Running Shoes in the Washing Machine

[Seafront Plodder]

Discuss...

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

Best take them off first.

[marathondan]

It always sounds a terrible idea to me. Can't do them any good. The occasional dip under the garden tap is all mine get.

[Bierzo Baggie]

Car wash for mine. Tie them to the door handles.

[glaconman]

I remember putting mine in a washing machine the night before going on holiday. It melted the heel cups. Ruined my running plans as I was going to rural India with no sports stores .

In retrospect I should not have used a hot wash. Or I could have ripped the cups out. Sounds obvious now. But I tried to mask the deformity with plasters then run in sandals. Disaster.

You could use one but just make sure it's a cold wash.

I don't any more. I soke them in a bucket. Then put them on top of a radiator. But only an old metal radiator. Not hot air. They also melt stuff.

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

I'm just impressed that SP's running again often enough to warrant washing his running shoes. Or are you asking on behalf "of a friend" SP?

[Sweder]

I had my own dalliance with this last year. Disastrous, bust the WM, dog-house for a week.
A splash with the garden hose after each muddy run works. I suppose you could zap them in the dishwasher (on their own) but only if you have a cool wash option. Note G-man's warning above re: melting.

[Seafront Plodder]

The definitive answer is....

To soak then in hot water and washing powder for 3 days, then bung them in the dishwasher on a rinse only cycle.

Good as new

[Sweder]

Great. Now what about my hangover from Friday night?
Holy hell ...

[marathondan]

Great. Now what about my hangover from Friday night?
Holy hell ...

Put you thru the car wash tied to door handles?

[Seafront Plodder]

Indeed, you must have been steaming. You invited us over on saturday evening to sample your wife's fabled fish curry.

[marathondan]

But as has already been asked, SP - what's your interest in running shoes these days? Do tell.

[Sweder]

You invited us over on saturday evening to sample your wife's fabled fish curry.

That I did, but you never showed up.








Did you?

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

The definitive answer is....

To soak then in hot water and washing powder for 3 days, then bung them in the dishwasher on a rinse only cycle.

Good as new

How do you keep the water hot for three days??

[Charliecat5]

What's all this washing your shoes business? I wallop mine together occasionally to dislodge the mud (it makes them a little lighter I find) but that's it. Life is far to short to be washing shoes.

[marathondan]

What's all this washing your shoes business? I wallop mine together occasionally to dislodge the mud (it makes them a little lighter I find) but that's it. Life is far to short to be washing shoes.

Quite right.