Spike for track race shoes

A spiked track shoe having (i) a toe portion, (ii) a shoe sole defining a forward tip portion near said toe portion, and (iii) a spike connected to said sole, wherein said spike comprises:

• a planar supporting plate having rearward and forward ends, said supporting plate including at least two elongate branches which are joined integrally to, and extend forwardly of, said forward end of said supporting plate, each of said two branches being bent upwardly at said forward end of said supporting plate;
• at least one connecting hole disposed at said rearward end of said elongated supporting plate;
• a spike connector connecting said supporting plate to said track shoe sole through said connecting hole;
• and
• spike portions respectively positioned on said two elongate branches at an angle which is greater than a right angle relative to said planar supporting plate;
• wherein
• each of said two elongate branches has a length dimension between forwardly of said forward end of said supporting plate sufficient such that said each said branch extends forwardly thereof to said tip portion of said sole so that said spike portion positioned on each of said branches is disposed at said toe portion of said shoe and extends forwardly thereof to thereby allow said spike portion to fully pierce a field surface upon which the track shoe is used until a final moment of a runner's kick;
• and wherein
• said supporting plate and said at least two branches are unconnected to said sole forwardly of said at least one connecting hole.