[selectomatic]

I noticed a few ladies wearing compression socks whilst racing at the weekend, a la Paula Radcliffe.

Has anyone tried these? What are the benefits? (Apart from keeping your legs warm )

 

[ajtuna]

I think it benefits circulation. If you experience regular calf soreness it can help as well.

 

[debbo]

Are compression socks the same as skins?

 

[Greg]

They work on the same principle, although I believe skins are all-body?

Idea behind socks is to help circulation - prob more beneficial after the race than during, to avoid pools of lactic forming.

 

[steepler]

Running pumps the blood back from the calves anyway.
I think they are a waste of money with dodgy pseudo science to back them up!

 

[Barnsley Chop]

Compression socks are superb. Try the 1000 Mile Socks version and you will never train or run without them again. They reduce calf fatigue to a minimum and go a long way to preventing those marathon aches and pains.

To simply say they're to move blood and fluid is not to understand their true worth.

Try a pair, you will be impressed.