Purchased the cheetahs from dicks on 4/19/23 for my high school daughter. She loves them. She competed in them 3 times. After State prelims and the night before finals, I checked the shoes to make sure none of the metal spikes needed to be replaced before the finals the next day. Upon inspection the black carbon plate in the left shoe had popped out of the white rear attachment area under the heel of the shoe. In a pinch, I popped the plate back in place and inserted a small amount of two-part epoxy at the point of failure. The next day, after each race, I checked the shoes. My quick fix held for the entire meet. Needless to say, this created a lot of unnecessary stress and was very disappointing for a $180 shoe that had only been worn for three competitions.
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