What shoe for racing xc all terain?

Question

what the difference between performance and flats or what shoe should i wear were going to run grass cement trails

Answer 1

For trails you want a shoe with good grippy tread, if you go through water something that drains is also important.  I really like Salomon trail shoes for off road and they're light and cushioned enough to wear on pavement too.

Answer 2

(oh, from what it looks like, performance shoes look like a tye of regular running shoes to be, so they'll be heavier)

flats for sure. =) they range from $40-$90ish. they're lighter than training running shoes. but, flats are only good for normal 3 mile races  because it doesn't have much cushion. they have longer distance flats (for like 1/2 marathon & marathons though). the lightest one so far, i believe, is a nike one. it was around $90 last year, so it should be cheaper this year.

go check out www.eastbay.com or www.roadrunnersports.com for some types of shoes

I think California's the only state to have 3 mile races instead of 3.1 miles. and normally, California runners wear flats, but from what i read, other states often use cross country spikes. <-- ?? O.O

Answer 3

performance shoes are like normal training shoes. flats are lighter, less supportive shoes worn only for racing. if you were to pick between flats and performance shoes you should defiantly wear racing flats. but for cross country people normally wear racing spikes. they are pretty much the same as racing flats but they have spikes coming out of the bottom of the shoes to get more grip on the ground. we only run on grass so i am not sure how well they would work for grass cement trails. but i think that if you wore shorter spikes they would work well because it would still give you grip to the ground.

a good place to get racing spikes is from

http://www.roadrunnersports.com/

they have a great varity and reasonable prices.

also to the person who answered this question before me who said that California is the only state who still runs three mile races is wrong because i live in Illinois and we still run three mile races and we have run races in Wisconsin as well and they actually only run 2.5 mile races. just letting you know to get things straight.

hope this helped :)

Answer 4

asics-- gels especially. i dont know anyone who doesnt like them.

basically my whole girls xc team wears them.

except this one girl who wears pumas....?

Answer 5

i like the nike air max,light comfortable and has good permeability.I've bought several pairs at www.features-clothing.com,cheaper than nike.com,quality is also good.