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re: Good shoe recommendation needed
Posted on 9/15/20 at 9:03 am to Black n Gold
Posted on 9/15/20 at 9:03 am to Black n Gold
Good post, most teams don't have great natural surfaces for practice and a road shoe/not too crazy trail is sufficient.
I also prefer no-spikes for races, though JR kids are just fine in their training shoes for races.
Fun aside - In last weekend's race for my daughter, the girl who came in 2nd lost one shoe about 200yds into the race. She scooped it up (had her chip on it) and ran the whole race with one shoe. That's pretty awesome.
I also prefer no-spikes for races, though JR kids are just fine in their training shoes for races.
Fun aside - In last weekend's race for my daughter, the girl who came in 2nd lost one shoe about 200yds into the race. She scooped it up (had her chip on it) and ran the whole race with one shoe. That's pretty awesome.
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Posted on 9/15/20 at 9:12 am to LSUfan20005
In terms of terrain, XC races differ from region to region, as well as from host to host. I would suggest having your kid ask his coach what type of terrain they will be mostly running on. That should give you a good start when shopping for shoes.
On many XC shoes, you use to be able to substitute rubber spikes for the metal spikes if you were running on a particularly hard or dry course one meet. Not sure if that's still a thing.
ETA: Make sure your kid cleans and dries his shoes properly after a dirty or muddy run. Not doing this is the quickest way to ruining a good pair of shoes. He'll probably still log some miles in these shoes come track season.
On many XC shoes, you use to be able to substitute rubber spikes for the metal spikes if you were running on a particularly hard or dry course one meet. Not sure if that's still a thing.
ETA: Make sure your kid cleans and dries his shoes properly after a dirty or muddy run. Not doing this is the quickest way to ruining a good pair of shoes. He'll probably still log some miles in these shoes come track season.
This post was edited on 9/15/20 at 9:16 am
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