SpeedEndurance TV: History of Spikes, from Jesse Owen to Usain Bolt

Visit for more coaching and training information. Shon Grosse website is We are going to have a “show and tell“ of all the spikes used from elite athletes, and explain the differences in technology We will look at: Jesse Owens spikes (when Adidas only has 2 stripes)  Bob Hayes  Jim Hines  Tommie Smith  Lee Evans  Valery Borzov  Bruny Surin  Maurice Green’s DeMOlisher  GBR’s Jamie Baulch  Canada/Michigan Miler Kevin Sullivan  Usain Bolt pre-Beijing spikes