Recovery Sock Review

These crazy socks called recovery sock have been making the rounds in the running blogworld.  I of course am a sucker for anything cool, new, and pink.  Plus when multiple people rave about anything that could help me feel better after a long run as it is usually impossible for me to walk down stairs without cringing my interest is piqued.  Normally I wouldn't pay over $30 for a pair of socks but like I said you people had me convinced.

I have to say they arrived quickly, about 3 days, and the purchasing process was smooth and a nice little confirmation e-mail.  I like it being easy to buy more stuff!  Of course I tried them right after a mid range run so although they looked super hot ;) I didn't notice any difference but they were comfortable.  After running 20 this weekend I almost forgot about them as they got kicked under my bed.  gah!  After coming home from lunch I crawled back into bed, put on the comfy pants, found pinky and pulled those bad boys on for the next few hours.  I noticed a difference in my lower legs immediately.  We were meeting friends for dinner and I was hoping to not look like a geriatric person who lost her walker.  By dinner I had substantially less foot and ankle aches and pain and absolutely no calf issues.  It was incredible as I was hurting at lunch time!  I'm a convert and may have to buy a little less conspicuous pair now :)

It snowed here yesterday but luckily  nothing stuck to the ground.  I hope to run an easy 5-6 before heading back to O'Hare.  Off to the great state of Texas this week to visit the doc's in San Antonio and Dallas.  It will be nice to have a short break from the cold and snow even if most of my time will be spent inside in research centers.