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Yes, you can use cross country shoes without the spikes for track work. Removing the spikes will make the shoes more versatile and comfortable for different surfaces. Just keep in mind that without spikes, the grip may not be as effective on a track, especially during sprints or sharp turns. It's a good way for your son to acclimate to the shoes before using them with spikes.
Track and Cross Country
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Cross training shoes are versatile enough to use for other sports so they are a brilliant idea if you do lots of cross training and other sporting activities.
Converse All-Stars shoes are expensive track shoes that are comfortable and are used when playing sports. The shoes are also a status symbol for the wearer.
I like to think so. I like to think of cross-training shoes as all-purpose shoes but it does depend. You don't want to wear running shoes for climbing rocks and stuff. It depends on how many different sports she does.
For athletes to use when competing in biathlon. In the Winter Games, biathlon events are a combination of cross country skiing with rifle shooting. Competitors ski a cross country skiing track and at designated areas perform the rifle shooting, in both prone and standing positions.
Cross-country. You use different length of poles in classic and free (skate) cross-country. The longest poles are used in free cross-country.
Because tennis shoes have lots of grip and have a thiner base. Just a safety warning. If you are doing long distance runing like cross-country or something like that, never ever use tennis shoes as they will damage your feet very badly if you are using them a lot in this case.
What running are you doing. Track, Cross Country, Road Racing, etc. * Get a shoe that is in your category of sport or a shoe that is okay for most. * Next get a shoe that fits you comfortably since you will wear them a lot. * Ask yourself if you can run in them. * Replace about every 500 miles since they wear out. I use Brooks GTS Adrenaline 9 which work fine.
Its a bad idea. You wouldn't be any faster then with normal shoes the spikes are to small to get grip. Just designed to penitrate rubbery track surface with little effect. Use on grass could break the spikes. Trust me just use cleats. There are special spike shoes used for grass that javelin throwers use. The spikes can be as long as 1". They are designed to grip the slippery surface of grass/mud. However, they are not designed for the 100m dash.
Probably the 3/8 inch spike. I have found that to be common in high cross country running. IN track you probably only want to use a 1/8 inch spike.