I asked Marathon Sports Anthony how often we should change our running shoes and he informed me that conventional wisdom on the subject suggests we should toss them between 300-500 miles. I did the math and had put about 425 miles on the orange "Inspires." If you're wondering if it's time to swap out the shoes, Anthony told me you kind of have to "feel it," but a surefire sign that you need to replace your shoes is if they are cracking along the outside of the cushioning at the bottom.
Here is an article with more info on the subject.
www.sportsmedicine.about.com/od/tipsandtricks/a/replaceshoes.htm
One final recommendation about your new shoes-- if you consider yourself flatfooted or if you have a history of running related injuries, check out "superfeet." For all the money that running shoes cost, they come with almost no internal padding for your feet. It's like buying a winter coat that has no insulation. But for 30 bucks, you can buy an insole that will help with the pounding your bones take on each and every running step.
Though you won't be "gellin' like a felon named Magellan," you will be doing the running equivalent.
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