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elle aime courir
800m PR- 2:36
5k PR- 21:00 (road); 20:15 (trail)
10k PR- 49:00
10mi PR- 1:23:27
Hi! I am looking for a good racing shoe for the 400m-5k distance. Not sure if I want a spike or just racing flats. Opinions?
Keeponrunning:
Unless you're "sprinting" 400m at 6-minute-mile pace, I would not necessarily suggest to wear the same shoes for 400m AND 5000m. If you're not sure about wearing spike shoes for 400 (they will pull your legs around), try one of those spikeless XC racing shoes. They are snug and have good traction. Unless you're racing 5000m on track, I wouldn't necessarily wear spikeless XC shoes for 5k on the road. I would definitely go with some minimal-like racing flats for 5k though.
If you want a decent performance, there are certain corners you shouldn't cut and I'd say this is one of them. If you just want to "participate", there's no poit of suggestion; any shoes that you like would do.
Goals for 2011: Sub 16 5K Sub 33 10K Sub 1:15 Half Top 3 at Maine Marathon
I'm very pleased with my Asics Piranha 2 racing flats. They're 4.2 oz. and I feel like I'm flying when I race in them!
Diamond:
Piranha is one of my favorites (have you tried the new ones? Those are directly from Japan under the name Sortie Tenka (I think). I think these'd be even better!
However, for sprinting events, such as 400m should be, I'm not quite sure if current Piranha (the grey one) provide enough traction (expecially on track) and lateral support.
How's your training coming along? Been doubling lately? ;o)
Diamond: Piranha is one of my favorites (have you tried the new ones? Those are directly from Japan under the name Sortie Tenka (I think). I think these'd be even better! However, for sprinting events, such as 400m should be, I'm not quite sure if current Piranha (the grey one) provide enough traction (expecially on track) and lateral support. How's your training coming along? Been doubling lately? ;o)
When the price comes down, I'll buy the new ones. As for my training, I'm still trying to figure things out. I really like the Lydiard approach - I recently read "Running with the Buffaloes" and was impressed with Mark Wetmore's training methods. My problem is that I'm struggling to put together a stable training plan because I have PR goals for multiple distances from Mile to Half Marathon. I'm also planning on doing at least one marathon as well. I also had a scare the other day when I pulled my groin doing 5:30 pace 3 minute intervals. Too much too soon, no doubt. It's still a little tight but stretching and ice have allowed me to continue getting in my easy miles, fortunately. I have the Boston Prep 16 - miler on 1/24. This is what I'm planning on doing this year.
Schedule
1/24 - Boston Prep 16-miler
2/13 - Polar Bear 5K Sub 18
3/7 - Irish Rover 5K Sub 17:45
3/14 - Kerryman Pub 5K
4/3 - Gorham 5K Sub 17:30
4/19 - Patriots Day 5 Miler *Sub 29 min attempt
5/16 - Sugarloaf Marathon
6/6 - Kennebunk Beach 5-Miler
6/20 - OOB 5K
7/4 - GRB 5K *Sub 17 min attempt
8/7 - Beach to Beacon *Sub 35min attempt
8/21 - 5K *Sub 17 min attempt
September and beyond undecided - Grad School. Would like to do at least a Half, another 10K, and possibly another marathon.
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Boiler Tom: then why do I see you have recently run in shoes? apparently your not "anyone" either.
The Mizuno Ronins look good, except that it does not look like I can get them in Canada. If I cannot find a good shoe here, I can always look southward.....will seriously try for Canada, though, as that is overall just easier.
Boiler Tom: then why do I see you have recently run in shoes? apparently your not "anyone" either. The Mizuno Ronins look good, except that it does not look like I can get them in Canada. If I cannot find a good shoe here, I can always look southward.....will seriously try for Canada, though, as that is overall just easier.
busted... :-)
Sorry, I can't offer much advice.
Keeponrunning: Unless you're "sprinting" 400m at 6-minute-mile pace, I would not necessarily suggest to wear the same shoes for 400m AND 5000m. If you're not sure about wearing spike shoes for 400 (they will pull your legs around), try one of those spikeless XC racing shoes. They are snug and have good traction. Unless you're racing 5000m on track, I wouldn't necessarily wear spikeless XC shoes for 5k on the road. I would definitely go with some minimal-like racing flats for 5k though. If you want a decent performance, there are certain corners you shouldn't cut and I'd say this is one of them. If you just want to "participate", there's no poit of suggestion; any shoes that you like would do.
Can anyone explain what is meant by the above statement ("..they will pull your legs around"). Interested as I want to try to run some good track races this summer. The few times I've ever raced on a track I've just used my 5K shoes (Brooks T6.
Here's what I meant (from the horse's a..., I mean, horse's mouth).
When you run in snow and ice, you'll find little twinges around your ankles and shins. Because your legs are now stretched in every direction in a slippery surface due to snow and ice. Really, all it takes is not even an inch and then you'll feel it. In a way, this is the reason why so many peopl have Achilles problem--you wear shoes with very thick heel and, for whatever the reason, you switch to low-profile shoes (change to spike shoes or racing flats or start walking a lot more in barefoot or whatever) and now your Achilles is being stretched just a few tenth of an inch further and bang!
Actually, wearing spike shoes is not just this; it also involves extra "pull". Years ago, I believe it was 1989 or 1990, when Leroy Burrell set the world record for men's 100m, his shoe sponsor, ASICS, asked him to design spike shoes for sprinters. He did, and came up with beautiful shoes. They put them on some high school sprinter's feet for testing and almost all of them ended up pulling their legs and got injured. Burrell had such powerful legs and his running style was more relying on "kicking" and his shoe design reflected that. Spike shoes, as you all know, have pins to grip the surface of the track better. They will but, where there's action, there's also reaction. Pushing the ground that much harder means something (ground or spike shoes) is pulling somethingn else (your legs) that much harder. When you hadn't worn spike shoes for the longest time (or do so for the first time) and you run in them, your legs are going to get knocked around so much more. That's not just because of low profile heel but also this extra "pull".
Interestingly, when some elite athletes use PED, they tend to get injuries, particularly Achilles tendon. This is because their body is not quite ready for that much of a "lift" in performance. Basically, PED is allowing him/her to go above their head to perform. But something's gotta give; and that tends to show in their Achilles tendon. Actually, I shouldn't say just PED; when they have a great season and everything fits in and they just run out of their skin; they need to be extra careful expecially today when there is so much prize money involved, they just can't stop competing and they go everywhere and anywhere to pick up their pay-check. They end up injuring themselves because sometimes their tendons and ligaments can't hold up.
Does this make sense?
Nobby: makes perfect sense, as long as you explain what PED is?
I ended up getting a pair of Adidas adizero manas. I love them- they really form to your feet, if that makes any sense. Super light too. Can't wait til it warms up and the track is transformed back to a track instead of an ice rink so I can try them (not literal ice rink, but i think it could be used as such) When put in non-cushiony shoes, I land "properly" on my forefeet like we were meant to before we got shoed, so that will probably make the transition easier. Will not abandon thick soles totally yet, though.
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