SPIKES! We encourage you to purchase a pair!

As our stock of spikes gets older and older, there is more of a need for athletes to purchase their own spikes. We continue to marvel at the great buys you can get at First to the Finish: Click here

In the upper right of each page is a search panel, where you can type in Brooks or Adidas or Asics and come up with very good shoes for under $20 and, believe it or not, less!. There are many good buys in the $25-30 ranges as well. Some shoes that were more than $100 can be purchased for under $50 or even $40. The page that comes up with the link is hard to figure out so take advantage of the search bar in the upper right red area and put in a brand of shoe.

There are four basic types of runners spikes: For sprinters, middle distance, long distance, and cross country. Some of the higher end sprint shoes are for only 100 and 200 runners, while others are good for up to 400 meters. The middle distance shoes are usually versatile and can be used for sprinting and shorter distance races, so if you run the 400 and 800 that would be a good pick. The long distance shoes have a little more cushihoning for 1600 and 3200 runners.

Cross country shoes are usually heavier and not a great choice for the track season. They provide a little more lateral support that is needed in running on dirt and such, which we hopefully will not encounter in sSpring track.

There are also shoes made for each of the throwing and jumping events.

Eastbay has a sale section for track and field as well: Click here. They have more of the brand from Oregon than others, but those are usually more expensive than you need to pay for spikes. They have better prices on other brands. If you find a pair on one of these sites, do take the time to see if the other has it for a better price.

REMEMBER THAT SPIKES GENERALLY RUN SMALL, AND YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ORDERING A HALF SIZE LARGER THAN YOUR NORMAL RUNNING SHOE. The websites have suggestions for shoes that are particularly smaller (for example: "Order a full size larger than your normal running shoe"). If you call in your order, the person taking the order can help. ("I wear size 8 1/2 Asics running shoes, what size in this spike would you recommend I order?).