spikes for young runners

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    tj

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    7 years ago 05/26/2016 7:23am EDT

    At what age are spikes appropriate for youth runners?

    My daughter is in 6th grade running MS track having decent local success (5:52 mile 2:41 800) she ran XC this past fall and has done some summer track stuff the last few years. Not over the top a couple days a week practice and one week a meet for 6 weeks or so in the summer. Plays other sports as well, mostly basketball.

    I coach HS XC and have coached track as well, my philosophy has been to just run in her regular trainers right until HS. Just worried about the potential injury, staring on chillies etc in spikes. Any thoughts from anyone on this??

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    Anonymous Poster

    7 years ago 05/26/2016 7:55am EDT
    re: TJ

    TJ wrote:

    Any thoughts from anyone on this??

    Lots of thoughts, I haven't stopped thinking since I read your post. But no matter how much I think about it, I can't figure out what 'staring on chillies' means.

    I coach 5-8 grade most of our kids run in their trainers, once they get really serious a few will buy spikes. Haven't had any injuries.

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    tj

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    7 years ago 05/26/2016 8:04am EDT
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    sorry supposed to be strain on achilles.

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    tj

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    7 years ago 05/26/2016 11:36am EDT
    re: TJ

    bump

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    7 years ago 05/26/2016 7:07pm EDT
    re: TJ

    Go on eBay and buy a pair of spikes for $30. Yes your daughter will probably grow out of them in a few years, but you can't really complain when they're so cheap.

    Think about it this way...

    If you go to the state middle school track meet, I guarantee that all the top runners are wearing spikes. Why? Because they're serious about competing and winning, even though they're young.

    I wouldn't worry about potential injuries. If a runner seriously got injured because he/she wore spikes instead of trainers, then there is most likely something else going wrong.

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