How much faster do you run with spike shoes on track ?

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6 years ago 04/25/2018 8:24am EDT

re: Bruin1996

Bruin1996 wrote:
Maybe I am just not used to running in Dpikes anymore but when I tried the Zoom Victory 3 spikes and the Zoom Streak LT3 Racing flat on a track I was way faster in the LT3’s.. running laps at low-5 pace with the LT3 whole running low-6 pace in the Victory 3 with similar perceived effort.

1min per mile slower in Victory over LT3? Hyperbole I assume. Or maybe you were running on concrete....

Last week i did 2x(600, 400, 200), with the first set in LT3s and the second set in the Victory. Paces were 4:20-4:00. I've always felt that spikes increase the elastic energy return you get out of the foot/calf/achilles due to the stiffness of the spike plate and flat or negative heel drop. That feeling was pretty apparent in my workout even though it was my first time to wear spikes in 5 years. I nearly injured myself in those 1200m. My achilles is way too inflexible these days. So i'll be opting for the LT3s in my upcoming 5k and run a few seconds slower.

Abbott WMM 6 Star Finisher, all sub-3, average 2:49 time

6 years ago 04/25/2018 11:14am EDT

re: 1 2 3 green

Nope.. I was running on the local community college track. I was really hoping the track spikes would be a little faster than the LT3 but they felt awkward and uncomfortable to run in. I probably could have run close to my pace in my LT3’s if I tried harder but they just didn’t feel right. I usually run in Pegasus, Epic React, Zoom Fly for my half and full marathon training. LT3 only for Track speedwork. I don’t remember if I even ran in spikes back in high school track (1 mile/2 mile races)

4 years ago 12/04/2019 9:54pm EST

re: What? Are You Cray Cotten?

I do not disagree that spikes makes you faster. However I believe your math to be Incorrect on this.

If the study which shows over 60m an athlete runs .5 faster is correct. This is largely due to the fact that most of a 60m race is the acceleration phase. Once the athlete is done accelerating spikes will play less of a factor. Acceleration and the turns are probably the most affected by spikes.

I would say 1 second on a 200m track, 1.5 MAX over 400m IMO. Would love to see some data on it though.

4 years ago 12/05/2019 5:04am EST

re: Cottonshirt

Actually research has been done on this issue and on a good all-weather track there is no difference in the coat of running middle and long distance races, as long as track-surface conditions are not slippery for some reason. Also weight of the shoes used for spike-shoe running and non-spikes need to be equal to compare running cost.

3 years ago 04/11/2021 1:30pm EDT

re: Mglll

Sounds about right. There was a 800m race where I was rushed to the start line without my spikes. I had fresh legs but I felt so slow; there was a noticeable difference, running in trainers kind of sucks in a track meet. I pushed in that race just as hard or harder than I normally do but ran 2 seconds behind my PR. Not a study with hard evidence of course, but I definitely can put my vote in for spikes.

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