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I wear socks for HIM55 Votes - [55%]
I do not wear socks for HIM2 Votes - [2%]
I wear socks for IM37 Votes - [37%]
I do not wear socks for IM3 Votes - [3%]
I wear compression socks (either HIM or IM)3 Votes - [3%]
This is a multiple choice poll.

2011-05-23 6:18 AM

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Veteran
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Manalapan (Central New Jersey)
Subject: Socks
Just curious about how many of you wear socks for HIM and IM

2011-05-23 7:27 AM
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Champion
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Columbia, South Carolina
Subject: RE: Socks

HIM - used to but don't any more.

IM - yes and I doubt I'll ever change that.

Compression - not until after the race.

2011-05-23 7:41 AM
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Subject: RE: Socks
I wear them for the run, but not the bike.
2011-05-23 9:54 AM
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Master
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Redlands, CA
Subject: RE: Socks

For me the question is 'Do I spend 30 more seconds in T1, or do risk getting a blister?'  For me, anything past an Olympic is socks.  Its not even a question of whether I would recoup that time but comfort.

2011-05-23 10:09 AM
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Subject: RE: Socks
I run with socks not usually on bike unless cold weather.
2011-05-23 10:30 AM
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Subject: RE: Socks
Experior - 2011-05-23 8:27 AM

Compression - not until after the race.

+1

2011-05-23 11:27 AM
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Bellingham, WA
Subject: RE: Socks
Yes to socks in HIM. I put them on in T1. Keep thinking about going sockless, even train a bit that way but come race day I go with socks.
2011-05-23 12:46 PM
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Subject: RE: Socks
I wear socks for her.
2011-05-23 1:05 PM
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Subject: RE: Socks
Doing my first HIM in 7 weeks.  I am comfortable swimming 1.2 sockless Laughing,  riding 56 sockless, but won't attempt 13.1 without socks.
2011-05-23 2:55 PM
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Elite
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Subject: RE: Socks

NashinAK - 2011-05-23 2:05 PM Doing my first HIM in 7 weeks.  I am comfortable swimming 1.2 sockless Laughing,  riding 56 sockless, but won't attempt 13.1 without socks.

x2.

Socks in T2 for anything longer than a sprint.

2011-05-23 6:02 PM
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Subject: RE: Socks
100% sockless (in races) and loving it! I spray Trislide in my racing flats and have never had a problem.

2011-05-26 8:46 AM
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Subject: RE: Socks

NashinAK - 2011-05-23 2:05 PM Doing my first HIM in 7 weeks.  I am comfortable swimming 1.2 sockless Laughing,  riding 56 sockless, but won't attempt 13.1 without socks.

Same here. I can do upto a 5k sockless but the 15 seconds saved is not worth the potential for a blister later on.

 

Peter B

2011-05-27 1:27 AM
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Subject: RE: Socks
If I'm running or riding, I'm wearing socks.  All distances.  Just how I roll.
2011-05-28 10:16 AM
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Subject: RE: Socks
Unless you have bult up a resistance to the chaifing, you'd prob' be better spending the 20 sec to put on socks.
I trained through several blisters with a 'sockless shoe' and raced a HIM sockless, but the next HIM I had put no effort into going sockless so put on socks in T2, much faster overall.
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