I do a lot of walking on a big college campus--consequently many of my shoes don't last very long. I have been using these almost every day for the last 4 months and they are showing very little signs of wear that I've seen in other shoes. Aside from a little bit of dirt, they look almost like they did when they came out of the box. I initially purchased them because I owned a pair of Onitsuka Tigers which were getting pretty old, and decided to stick with a shoe made by Asics. These are very comfortable and durable, and it took very little for this pair to be broken in.  If these get worn out in the next few years I will definitely buy another pair.