Can i purchase 10mm heel-to-toe drop spikes?

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    TrynaRunFast

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    4 years ago 04/30/2021 6:06pm EDT

    So just like the title says really.

    Ive been running for around 7 years now both on road and track and believe it or not, its only just occurred to me, can i buy high heel to toe drop spikes? I personally ALWAYS no matter what - have calf problems after a session at the track when wearing regular track spikes (no matter how much stretching and rolling i do on my calfs and legs!) But anytime i do a session in say the Nike 4% or NEXT% i don't have any problems after and i assume its due to the heel to toe drop and less extension of the Achilles etc?

    Anyway, seeing that it would not only look weird me running a race in trainers rather than spikes and the fact that i think it is now illegal to actually race on the track with the 4% and next% but can i actually buy spikes with a high heel to toe drop or maybe even insoles to go inside just on the heel to lighten the load on my calf's both during training and race?

    Please let me know your experiences and and knowledge!

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    4 years ago 04/30/2021 8:55pm EDT
    re: TrynaRunFast

    bump.

    interesting question. im not sure if such a spike exists

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    4 years ago 04/30/2021 9:27pm EDT
    re: TrynaRunFast

    TrynaRunFast wrote:

    So just like the title says really.

    Ive been running for around 7 years now both on road and track and believe it or not, its only just occurred to me, can i buy high heel to toe drop spikes? I personally ALWAYS no matter what - have calf problems after a session at the track when wearing regular track spikes (no matter how much stretching and rolling i do on my calfs and legs!) But anytime i do a session in say the Nike 4% or NEXT% i don't have any problems after and i assume its due to the heel to toe drop and less extension of the Achilles etc?

    Anyway, seeing that it would not only look weird me running a race in trainers rather than spikes and the fact that i think it is now illegal to actually race on the track with the 4% and next% but can i actually buy spikes with a high heel to toe drop or maybe even insoles to go inside just on the heel to lighten the load on my calf's both during training and race?

    Please let me know your experiences and and knowledge!

    Julian wanders was wearing a very interesting ASICS prototype spike in an Instagram post today it looks like maybe what your talking about. Also have you considered maybe incorporating maybe 3-5 miles of barefoot on grass running into your training? I was much more comfortable in spikes after doing this.

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    TrynaRunFast

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    4 years ago 05/01/2021 6:44am EDT
    re: TrynaRunFast

    Thanks for the input guys! Yeah a quite weird but interesting topic. I would look to running bare foot but I really worry I would step on glass or some sort of sharp twig and doing myself some serious damage. I’m also really sensitive on my feet too haha, I can’t even put a massage ball underneath without flipping around like a girl coz it’s too tiggly.

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    Jon Arne Glomsrud

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    4 years ago 05/02/2021 7:06am EDT
    re: TrynaRunFast

    TrynaRunFast wrote:

    So just like the title says really.

    Ive been running for around 7 years now both on road and track and believe it or not, its only just occurred to me, can i buy high heel to toe drop spikes? I personally ALWAYS no matter what - have calf problems after a session at the track when wearing regular track spikes (no matter how much stretching and rolling i do on my calfs and legs!) But anytime i do a session in say the Nike 4% or NEXT% i don't have any problems after and i assume its due to the heel to toe drop and less extension of the Achilles etc?

    Anyway, seeing that it would not only look weird me running a race in trainers rather than spikes and the fact that i think it is now illegal to actually race on the track with the 4% and next% but can i actually buy spikes with a high heel to toe drop or maybe even insoles to go inside just on the heel to lighten the load on my calf's both during training and race?

    Please let me know your experiences and and knowledge!

    Why not buy normal shoes with less and less drop over time and finally zero or low drop. Then flats and spikes would not be that different.

    Running moderate hills still well grounded with the heel touching would give a dynamic stretch to the calves.

    But IMO this is the problems with modern shoes with drop creates. A spike with drop at least for the faster distances like short and middle distance would get this extra heel hampering the running

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