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When I ran long distance in high school I’d replace my shoes every year, over xc and track they probably had around 800km on them, some years a bit more others less. I learned quickly that changing brands or even models from what worked for me was bad so always got the Mizuno waveriders that were available that year.
As others noted you’ll feel the midsole start that lose its cushion well before you see wear in it. Even when it looks like it has bounce, it may not be providing what you need to cushion the forces from running (a normal pace can see many times your body mass as force on your foot as you and you want to absorb a lot of that to not ruin your knees and hips).