Socks

If you're talking about racing, I wear the same socks on both the ride and the run, On the swim too for that matter.

(s) Sockless

I dont think I can run and bike sockless....Not the way I train and you know what they say about race day...

I wear the same socks for bike and run.  DeFeet Air-E-Aters I think?  Wear whatever will work for you in both disciplines and something you can put on with wet-ish feet.  NO COTTON!

How is the way you train so different to preclude socklessness?

Same socks on bike and run.

Oh, and on the podium at two of my last three tris. 

I just always wear socks. And plan to do so in the race.

And you attribute this to the socks?

What's the podium have to do with socks?  Is there a connection?

I never wear socks on the bike... I wear them on the run for Olympic distance and up.

eta: Maybe I should start wearing the same socks for the bike and the run.  I guess that's the key to the podium.

Edited by newleaf 2009-06-22 11:42 AM

I wear the same socks on the bike and run.  DeFeet Air-E-Aters or thin cycling socks.  I tried to go sockless a few times but ended up with blisters and had to slow down.  I once made the mistake of nice thick cushy socks and it was worse than no socks. 

I'm with the Bear on this one...SOCKLESS BABY!!
I don't know what I ever did before this....oh ya, take up time putting on socks!

Edited by miami9296 2009-06-22 12:28 PM

Swim --> no socks

Bike --> no socks

Run --> socks so far but have started training without. My first sockless run was fine, except for blisters/sores from the ends of my Yankz laces, which are tucked under. Maybe I'll just let them hang out next time. Other parts of feet were fine.

Same socks on both and I've never made the podium :-)  Pretty sure the two are unrelated (and am sure the other poster meant you could wear socks and still make podium)

Edited by SKDickey 2009-06-22 12:47 PM

I think his point is that, in his case, taking the extra time to put socks on in T1 didn't prevent him from placing in his AG.