Do you think there's a place for a major "classic" track meet or league that only allows spikes with "x percent" energy return to be used?
With the recent tech it's tough to compare times between eras. Perhaps bicarb makes all new times un-comparable anyway?
Thoughts? I think it would be neat, but then again I also think that there could be successful pro basketball and American football leagues that limit height and weight respectively. Tennis did it with wooden rackets.
Why stop there? Go back to cinder tracks, get rid of pacers, and disqualify runners if they have too much caffeine in their system.
hmmm.... wrote:
Why stop there? Go back to cinder tracks, get rid of pacers, and disqualify runners if they have too much caffeine in their system.
Because there is a long and relatable track record (no pun intended) of track races run on (relatively similar) composite tracks with non-super spikes. The "relatableness" of the times would be neat, and it would also help answer questions such as "Adam can run 12:52 in super spikes, but could he have run as fast as Bob Kennedy in the old spikes?"
Cinder tracks could vary quite a bit vs. a fairly small difference in synthetic tracks. The pacers and caffeine things seem like canards added for effect. I'm guessing your vote is no. Anyone else care to weigh in?
Wooden Rackets wrote:
Do you think there's a place for a major "classic" track meet or league that only allows spikes with "x percent" energy return to be used?
With the recent tech it's tough to compare times between eras. Perhaps bicarb makes all new times un-comparable anyway?
Thoughts? I think it would be neat, but then again I also think that there could be successful pro basketball and American football leagues that limit height and weight respectively. Tennis did it with wooden rackets.
I bet if some pro runners showed up then they´re times wouldn´t even be much different.
vvv wrote:
I bet if some pro runners showed up then they´re times wouldn´t even be much different.
You would have to stop them from training in the new shoes. Just putting them on for race day doesn’t do that much.
3:26.00 says there are no "super spikes"
so does 1:40.91