Track spike portable#

With spikes as low as $29 (see VSAthletics and their Saucony deal: good enough for Wallace Spearmon and Lauryn Willimas) you can buy several pairs and put different lengths of pins or needles, or different elements (needles vs. Carry extra pairs with different spike lengths/types Of course, some spikes have permanent or “fixed” pins, usually Christmas or compression types. Why? Because we run counter clockwise and there’s a lot of centripetal force! That’s where the pressure points are. I like my track spikes pin layout symmetrical, with the exception of the 200 meters.įor 200m, I like to focus on having spike pins on the inside of left shoe (by the big toe), and the outside of right shoe (by the baby toe). That rule has changed sometime in the early 90’s and you can now have 11 pins for the shoe (including the pins on the heel for high jump and javelin). Historically, only 6 pins were allowed for Track events, where the 7th pin must be a stud or blank. Every season, I get one athlete who strips the threading for a spike pin, and the only way to remove it is by a pliers.

Track spike portable#

I always carry a portable pair of pliers from a camping store. But I used to live and train in Vancouver, where it rains 300 days a year, unlike the Cote Azure where it’s sunny 300 days a year. If you train in hot dry weather, this shouldn’t be a problem. Golf is played on moist wet grass and by dipping the pins in 10W30 oil, before screwing them into the shoe, it prevents rust, and therefore allows for easy removal. How may times do you get to track practice, and another athlete sitting next to you is getting ready to take their spikes out of the bag, and… *WHEW* … Dip the Spike pins in oil before inserting This keeps your spikes dry, especially if you have sweaty feet and you don’t wear socks with your spikes. The biggest tip I can suggest is taking the spikes out of your spike bag when you get home from practice. Carry extra pairs with different spike lengths and types.Dip the spike pins in 10W30 oil before inserting.So here are my top 7 tips for your Track spikes (not cleats!): But you have to treat them a bit different than a pair of trainers or running shoes. Owning a pair of spikes (not cleats!) is a simple process.