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The XC thread

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Peacey Dec 2008 7:20am, 6 Dec 2008 642 posts	Quote Pin Peacey I figured that out after ascot! Looking forward to it.
Gobi Dec 2008 7:20am, 6 Dec 2008 24,122 posts	Quote Pin Gobi Nice
island991 Dec 2008 5:13pm, 6 Dec 2008 466 posts	Quote Pin island991 how far on concrete can you comfortably run in spikes?
island991 Dec 2008 5:15pm, 6 Dec 2008 467 posts	Quote Pin island991 also are track and cross country spike similar? ive seen a pair of new balance 605 track spikes for about £20, could i use those as a cheap option?
Gobi Dec 2008 5:24pm, 6 Dec 2008 24,128 posts	Quote Pin Gobi I would not like to go more than 100 or so metres 39th at the Hampshire league today which was a solid run from a man with a sore chest (cold) I did run a 17.33 5km this morning as well
The_Saint Dec 2008 6:52pm, 6 Dec 2008 1,111 posts	Quote Pin The_Saint I did the Gwent League meeting at Blaise Castle, Bristol today, smiled to myself as my X-Talons were safe as houses going downhill on the rocky bits whilst the clatter of spikes around me were most uneasy.
Gobi Dec 2008 7:17pm, 6 Dec 2008 24,142 posts	Quote Pin Gobi Saint They would not have worked on the course we ran on today. Except on the 100 metres downhill path bit BUT that had mud down the side. :¬)
The_Saint Dec 2008 8:47pm, 6 Dec 2008 1,112 posts	Quote Pin The_Saint Gobi, understood but I played competitive football for 18 years and on occasions the pitches resembled a ploughed field and football boots seemed to do the job (athough admittedly I didn't try anything else as the rules don't permit), to my way of thinking X-Talons are like a very lightweight football boot with very soft moulded studs.
Gobi Dec 2008 8:53pm, 6 Dec 2008 24,161 posts	Quote Pin Gobi you always use what you feel most comfortable in :¬)
Rach E Dec 2008 8:55pm, 6 Dec 2008 3,232 posts	Quote Pin Rach E Island, I see some people wearing XC spikes on the track, but not so much the other way round. XC spikes are normally made of porous material so water doesn't get trapped. They're also designed to house more spikes than track spikes (which you often need during XC). You should be able to pick up a cheap pair of XC spikes at this point in the season. I'm doing our worst XC race of the season tomorrow where even 15mm spikes won't cut it. I'm thinking of putting 15 inch nails into my Mizunos... Saint - sounds like your league race was more of a rock race...X-Talons wouldn't work at all on most of the courses round here. One of our friends actually stopped wearing his football boots for XC racing after trying unsuccessfully to run XC with them...!