Track Running Shoes?

I have recently bought a new pair of Adidas Meteor shoes as I wanted to improve my sprinting time but I have no idea on how to run in them?





My current fastest 100m time ( in flat-footed shoes ) is 12.26 secs and I am 14yrs old. How much faster could running in track shoes make me?





I heard that there is a special way of running in track-shoes and so- what is it? And what is running on the balls of your feet? What is the correct way of running a 100/200/400m race in them? (start, middle, end) Could I use track shoes for an 800m race? or are running shoes better?

Track Running Shoes?
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Reply:I have been running for 8 years now. Though I am biased towards Nike as a brand, I would recommend you to go to a running-specific store, like Fleet Feet in Carrboro, NC. They can help you find the right shoe because people buy shoes that aren't necessarily right for their feet, but more comfortable or fashionable. But after you get the correct shoes or even if you haven't, I would go to any major athletics store and ask the sales associates because they are getting paid to know the products they are selling. But make sure you state the use/reason for buying the shoes. Good luck!!!





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Reply:First buy Asics Running shoes.





next place one foot in front of the other and repeat as fast as possible.
Reply:Wow! If you run 100m in 12.26, without spikes you’re pretty fast! I'm not an expert but i would say running in spikes would get your time down to about 11.86.





Running on the balls of your feet does make you run a lot faster. It's when only the front part of your foot (where the spikes are) touches the ground. There should also be a 'clawing the ground' action when you run. Basically the less your foot touches the ground, the better. This can be quite hard to learn- but keep on working at it, it pays off!





Good Luck!
Reply:i'm not so sure you'd have to be extremely fast to run 800m especially in track shoes which i know you can so practice everyday to get better
Reply:Well, im not a sprinter, im a freshman distance runner. But, I do know that mile times and 3200 times are decided by 5-20 seconds sometimes, and 100's are often decided by less than a second so you wont be seeing huge changes.



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