Wow, I came up with an idea that really worked great. It has solved my need for compression in my left leg, and my toe blister problem. This morning, I was fixing to go on a 9 mile run. But I had blisters on my feet from yesterday’s 6 miler. I came upon the idea to wear my injinji toe socks, with my Zoot Compression sock over the toe socks on the left side.
This idea worked great! Even though I had pre-existing blisters on my left foot, they did not bother me at all while running. And no new blisters on either right or left foot. So now I have happy feet for my long training runs.
I don’t think I will be buying the CEP socks. Sorry CEP! I was all set to order them last week. But I was not sure what size to order, since my calf measures 15″, which is right between two sizes. The CEP website says if you aren’t sure what size to order, send them an email and they will help. I did that on Monday. It took them two days to respond, and their reply was “what shoe size do you wear?”. Since I didn’t get a quick answer, I knew that I wouldn’t get them in time for this weekend’s training. So I started wracking my brain for other ideas. Which led to this weekends two blog posts.
I still need something for races. My plan was to get the CEP socks, and just put the one sock on in T1. It wasn’t too bad putting on just the Zoot sock. But it would take too long to put on the injinji toe sock AND the Zoot sock on during Transition. It would be worth it for an Ironman, but not for shorter races. Looking at other sleeves now.
Update: I took another look at the CEP and SLS3 sleeves. Those were my top two choices, because both of those sleeves are true medical compression. A friend showed me his 2XU sleeves, and they didn’t look or feel like much compression at all (I did not try them on, tho). I think the SLS3 sleeves look like they have a softer elastic at the knee. Plus they have red on them, which matches my tri suit. And, it was clear which size I should order. So, I ordered those. I hope they come in time for my race on Saturday!!
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I purchased my CEP socks from http://www.CompressionStockings.com a few weeks ago. I also had a question regarding my sizing (since I was on the border of sizes as well). I emailed them and no joke, they responded right away telling me which size would fit best (if that's not great service, I don't know what is). Anyway, I have been wearing them for my runs and they are excellent. You should definably give CEP another try! I'm thinking of purchasing another pair in a different color, I just can't decide between the green or the pink!
Hi! I work for a company that mfgs the CEP sock, our website is http://www.cepcompression.com, check out our website!! We have calf sleeves and socks that are used for racing and recovery. I would love to send you a sample to try!! Please contact me at jsegar@mediusa.com and I can give you more info on our product and get your info for a sample.
Thanks!
Jamie Segar
Cool Idea. I love both Injinji and Zoot/CEP
Just so you know its the exact same sock/technology in the CEP/Zoot socks just different colors and branding