Any benefits or downside to either? A seasoned runner told me that he wears different shoes for different types of runs and even distance (speed).
Is my running form/body conditioned to run in slow pace with trainers? And there is the lower drop on the racing flat.
wear spikes for trac work.
Specificity wrote:
wear spikes for trac work.
This. In short, you are training to race. Race-specific track work should be done in the spikes you will wear for that race. Tempos should be done in a marathon flat.
It may seem minor, but it is a great way to train your more minor muscles and tendons to prepare for the stress they will take on race day.
Doing your faster track workouts entirely in spikes is fine for 800-1500 runners, but I wouldn't recommend it for 5k-10k runners where your race-specific workouts tend to be in the 4-6 mile range. That's a lot of volume to do in spikes, especially if you're racing on top of that. I agree with the other posters who say that you should do some race-pace stuff in spikes in training to adequately prep you for the demands of racing, but I think you need to find a middle ground. Maybe you could do most of a given workout in flats or trainers but then put on spikes for the last couple repeats or whatever.
It's good to be used to a racing flat and certainly you'll want to wear them in some track workouts. But if you have a day in which you feel like wearing a trainer, wear the damn trainer. If you feel like wearing spikes, wear spikes.
There is no requirement and no rule. You should be able to switch among them without problem.
All your long runs should be done in spikes. The added stress of running long on asphalt and concrete with spikes (preferably sprinting spikes) will more than prepare your feet and legs for running a short race in spikes.
coach blow hard wrote:
All your long runs should be done in spikes. The added stress of running long on asphalt and concrete with spikes (preferably sprinting spikes) will more than prepare your feet and legs for running a short race in spikes.
^This
It depends what you're training for, what kind of shoes you wear to race and the overall volume and pace of the workout.
For example, I am primarily a road racer, 5k - marathon, currently training for a marathon. I have a lot of shoes, so here goes. I do easy/regular/long runs mostly in the Nike Zoom Elite, Nike Flyknit Lunar 3, Nike LunarTempo and Montrail FluidFlex. I do tempos and threshold workouts and longer intervals (1000m and above, fartleks, etc) in marathon flats such as the Nike Streak 5, Adidas Adios Boost and Mizuno Wave Ronin. For shorter intervals (800m and under), I wear the Nike Streak LT and Nike LunarSpider R5.
If you are a middle distance track racer (800m - 1500m), I'd recommend wearing spikes in track interval workouts. For 3000m and up, go with a 5k flat like the Streak LT for the majority of the workout, then switch to spikes for the last couple of repeats.
Definitely not trainers. Most people would say do track work outd in spikes. For me the spikes don't work. I'm like the princess and the pea with the spike pressure points. So I go with racing flats for work outs.
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