What happens to your running shoes when they "retire"

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tonyp2604 Jul 2016 3:36pm, 15 Jul 2016 426 posts	0 tonyp2604 Personally - my shoes, when they have come to the end of their "running career" - end up as gardening shoes, or for driving, or for when I can't be bothered with wearing "proper" shoes. I get a few more years out of them. What do others do?
swittle Jul 2016 3:39pm, 15 Jul 2016 39,900 posts	0 swittle I usually recycle them.
Nicholls595 Jul 2016 3:54pm, 15 Jul 2016 5,876 posts	0 Nicholls595 Mine fall down the pecking order over a period of time. Shorter runs, mountain bike, casual use, car washing, decorating, gardening, bin.
tonyp2604 Jul 2016 4:21pm, 15 Jul 2016 427 posts	0 tonyp2604 Occasionally they come out of retirement and join me on short, easy runs when I just need to move my legs a bit (if they are not too knackered).
Surrey Phil Jul 2016 8:01pm, 15 Jul 2016 1,525 posts	0 Surrey Phil They come out with me on short runs or become everyday trainers.
Seratonin Jul 2016 8:33pm, 15 Jul 2016 7,097 posts	0 Seratonin I use mine as everyday trainers - I find it hard to "retire" them permanently by disposing of them.
Watford Wobble Jul 2016 8:39pm, 15 Jul 2016 5,987 posts	0 Watford Wobble I think mine go to a power plant in Bulgaria. Fizz might be able to give you more detail.
Velociraptor Jul 2016 8:47pm, 15 Jul 2016 34,114 posts	0 Velociraptor Mine die on the job. I'm quite happy to wear them until they're either irredeemably worn out or irredeemably smelly.
Ness Jul 2016 8:56pm, 15 Jul 2016 7,347 posts	0 Ness I used to use them for walking / gardening route but now I'm eaking out every mile I can and they'll probably make their own way to the tip when I've finished with them.
Dvorak Jul 2019 7:51pm, 25 Jul 2019 17,809 posts	0 Dvorak Hardly any of my shoes have officially retired. Several have gone to garden use and others are, well, holey beyond wearability. The list could do with a tidy. One low use pair seem lost.