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Tikal Dog posted 1 year ago.
Most people don´t wear socks for shorter races.
I´m not one of those! I wear them for all races and I don´t care.
I like the De Soto socks very much for racing. They are made of some different material (i don´t what the material is) but it´s not cotton. They are extremely comfortable and easy to put on even in T1.
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cayman posted 1 year ago.
I know a few people that go sockless for sprints and olys without issues, but the longer haul races could present heat and friction issues depending on the foot pad in your shoe.
Personally, coolmax thin socks give me a fairly easy on, keep down the heat and provide some wicking benefits. I also like the extra layer, albeit a thin one, that helps to keep my feet more stationary in the shoe.
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vanjames posted 1 year ago.
Cotton = evil. Especially on your feet. For short races if you can go without blistering don't wear socks. For longer get some coolax/drifit/etc moisture wicking socks. Dry your feet as best you can and have some powder in the sock to absorb any excess when you put them on. It may take 30seconds more but it is much faster than walking due to your heel peeling away from blisters on a long run.
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tri-ac posted 1 year ago.
when setting up your transition space, put your socks on; roll them down and take them off; drop them in your shoes. when you come into transition, just roll em on...no fighting to get a wet foot all the way into the sock. the key is rolling them tight.
and definitely get some non-cotton socks!
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fittycent posted 1 year ago.
If you're like me, you may not need them at all. I went sockless in my HIM, and didn't even begin to have friction issues. Had plenty of other problems, but none with the feet :)
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gfd posted 1 year ago.
I take the time to put on socks in transition because I develop blisters easily. I even took the extra time in the HIM to change socks in T2. I like to bike in very thin socks and run in thicker socks. It only took about 10-15 seconds to make the change, so it was worth it
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Riverbrady posted 1 year ago.
Additionally, if you're working on transitioning to being sockless you can wear your running shoes around without socks beforehand, to help get an idea of any hot spots in your shoes that could be friction points, and see if there's something you can do about it before actually running.
For me, I go sockless in short races, wear socks in HIM and IM. I also know through experience which of my shoes I can comfortably run sockless in and which require that extra bit of protection due to seams, etc.
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deepbluex posted 1 year ago.
I also wear socks. It's not the bottom of the shoe that causes me problems, it's the stitching inside the uppers. There's always some nylon stitch that feels like rough plastic and it'll rub a nice sore onto the top of my toes or the side of my foot.
I like the trifuel socks :) they're thin but feel good. (and look good!)
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The Tortoise posted 1 year ago.
I noticed that the fritcion from my feet without socks is tearing up the inside of my shoe on the heel (the inside back of the shoe). That's where I get blisters mostly with no socks and I don't mind that - they'll be callouses in a few weeks and I can take that. However, I don't want to buy a new pair of running shoes every three weeks. I may have to try the non-cotton socks route. I think I'll stop by the sporting goods store and see what they have for a selection.
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Triguy98 posted 1 year ago.
I dont wear shocks for short stuff. I also use racing flats, and that helps. The shoes tend to have a lot less stitching in them than trianing shoes, making for less friction. On top of that, I warm up in my flats, then go rub vaseline at any friction points I felt. I wouldnt do this with training shoes.
I always wear socks during training, raced sockless, and have never had problems with blisters at races. If i was to wear socks for a race, theyd be nice thing coolmax bike socks. The roll down trick works.
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I usually wear cotton socks when I run, but it seems like a bad idea to me because they will be difficult to put on during transition. In that past I have gone without socks, and I have actually started running without socks the last week. Before I suffer more through the blisters of this transition, is there any reason I wouldn't want to do this? Is there some weird reason to be wearing socks in the first place?