So here is the deal. Last week I ran a 3k at this local all comers meet in 9:28. I ran it in trainers. Any idea what I could do in spikes? My friends are telling me anywhere from take 2-3 seconds/mile (about a 9:23) to 10 seconds a mile (so about a 9:10).
Who gives a shit? GTFO
Yeah 9:10-15 would probably make sense.
7:19 at least.
question mark wrote:
So here is the deal. Last week I ran a 3k at this local all comers meet in 9:28. I ran it in trainers. Any idea what I could do in spikes? My friends are telling me anywhere from take 2-3 seconds/mile (about a 9:23) to 10 seconds a mile (so about a 9:10).
not a coach wrote:
Who gives a shit? GTFO
Are you a f***ing idiot? I give a shit obviously, or I wouldn't have asked. What a stupid statement.
You- 9:15
Rexing- 7:29 (in trainers still)
id say 9 flat.
The only reason people run a race in trainers is so they can overestimate how fast they would have been if they were wearing spikes.
Does it make you feel like more of a man that you were able to run 9:28 in trainers.
If you are worried about injury risk from wearing spikes because your body is not used to it, then who is to say you wouldn't have pulled up lame on lap 6 as result of racing in spikes.
So, in short, it's worth a 9:28.
I'd say 9:28.
The shoes you're wearing generally aren't the factor that limit how fast you run.
There's too many other variables to account for to simply assign a hypothetical time had you been wearing spikes.
Fupa the gunt wrote:
The only reason people run a race in trainers is so they can overestimate how fast they would have been if they were wearing spikes.
Or else my shoes were still in a spike bag I had accidentally left by my front door. But its ok. We all love to make stupid assumptions. F***ing idiot.
question mark wrote:
Fupa the gunt wrote:The only reason people run a race in trainers is so they can overestimate how fast they would have been if they were wearing spikes.
Or else my shoes were still in a spike bag I had accidentally left by my front door. But its ok. We all love to make stupid assumptions. F***ing idiot.
I'm confuse. Do you mean stupid assumption like "you raced in trainers so that you could overestimate your ability" or stupid assumption like "you would have race 2-3 seconds to 10 seconds a mile faster had you worn spikes?" Hard to say which of those two assumptions are more idiotic...
A lot depends on running style. Personally, I hate trying to run fast in trainers and will use spikes or very light racing flats for anything faster than 10k pace. However, I've worked out with people who seem to be completely comfortable running 27s 200s in their trainers. For me, spikes would make a big difference in a 3000 time; for others, it might not matter. So the question is, in your training, how much do you motice the difference between spikes and trainers?