Do high school cross country runners have two types of shoes?

Question

like do u need one pair for practice - like the soft, durable kind then another pair with spikes for the meets??

coz we're basically running around a park and i'm not sure if most high schoolers have two pairs of shoes like thhat

Answer 1

Yes we do. During the warm-up we wear our trainers, (for example Asics) and then after that we switch into our spike for the race.

Answer 2

i'm a really competive high school cross country runner.  i myself have about 3 pairs.  i have one pair that i use on hard work out days because they're a little lighter.  another pair for eaisy long distance days because they're just a little heavier.  and i have a pair of running distance spikes for cross country races only! but normally you have one pair of trainers and one pair of race spikes.

Answer 3

well a lot of people get flats for races to run in they are called running flats

Answer 4

you should get both. You need running shoes or "Trainers" for training. They are most like normal tennisshoes, but not. you need a second pair for racing. They are called racing spikes or racing flats. These are much lighter and thin, for xc they have sharp spikes in the bottom that help you grip and increase you foot turn over.

Answer 5

Competitive cross country runners will have two or three different shoes.  If you are not concerned with an extra 10 seconds in a race  then you only need one pair of shoes.

The shoes for practice are called trainers.  They are heavier and provide better cushion.This is what you wear in practice and they can also be worn in a race.  For racing you can wear either spikes or racing flats .  Spikes work best if the course is primarily grass.  Racing flats work best if the course has a lot of pavement.  Racing shoes (spikes or flats) will take about 4 seconds per mile off your time.  For varsity runners this can be an important advantage.  For fitness runners this may not be worth the money.