How do running shoes actually wear?
Shoe Scan Lab collects real-world photos of running-shoe outsoles from runners across the country. Every pair tells a story about durability, mileage, and lifespan — and we're building the dataset to read it.
Read the wear
Shoe Scan Lab is the running-shoe wear research program of Solestice Labs, the trade name of Tubman Technologies LLC. We study outsole wear on real shoes, worn by real runners, on real roads and trails.
The Wear Survey
Runners photograph the outsoles of their running shoes and answer a few short questions — model, estimated mileage, typical surfaces. Each submission adds a data point to our wear dataset.
The Tester Program
A group of committed runners photographs their shoes on a regular schedule, letting us track how the same pair wears over hundreds of miles. Testers can opt in to text-message scan reminders.
Research & findings
We analyze submissions in aggregate to understand wear patterns, durability differences between models, and how wear relates to mileage. Participants get first access to what we learn.
Two minutes per pair
Contributing takes about two minutes. No account required.
Photograph your outsoles
Snap clear photos of the bottom of your running shoes in good light — a phone camera is all you need.
Tell us about the pair
Shoe model, rough mileage, and where you mostly run.
Repeat as they wear
Submitting the same pair again over time is the most valuable data of all — it shows wear as it happens.