How to Clean Running Shoes?

Running is a healthy activity you surely enjoy for a long time. Being adventurous, you choose to run on different types of terrain even if it is too muddy, rough, and prone to liquid splashes. Though running shoes are made to last for a longer time, you might not want to see your running shoes looking ugly on dirt.

It is time to give your running shoes a treat! Cleaning your shoes will surely bring it back to life. Imagine how your running shoes looked when you first bought it? That should be your goal when cleaning it.

Check out these tips and methods on how to efficiently clean your running shoes!

 

Hand Wash – The Generally Approved Method

Manual hand washing is still the best method for cleaning your running shoes. You reap the benefit of thoroughly cleaning your shoes. As you manually wash your running shoes, you can assess if it is already clean or not. You can also assess if you have done enough to remove stains and dirt from your shoes.

What’s great about hand washing is on the materials you need to use. Like washing your clothes, you only need to use household products. As you plan to hand wash your shoes, just think of where you can find your old toothbrush and a soft cloth.

Hand washing will obviously take up your time and effort. But if you certainly prefer hand washing, you can always find time to do it in spite of your busy schedules.

Keep this in mind: your running shoes need gentle care and hand washing must be done gently.

 

How to Hand Wash Your Running Shoes?

1. Prepare a clean old toothbrush, two soft cloths, and laundry detergent

• The sponge can be used as an alternative for soft cloth.
• You may want to try anti-grease soaps instead of laundry detergent. It is a recommended type of soap to remove stain and dirt on your running shoes.

2. Remove the shoelaces

• It would be a wrong to clean your running shoes without removing the shoelaces. Stains and dirt must have accumulated on the eyelets of your shoes for a long time. The tongue of your running shoes is also prone to stubborn stains.
• Clean your shoelaces by scrubbing it in your hand with soapy water.

3. Remove the insoles

• Insoles are the breeding ground of odor-causing microorganisms.
• Most running shoes have removable insoles. It is best to clean the insoles separately.
• Use the same steps below to clean the insoles

4. Clean the outsoles and midsoles using a toothbrush

• This step is essential for removing loose dirt.
• Do not put too much force! You do not need to remove the stain and dirt completely. Too much force on scrubbing will damage the weave and mesh materials on your running shoes.

5. Mix laundry detergent with water

• Warm water is recommended. Make sure you can tolerate the heat of the water.

6. Dip the soft cloth in the detergent-water mixture
7. Rub the soft cloth against the surface of your running shoes

• On the dirty areas of your running shoes, rub the soft cloth repeatedly until the dirt comes off.

8. Soak another soft cloth in a pure water
9. Use the water-soaked cloth to remove excess detergent

• Excess detergent makes your running shoes stiff.
• Excess detergent results to staining.

10. Air-dry or sun-dry the shoes, shoelaces, and insoles separately

• Flip the tongue out of the toe box to allow more circulation of air and heat

 

Machine Wash – The Risky Method

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