Anybody else run track??

[hubadlatimmy]

Just wondered if anybody else here runs track or run just to stay in shape, what event?
Here's what I really wondered though what shoes do you use for training and what spikes do you wear if you do?

Traning- Asics gel II- They have more forefoot support which feels really good to me and don't have as much forward roll as nike, adidas, and others.

Spikes- Bowerman series Kenedy 2, I believe high quality spikes are the only way to go or you end up with heel bruises and other crap that that could of been avoided by buying a pair of quality spikes.

[gimp]

whoo hoo! pole vault!!! Well, I did it in high school. Everyone on the college team is so full of themselves that I can't stand being around them. I had cheap shoes, and cheap spikes. I would spend most of my 'training' time sleeping on the high jump mats and watching all the hot girls.

[dropkick1]

i threw the field, which means i did shot put. it was a lot of fun and harder than most people think.

ken

[PaInTbALL zAcH]

i used to do distance and now i do pole vault and i really suck

[WpMiKeMaN]

i do long and tripple jump. this is the first year that im doing track though.

[Cha0tic]

i did track my my freshman year. i ran the 400 in about 56 seconds. i didn't think it was that bad for a first year runner. i don't do it anymore because i get mad shin splints runnign on the pavement tracks, which are everywhere here.

[WpMiKeMaN]

WTF! you guys dont have rubber or dirt tracks?

[Cha0tic]

not all the schools. just the big ones. i go to a small private school. we have a pavement track. the big big meets are on the nice rubber tracks.

[HoppysMag]

hey all im a fellow pole vaulter too!!

[WpMiKeMaN]

Originally posted by Cha0tic
not all the schools. just the big ones. i go to a small private school. we have a pavement track. the big big meets are on the nice rubber tracks.

that sucks dude! you guys could hurt yourselves! you dont get to practice with spikes on either! do you guys at least have a rubber approach track for pole vault and the jump pit?

[Mav D MagMan]

Just for the record: I run track, but usually only long enough to catch the real track runners and trip them... Truth is I play soccer, outrunning track guys just for glory is fun.

[gimp]

My school didn't have a track, or pole vault pits. I used to pole vault up onto the stage in the auditorium. I got hurt a lot. I only vaulted for a year, and was 8th in NH.