I've talked to a few people about this. Thought I'd bring it to the forums... I'm on the fence on whether I should wear flats because the 10k is such a long race or xc spikes because in cross country we race 10k with spikes...I'm not asking what I can get by with but more of what you guys think would help my performance in the 10k this upcoming outdoor season the most from your experiences..
It's mostly a matter of how conditioned you are to wearing spikes on the track. It's very different than on most XC courses. If you're doing at least a weekly workout in them on the track you're probably okay. Also, the deeper into the season you are the more conditioned to the spikes you'll be with more races under your belt.
It's also partially a matter of how fast you are. If you're running high 30-minutes or slower you really don't have much to gain by wearing spikes.
There are loads of XC spikes that have a decent amount of cushioning so buy a pair of those. If you are on grass and other soft surfaces then spikes will be a big plus. If you are in mud and snow then XC shoes with 1/2" pyramid spikes will be necessary.
Nike Zoom Victory XC
Nike Zoom Waffle XC VIII (my personal fav)
Nike Zoom Forever 2
Saucony Grid Kilkenny
Ninetonite wrote:
There are loads of XC spikes that have a decent amount of cushioning so buy a pair of those. If you are on grass and other soft surfaces then spikes will be a big plus. If you are in mud and snow then XC shoes with 1/2" pyramid spikes will be necessary.
Nike Zoom Victory XC
Nike Zoom Waffle XC VIII (my personal fav)
Nike Zoom Forever 2
Saucony Grid Kilkenny
I'd go with matumbos if its on the road.
I like to say say that spike plates are designed for paces, not races. The faster you are, the more aggressive plate you typically want... operating word there is 'typically.' It is, to a large extent, also a thing of personal preference. Try each out for a few workouts, preferably stuff at race pace on the track, and see what works best for you.
Ninetonite wrote:
There are loads of XC spikes that have a decent amount of cushioning so buy a pair of those. If you are on grass and other soft surfaces then spikes will be a big plus. If you are in mud and snow then XC shoes with 1/2" pyramid spikes will be necessary.
Nike Zoom Victory XC
Nike Zoom Waffle XC VIII (my personal fav)
Nike Zoom Forever 2
Saucony Grid Kilkenny
I'm asking about track...10k
Spikes
HC wrote:
It's mostly a matter of how conditioned you are to wearing spikes on the track. It's very different than on most XC courses. If you're doing at least a weekly workout in them on the track you're probably okay. Also, the deeper into the season you are the more conditioned to the spikes you'll be with more races under your belt.
It's also partially a matter of how fast you are. If you're running high 30-minutes or slower you really don't have much to gain by wearing spikes.
I do wear spikes for some of my workouts but I usually wear flats for interval workouts and tempo runs.. High 30s in the 10k??? or do you mean 8k?...I'm in the high 28s low 29s usually... It started to seem like a personal preference to me, I guess I'll have to experiment
badfish wrote:
I'm asking about track...10k
barefoot
Ninetonite wrote:
There are loads of XC spikes that have a decent amount of cushioning so buy a pair of those. If you are on grass and other soft surfaces then spikes will be a big plus. If you are in mud and snow then XC shoes with 1/2" pyramid spikes will be necessary.
Nike Zoom Victory XC
Nike Zoom Waffle XC VIII (my personal fav)
Nike Zoom Forever 2
Saucony Grid Kilkenny
badfish wrote:I'm asking about track...10k
Not to hijack the thread, but technically it would be the 10000m. If you had said that in your topic title, the intent would be clear. 10k is for cross-country, roads, etc.
As for my own input. I've only run 30:56 for the 10000m, and the pace certainly didn't feel fast enough to warrant spikes. I ran in flats and felt fine. If I were in sub 30 or sub 29 shape, maybe my preference would be different. At least for me, 3 minute kilometer pace is too slow to "require" spikes.
Zoom vics!