# I wore spikes for the first time in 30 years

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**Created:** [March 12, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wore-spikes-for-the-first-time-in-30-years/748743 "2016-03-12T15:48:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wore-spikes-for-the-first-time-in-30-years/748743/1 "2016-03-12T15:48:58Z")

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The former HS runners will know I’m talking something like [these](http://store.nike.com/us/en_us/pd/zoom-rival-xc-track-shoe/pid-10294486/pgid-10294382) (though a different color & not those gaudy soles). I was at a sporting goods chain going-out-of-business sale a month or two ago & picked them up for less than $12; otherwise, I never would’ve guessed I’d wear a pair of them again.

Ran a (short\*) 5k this morning. Their course was much more paved than they let me to believe; they are _noisy_ on macadam/concrete but I ran well & feel so young again! 🆒

\*as in 2.8 miles instead of 3.1

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wore-spikes-for-the-first-time-in-30-years/748743/2 "2016-03-12T16:08:21Z")

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I last wore [spikes](http://www.sneakerfreaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Vainqueur-nylon-yellowgreenred-2880-1large-1-640x426.jpg) in 1980.  
Absolutely hated 'em for anything over a mile. Hard plastic spike plate that didn’t bend.  
And those were intended for running distance.  
Even for cross-country, I wore road flats.

I’m glad modern spikes are as flexible as the rest of the shoe.