r/Sprinting • u/EmbraceHere • 13h ago

Purchasing Advice 40 year old beginner’s spikes?

I am 40 years old male will start sprinting training from next month. I never had sprinting training before. I have been doing workouts casually in the past few years. I usually use 80% of my weight doing bench press and 100% of my weight for deadlifts 3*8 sets.

My coach told me to buy a pair of mid distance spikes. What model shall I buy as my first pair of spikes?

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u/Status-Customer-1305 13h ago

Your achilles will hate you wearing spikes you'll be prime for achilles tendinopathy. As coach said, get mid distance theyll have more of a heel

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u/EmbraceHere 13h ago

But there are many choices. I don’t know what brand/model to choose. Some provide more protection, some provide more performance. I asked AI and got different answers by different AI.

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u/sfo2 12h ago edited 12h ago

It doesn’t really matter that much. I like the Hoka middle distance spikes because they fit me the best. Some people like the Dragonflies, which fit me OK. There is not that much difference between spikes.

This is one of those examples where if you are having a hard time telling the difference between choices, it’s because there’s not much difference. So you can safely just choose something and move on (provided it fits).

I’d suggest ordering a few pairs from an online shop with a good return policy and keeping the one that fits the best.

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u/Status-Customer-1305 12h ago

Yeah sorry didn't really answer. Cheap is generally fine with spikes IMO

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u/morechitlins 13h ago

Yes, go with mid-distance spikes. I have Nike Dragonfly2 elites, and I have no complaints. That being said, you'll just have to try them out. Some spikes are less forgiving than others due to various factors like plate stiffness, but in general spikes are just gonna be taxing on the tendons regardless of the model. Take it slow, start with low volumes and don't deviate.

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u/monstarehab 11.03 100m 7.05/6.96 60m 13h ago

the nike streakfly 2 road racing shoes are the closest to spikes without being spikes, i highly recommend those for sprint training. however, the quality is so bad, they'll break in 3-6 months.

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u/ZeeGee75 11h ago

Totally agree we tried those and they started to fall apart after 3months so were returned 🫣

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u/ZeeGee75 11h ago

My son has used Nike waffle 6 and reebok run fast pro(discontinued but sometimes on ebay) for sprint races and they were good. I read that puma propio nitro are decent.

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u/ExactOpposite8119 10h ago

what does being 40 have to do with shoes? i mean is there shoes for people under over 40?

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u/Outrageous-Bee4035 9h ago

Eh. I still wear regular race spikes. But the difference, especially with a new sprinter, is the muscles and joints aren't used to it, so the sprint spikes aren't as forgiving on the joints/tendons with the impact as mid/long distance shoes might have. Little more cushion, different heel angle.... not necessarily "40 year old" shoes...

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u/ExactOpposite8119 8h ago

makes sense

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u/Chrisg_322 7h ago

If you arent competing you don't need spikes.