Hi everyone,
I’m a (fast approaching middle aged) hobbyjogger and have agreed to run a W3000m for my club on Sunday. I usually run on the road and XC so have been racing in next% and I don’t wan’t to wear spikes yet. Can you recommend me a pair of fast-ish racing flats?
Maybe take the Saucony Sinister out for a test drive? Also, the Brooks Hyperion Tempo and
ASICS Hyper Speed 2 are on sale right now. The Speed 2 are deeply discounted.
If you're looking for some fast-ish racing flats that'll keep you cruising, check out the Nike Zoom Streak or the New Balance 1400. They're lightweight and designed for speed, perfect for that track race without the need for spikes.
Just wear the Next%
Go to any college meet and half the people are wearing them for track races.
Wear the Next% if WA rules don't apply. If WA rules apply, go on saucony fastwitch 9
Do you have cross spikes? When I trained and races a bit with Adidas XC spikes, that seemed to work fine. Perhaps a tad on the heavy side compared to the racing flats I also owned, but the spikes may well make up for that, expecially of there is a splash of rain.
With racing flats getting so hard to find, years ago I got into trail shoes. Some, like Merrell's offerings, were 0mm drop and they actually worked OK on the track and great on the road. Especially with Vibram soles, I seem to have gotten way more mileage from such than from basic Saucony foam sole trainers. For a 3000 race, I guess you'll want the lightest that still offer the grip to lose nothing over XC spikes.
XC spikes may be, in some if not all cases, be less straining on the calf/achilles due to a less absent back sole. Don't even think of these, even racing flats, if you're going to hjeel strike, of course... And yes, many runners will be unaware of being heel strikers, wearing spikes in track, at very high masters level, with fancy CEO jobs, etc. Runners can be quite unaware.
Trackfan1234 wrote:
Hi everyone,
I’m a (fast approaching middle aged) hobbyjogger and have agreed to run a W3000m for my club on Sunday. I usually run on the road and XC so have been racing in next% and I don’t wan’t to wear spikes yet. Can you recommend me a pair of fast-ish racing flats?
It probably depends where you are.
For some reason organisers don't seem to be applying WA rules in the states, and so this is why posters are advising you to where the Next% or the Streakfly.
If you're just about anywhere else in the world, where the rules are enforced, you'll probably need to go with the Adidas Adios (not the Pro), The Saucony Sinister or the Saucony Type A9.
Trackfan1234 wrote:
Hi everyone,
I’m a (fast approaching middle aged) hobbyjogger and have agreed to run a W3000m for my club on Sunday. I usually run on the road and XC so have been racing in next% and I don’t wan’t to wear spikes yet. Can you recommend me a pair of fast-ish racing flats?
Not sure why no one has mentioned these, but the Nike Rival Waffle might be exactly what you’re looking for.
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