Long Socks Thing?

Lanceandrew said:

That's Keflezighi in the socks on Sunday in NYC. Is there any thermoregulation
strategy behind this w/calf muscles or something? Or is this simply purely a
rare personal comfort thing with no further purpose behind it? Certainly
can't knock it...the guy almost won & did walk away with over a $100K at the
end of the the race.

Anyone out there run like this?

I do all my training in long socks but I run at night and it's the same
socks I work in, (grey on top of that) but my fashion sense keeps me
from racing in them. I've found in shorter runs (10k or less) it delays
the sweat from soaking the rest of the sock for an additional 1-2 miles.
In marginal to hot conditions your socks get wet because sweat runs down
the legs at a much greater rate than the feet sweat.

JJ

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Anyone out there know...ideas...wild guesses?

He thinks he looks "cute" in them.

They might be pressure socks. I've heard that some think it helps keeps
excess blood from pooling in the lower legs. Sounds like a kooky idea to
me, just like those breathe-right nose strips.

-Tony

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I see this from time to time w/elite racing at middle and long distances in

all

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levels of weather and have never gotten a clear understanding of the

purpose.

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Anyone out there know...ideas...wild guesses?

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That's Keflezighi in the socks on Sunday in NYC. Is there any

thermoregulation

Quoted message said:

strategy behind this w/calf muscles or something? Or is this simply purely

a

Quoted message said:

rare personal comfort thing with no further purpose behind it? Certainly
can't knock it...the guy almost won & did walk away with over a $100K at

the

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end of the the race.

Anyone out there run like this?

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They might be pressure socks. I've heard that some think it helps keeps
excess blood from pooling in the lower legs. Sounds like a kooky idea to
me, just like those breathe-right nose strips.

I was having a good laugh at all the people walking around the expo on
Saturday with those strips on their noses. I must of missed the booth that
they were giving them out at. Were they training their noses?
(My apologies to anyone reading who was there and had their strips on.)
I wonder if they had their official ING nipple tape on too.

Parker

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-Tony

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I see this from time to time w/elite racing at middle and long distances

in

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all

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levels of weather and have never gotten a clear understanding of the

purpose.

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Anyone out there know...ideas...wild guesses?

http://www.ingnycmarathon.org/raceday/photogallery/images/profmen01.jpg

That's Keflezighi in the socks on Sunday in NYC. Is there any

thermoregulation

Quoted message said:

strategy behind this w/calf muscles or something? Or is this simply

purely

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a

Quoted message said:

rare personal comfort thing with no further purpose behind it?

Certainly

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can't knock it...the guy almost won & did walk away with over a $100K at

the

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end of the the race.

Anyone out there run like this?

"Tony" <qtrader2@(remove)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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They might be pressure socks. I've heard that some think it helps
keeps
excess blood from pooling in the lower legs. Sounds like a kooky idea
to
me, just like those breathe-right nose strips.

Some people wear compression shorts believing the notion, pressure
helps.

Although he looked young he may have varicose veins. My doc suggested
these for me a few years back - I still use ankle high Wigwam.

-DF

Parker Race said:

I was having a good laugh at all the people walking around the expo

on

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Saturday with those strips on their noses. I must of missed the booth

that

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they were giving them out at. Were they training their noses?
(My apologies to anyone reading who was there and had their strips

on.)

They were demonstrating at the booth how to put them on, and a lot of
folks must have just forgotten they were there, they're pretty
comfortable.

The company said it would pay $1 to some charity for each finisher who
was wearing one.

I've been trying them out in the past month or two, not sure but they
might help.

As for pressure socks, if Meb and Radcliffe both use them, there may
well be something to them.

Brian B

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I see this from time to time w/elite racing at middle and long distances

in all

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levels of weather and have never gotten a clear understanding of the

purpose.

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Anyone out there know...ideas...wild guesses?

Wild guesses, eh?

Secret "naughty schoolgirl" fetish?

Still, doesn't quite make it without the pig tails and pleated skirt.

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I see this from time to time w/elite racing at middle and long distances in all
levels of weather and have never gotten a clear understanding of the purpose.
Anyone out there know...ideas...wild guesses?

Helping blood return.
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