Socks or No Socks????

For a sprinter, would wearing socks or not wearing socks be better, safer…etc??

I think it’s down to the individual. I personally wear socks as it stops my spikes from smelling :D:D

well, less smellier with socks :slight_smile:

i personally think its depends on a sprinters preference, like glasses or chains etc

I use socks that just covers up to the achilles (or what it’s called)…

If I dont use socks then I get burned…

tim montgomery and ben johnson did not wear socks but maurice greene and obadele thompson did wear socks. All four still ran sub 9.8, so it goes to show you that it is all personal preference when it comes to socks. Sometimes Marion Jones wear socks and sometimes does not.

Originally posted by Tdrake
tim montgomery and ben johnson did not wear socks but maurice greene and obadele thompson did wear socks. All four still ran sub 9.8, so it goes to show you that it is all personal preference when it comes to socks. Sometimes Marion Jones wear socks and sometimes does not.

aaaaaaahahah good one :slight_smile:

Regarding foot support and moisture absorption, a nylon/cotton blend is favorable.

sometimes if i go warm-weather training it gets soo hot that i have to wear socks and friction occurs leading to aweful blisters.as the guys said its personal whether you should or should not.depends on how your spikes are and do they fit the shape of your feet

I find socks uncomfortable. They make my spikes fit too tight

i dont wear socks in spikes… i get a better feel of the track without them.

No socks are more stylish.:slight_smile:

No socks you got to be hardcore!!!

:mad:

It looks goofy if you wear socks with them, especially some distance guys I see that have those long socks on but pull them down so they are all scrunched up. haha those guys are really goofy looking.

Basically i wear what i wnat, most of the time thats socks! sometimes when you don’t wear socks and you have crap or dirty spikes you look shit!
And this annoys me, when i see other people doing this a they think they are good!
I don’t think wearing socks or not wearing socks, is going to improve your performance!

Socks are fine so long as they are thin and short…the knee high crap has got to go unless it helps with warmth or some other usefull purpose.

haha, the one in the middle`s socks are REALLY not making him look like a sprinter, more like urkel!

Originally posted by lebeau
haha, the one in the middle`s socks are REALLY not making him look like a sprinter, more like urkel!

:DThe way Coby runs doesn’t help either!

its an optical illusion, he has no calves so EVERYTHING would look big next to them!!!:sing:

just looking at the pic i posted again, thats probably the highest i`ve ever seen a sprinter off the groung!

and the guy to the right looks like his feet are waaaaaay to big… (maybe it’s the growth hormon that made his toes grow…)