Do new dragonfly spikes need breaking in? Would love to wear them for a 3000m tomorrow (season opener) but they haven't been used at all yet. Is that a terrible idea?
I have a year-old pair which I could wear instead, which I train in, but I'm gunning for a PB and targeting a minute barrier so I'm tempted to go with the new ones even though I haven't broken them in; I need that extra few %.
No, they do not need breaking in.
Maybe do a couple of strides or short race-pace reps the day before in them but I wouldn't say they need to be broken in
stupidquestionprobably wrote:
Do new dragonfly spikes need breaking in? Would love to wear them for a 3000m tomorrow (season opener) but they haven't been used at all yet. Is that a terrible idea?
I have a year-old pair which I could wear instead, which I train in, but I'm gunning for a PB and targeting a minute barrier so I'm tempted to go with the new ones even though I haven't broken them in; I need that extra few %.
I ran 400m in them the day before a meet and it truly felt like I was bouncing off the ground. I think strapping on a new pair of superspikes for the first time ever feels even better
stupidquestionprobably wrote:
Do new dragonfly spikes need breaking in? Would love to wear them for a 3000m tomorrow (season opener) but they haven't been used at all yet. Is that a terrible idea?
I have a year-old pair which I could wear instead, which I train in, but I'm gunning for a PB and targeting a minute barrier so I'm tempted to go with the new ones even though I haven't broken them in; I need that extra few %.
Fresh ZoomX feels way different than beat up ZoomX, you may wanna just run a few strides in them to make sure you have a feel for the weird squishy/bouncy feeling