- Crumpled newspapers work great. Change them as needed. When the newspaper gets damp, take it out and put in dry. Maybe put a fan on them if you need more drying power.

- This is when you need more than one pair of shoes in your rotation. As wet as they get, you can almost always dry them in two days.

Len

I have multiple shoes that I rotate.  Most of the time I have 3 pairs.  What I do is I usually start running in new shoes before my old shoes are worn out - maybe 50+% worn.  I usually alternate shoes but not necessarily every day.   Sometimes my third shoes is not completely worn so I still use it for short, TM, or park runs. Also I use my newer shoes for my long runs.

Even when my shoes are completely wet they usually only take 2 days to dry in the garage.  I take the soles out and put a dry rag in there (I dont have newspaper).

James

I'll throw in two more points: (1) Never apply direct heat to shoes while drying them. Indirect heat (like placing them on top of the dryer) is fine, but don't put them IN the dryer, don't use a hair dryer on them, etc. (2) Always dry out shoes as soon as reasonably possible after they get wet. A few months ago, there was another thread by a runner who left their wet shoes in a gym bag for several days and found they were moldy when he took them out. Mold is probably beyond repair.

As frequently as you run cyndi you should have 2 or 3 pairs of shoes in rotation - it will give each pair a chance to recover between uses and dry out when we have the lovely weekends like we just had !!

I was told that allowing at least day between uses lets the shoes recover their bounce and they last longer - I have no idea how true that is - but I routinely search amazon and alike and get last years model of shoe I wear usually much cheaper - Amazon has actually been a very good source of sale shoes - as has rei.com - I haven`t paid more that $65 for running shoes since my first 2 pair ! I downgrade my to treadmill shoes after 300 miles and another 50 or so they get to be general workout shoes !

I used to leave mine in the sun but I think that is not good for them.  I go the newspaper route.

In the winter I dry them on the heater, in the summer I just leave them outside on the porch.  There are times when I put on damp shoes for my run, but I'm too cheap to buy two pairs.  I frequently run in the mud and rain, and I find that the shoes pretty much always dry out by the next day.  Good luck!