Can anyone recommend good footwear for urban sprint events? For the past few years I've worn a pair of Karrimor lightweight flat road racing shoes. They knocked 30 seconds off my 5k times, but I've never been entirely confident going round corners, and at WMOC they proved to be woefully short of grip on the polished pavements of Viesti.
Is there a lightweight shoe out there capable of taking tight corners at speed? Does anyone know what Kris or Megan wear?
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Re: urban sprint footwear
Kris seems to have a range of shoes, but his race shoe in the World Champs was a Blue Tak, whatever that is. Hope it's not that sticky stuff you use to put up posters.
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Based on the photographic evidence I'd suggest it's this (or a close relative)...
https://www.adidas.co.uk/adizero-takumi-sen-8-shoes/GZ0182.html
https://www.adidas.co.uk/adizero-takumi-sen-8-shoes/GZ0182.html
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Re: urban sprint footwear
I have these rather old trail rocs which weigh similar to racing flats but have lots of grip. Never seen anything quite like it since (can anyone identify them?), the newer versions seem a lot heavier.
It seems to still be up for debate whether carbon-plate bouncy shoes are worth it for sprints. Certainly you see elites wearing them, but the cornering is pretty comedy!
It seems to still be up for debate whether carbon-plate bouncy shoes are worth it for sprints. Certainly you see elites wearing them, but the cornering is pretty comedy!
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An old pair of light x talons. Too worn to be good for hill races but enough grip for when the planner chucks in some muddy hills. Have always made sure I have had grip since the planner of the jk sprint 2012 did just that, I was in flats and lost the lead. Sigh!
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housewife wrote: Have always made sure I have had grip since the planner of the jk sprint 2012 did just that, I was in flats and lost the lead. Sigh!
B*stard. Its awful the way flats make you run the wrong way round a thicket.
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Inov8 Parkclaw were originally marketed as being for people that wanted to run on grass as well as paths, which seems to fit the requirement well. And my pair do just that. However the latest versions seem to be chunkier and designed for longer trail runs.
But still worth a look as the grip is about right
But still worth a look as the grip is about right
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