I was familiar with the concept of compression socks, as lately it seems that endurance athletes everywhere were using them in competition. The concept behind compression socks are pretty simple: increase compression in areas where your body is prone to swelling to help increase blood circulation and decrease cramping. 
I was actually pretty excited to receive these socks since I had heard great things about compression socks in general. These socks are also made of silver drystat which is antibacterial so they won't get stinky like my other running gear.These socks are meant specifically for recovery. The directions say to wear them immediately after strenuous competition and keep them on for up to 24 hours. That is exactly what I did---I put these puppies on right after the Vegas Marathon and kept them on until my plane landed the next day.
I must say, I was skeptical putting them on, but now I am sold! After my marathon and subsequent 8 hour flight, I had zero---and I do mean zero---pain or cramping in my calves. Everything else in my body was sore, but I felt amazing in the calves. Needless to say, I will be adding these socks to my recovery routine!
ohmygosh i've never seen these but i really want to try them! my poor calves hurt not just after running but also work ... i already wear compression socks but i don't think they do enough!
ReplyDeleteglad to hear they worked for you :)
Those socks are SEEEXXAAAY!!
ReplyDeleteKidding aside, since I somehow end up working a night after my long runs, I've learned how great my compression work socks feel on my beat up legs. They're awesome :)
I've seen them in pink and other fun colors, and I've always wondered how they worked. Glad to hear you're sold.
ReplyDeleteSold! Now I need to google...
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Too bad they didn't make full-leg compression socks.
ReplyDeleteI actually remember seeing full leg (rather pants :) compression one time at fleet feet. I wonder if anyone else has tried those before? The downside is that they were $150 or something.....
ReplyDeleteAmazing! I thought those things were only for people with vericose veins. Shows what I know!
ReplyDeleteBTW: You can pretty much get anything "compression" at a medical supply store. They might not be branded for athletes, but I'm sure the concept is the same. And yes, they do make "long johns", compression style!
Thanks for the tip. I've been skeptical about them too, but they seemed to work great for you, I'll have to look into them. The pictures are too cute. :)
ReplyDeleteSOLD !!! I need to look for this. By the way, at first, I'd thought I was looking at some kind of "Senior Citizen" socks. It didn't blew me away just by looking at it. Now, it just blew me away how it helps to recover after a long race.
ReplyDeleteMy work socks are tight enough to act as compression socks, so I wear them for between 6 and 8 hours a day. I KONW they help!
ReplyDeleteSexy socks lady!! never heard of them but I like it!!
ReplyDeletewow thats great! Thanks for the tip! I am going to look for these :)
ReplyDeleteAngela
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I love my compression stuff. I was given some awesome zoot tights and I lived in them the days following Kona. And the CEP running socks are awesome too.
ReplyDeleteNICE!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the review, i will try these next year when i run a marathon!!!
Hopefully!!!
Nice review. Something for me to think about as my runs get longer. And you look smashing in those socks.
ReplyDeleteThanks for telling us about these! I am definitly going to be checking these out.
ReplyDeleteI wanna try these out, they look so cool! I went to the site but it seemed kinda foreign. I wonder where I can get them locally??
ReplyDeleteAnd they look pretty fly as well. :)
ReplyDeleteMust try!
ReplyDeleteYeah! they really look so awesome and cool! I just wanna try it soon.
ReplyDeleteMy feet have several thousand meetings scheduled with the dirt on a trail not far from here. Who am I to keep them waiting? Time to run. ~Jeb Dickerson, Smartwool Socks