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Drying Out Wet Running Shoes . . .
So
you got up early this morning to run. It was still dark, and a very light
rain was falling. No problem--it's certainly better than a hot, humid
morning. Off you go. A couple of miles from home, it starts to rain a little
more. Pretty soon its torrential, and the water rushing along the curbs is
occasionally ankle deep. You're soaked to the skin, your shoes are sloshing,
and it's raining so hard that water is going up your nose.
Every runner is going to get soaked every now and then--some of us more
frequently than others--but not everyone knows how to dry out a pair of
running shoes. If you don't already know how to do this, read on.
Decent running shoes are pretty delicate, so sending them on a trip through the wash or a for a tumble in the dryer is really hard on them and shortens their useful life. ("Useful" is the cushion, protect, and stabilize part of their design, not the look-cool-in-a-colorfully-geeky-way part.) Their delicacy allows them to dry pretty quickly, though, if you follow some simple steps(!).
- Take out the insoles, and wring the water out of them, preferably
over a sink, and set them aside where they can air dry without offending the
rest of the family
- Assuming your spouse or significant other has finished with the
Post, loosely pack each shoe with a couple of sheets of newspaper.
- Let them sit with the paper in them for several hours--for example,
till you get home from work or overnight depending on when you got drenched.
- After several hours, remove the newspaper, and let the shoes air dry
for about a day.
- Put the dry insoles back in.
- Get up early and go run . . . .