Amy walks us through a five-part series introducing the 2024 track and field spike lineup. Part Three: distance spikes!
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The next category of spikes we’re going to talk about are the long distance spikes the these also come in a traditional and a technical model but both can be used for any distance from the 800 m to the 10,000 M if you are running collegially or post collegially
We’re going to start with the more traditional model and then move on to the technical one in a minute this traditional version from Nike is called the Nike Rival distance you’ll notice the upper is a little bit more substantial than the Sprint Spike or the mid distance Spike and there’s
Definitely a pretty plush heel collar in this version the purpose for that is you’re going to be on your feet Racing for a little bit longer so they want to give you as much comfort as possible in a spike the midsole of the shoe also has an increase of cushioning because as a
Distance Runner you are running Heel To Toe so they’re trying to support you as you are on your feet while still being light and fast the out soole of the shoe is will you’ll see another change the spike plate is shortened in this version down
To just under the 4ot and the number of Spike implementation spots is also lessened down to four the reason for that is you want to be light and fast on your feet especially at the finish of your race but no need for the super aggressive number of spikes that you see
When you racing a shorter Sprint distance moving on to the more technical Spike this is the Nike Air Zoom Victory you’ll notice that the upper is much lighter in this shoe because it is a more technical Spike and then around the heel there’s still that padding but just done in a little more minimalistic way the midsole of the shoe changed es from
Their more traditional foam to their Zoom X foam which is lighter and bouncier and tucked inside that foam between the Air Zoom unit and the upper of the shoe is that carbon plate which has been found to be very propulsive allows you to get on your toes and get those faster
Times the outsole of the shoe is back to that 3/4 length plate and an increase to six bike implementation spots again to get those quicker turnover at the end of the race this is a great option for your longdistance Performances
