im doing a speech on the history of the mile run and was going to include a piece on how equipment has improved over the years, and was wondering if anyone had any idea what the weight of Bannisters leather spikes were.
im doing a speech on the history of the mile run and was going to include a piece on how equipment has improved over the years, and was wondering if anyone had any idea what the weight of Bannisters leather spikes were.
Bannister took his running spikes with him to the hospital lab. These were the same black leather spikes that he’d had specially made for him in Manchester. He and a fellclimbing shoemaker had tinkered with the design until they’d pared the weight of each shoe from six to four ounces.
I believe that they weighted 4 ounces. He had them specially made by a local cobbler. He told the cobbler that he only needed the shoes for a few races, that he wasn't worried about durability. At least, this is what I read in the book "The Perfect Mile."
The actual shoes he used were placed on the grass infield during the 50th anniversary celebration. There is a picture a www.tribuneindia.com.
Found the picture, thanks SMJO, those spikes look fast and comfortable to me;
It was not a shoe cobbler, that built his shoes. Cobbler's did not build shoes they only repaired them.
Would this be the "full" mile?