Track spikes Emil Zatopek, a distance runner from Czech Republic, wore them during the 1952 Olympics in Helesinki. The front of the sole features a rigid or semi-rigid spike plate containing between 3 and 9 threaded holes called spike wells. Spikes can be screwed into each well using a spike wrench. Recently, some individuals have attempted to add a "through hole" at the bottom of the spike to make them easier to tighten, remove, and install. Some shoes have permanent or "fixed" spikes which are not meant to be removed. Spikes may break during competition. Track shoes are exceptionally light, some shoes
Emil von Reznicek Emil von Reznicek Emil Nikolaus Joseph, Freiherr von Reznicek (4 May 1860, Vienna – 2 August 1945, Berlin) was an Austrian composer of Romanian-Czech ancestry. (The family never used the Czech version of this name). Reznicek's father was the Austrian officer Josef Resnitschek/Reznicek (1812-1887), who entered the army as a cadet and later became Feldmarschall-Liutenant, the second-highest rank in the Austrian army. He got an ordinary diploma of nobility in 1851 and in 1859 the rank as a Baron (Freiherr). His mother, Clarisse Fürstin Ghika Budești (1837-1864), belonged to the influential Ghika-family of Romania. His grandfather, Josef Resnitschek (1787-1848), was