybe once) I put them in one of those shoe bags, took the laces out and then air dried them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-92085853171783509272009-07-21T14:17:22.239-04:002009-07-21T14:17:22.239-04:00I try not to wash them ever, but I have to get new...I try not to wash them ever, but I have to get new ones so often that the never really get too dirty. Then again I never run on surfaces that would make them dirty. :)Chic Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670504238110246108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-20265520479691940502009-07-21T12:27:33.999-04:002009-07-21T12:27:33.999-04:00I dont wash my shoes except when I am going for a ...I dont wash my shoes except when I am going for a race, which can be once a year, or twice.Running Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422476856698591522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-32988891327459816892009-07-21T09:11:42.311-04:002009-07-21T09:11:42.311-04:00I too have washed my shoes with no problem...I rea...I too have washed my shoes with no problem...I read somewhere if you put mouthwash in your rinse water it will kill the bacteria that causes yucky smells.....I'm all for trying new tips....So if you smell a minty fresh person running beside you...It's meKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02916106560372452619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-88287416164256423222009-07-21T09:09:58.864-04:002009-07-21T09:09:58.864-04:00As a trail runner, I cannot (by shear force of pri...As a trail runner, I cannot (by shear force of principle) ever wash my shoes.<br /><br />If my peer group even so much as slightly sensed downy freshness, I'd be laughed off the trails.<br /><br />The best I can offer my footwear is a brusque, no frills hose down from the trail spicket. No need to remove shoes. Works like a charm.<br /><br />- DeanZeroToBostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16186241105862614469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-29583820499748220982009-07-21T08:26:58.200-04:002009-07-21T08:26:58.200-04:00I'll wash my shoes after a muddy run. I use a ...I'll wash my shoes after a muddy run. I use a small bit of regular detergent and then stuff them with newspaper to dry. I never take the insoles or anything out. It all goes in, it all comes out and I've never had a problem. Mind you, I don't wash often. Maybe 2-3x per 400 miles. But so far, so good.Denahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485417565774708820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-27467526654383929572009-07-21T08:24:19.413-04:002009-07-21T08:24:19.413-04:00Spot on. I've been washing my shoes for years...Spot on. I've been washing my shoes for years... Wisk, thank you very much. You are right about letting them air dry. If you put them in the dryer, bad things happen. I'm a heavy sweater too and this is a must. I don't wash them often - maybe once or twice during the 300 mile cycle - but that's it. I have to believe that overwashing would wear down the stability and the materials INSIDE the shoe - so I wouldn't make it a weekly habit.DNLeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164771976353926195noreply@blogger.com