Nike Zoom Victory XC 3? Thinking about purchasing these spikes for the season but they sell for around $120. A bit pricy. Should I just buy the Rivals or do you think the XC 3's are worth the $$$? Also, would you laugh at a runner with a PR just under 20 min. in the 5k wearing these. I feel like you need some merit to be worthy of wearing high-end spikes. Thoughts and opinions please.
waste of money unless you are maxed out on your training and trying to squeeze out a few more seconds
Would you recommend using trainers or a more basic spike around $40-$70?
Definitely get spikes. Zoom rival xc is good. Don't spend more than $70 unless the fit feels a lot better. Victory xc won't make much difference over rival.
If you are running non-spike courses (concrete) the streak lt2 is good
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Would you recommend using trainers or a more basic spike around $40-$70?
Get basic spikes to wear for the meets that count. Wear trainers if you are training through a meet.
Wear spikes for all meets, even minor early season meets. You need to get accustomed to running in spikes early season so you are very comfortable running in them by the time important meets come around.
Also, be sure to at least do some light running and strides a few times in spikes before using them in a race.
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