ENTERTAINMENT
Fashion:
What You Need For Track
1. Running Shoes
Your shoes are the most important thing to choose when shopping for the
upcoming track season. Everyone’s feet are different, so don’t necessarily
get the shoes that everyone else is wearing. They may not suit you well. Also,
pick a shoe that feels good as opposed to a shoe that looks amazing. I would
take a W over nice shoes any day.
2. Spikes
You don’t need spikes, but they’re great to have. Make sure you know
what kind you’re getting. If you do a sprinting event, you don’t want to get
long-distance shoes or vice versa. Most importantly, don’t ever wear your
spikes to practice. The ONE time you should wear spikes to practice is the
day before your first meet. This way, you can get a feel of how the shoes
perform. Spikes, just like your track uniform, are supposed to make you feel
fast and weightless during a meet. The idea is that if you wear your normal
clothes and normal shoes to practice, then wearing your spikes will make
you feel faster and more confident.
3. Sweats
Sweats are very useful for track. You should keep your sweats on during
warm-ups, after warm-ups, and even up until the moment before you run.
Sweats help keep your body heat in and the sun’s energy-sucking rays out.
It may feel uncomfortable at first, but keeping your sweats on can have a
major impact on your performance.
Here’s a list of other items that are optional for training during track:
Compression pants
Headbands
Long-sleeved athletic shirts
Windbreaker
Fit-bit
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March 2017
Garrett, 14