 Running socks running socks do they matter YouTube family remember these socks arrived from Solomon Maybe about three days ago now I am gonna finish opening up these and yes We're gonna talk about the different types of running socks at least begin the discussion today I'm not gonna compare all the different types out there, but I am gonna give my thoughts an opinion on Whether or not you should even even consider or care about different types of running socks I probably shouldn't be opening this up with my teeth. I was told that's not good for my teeth Okay, oh my goodness Wow Wow Wow, wow, wow. So again, these are Solomon socks I'm gonna put these probably in the high-tech category with respect to running socks And so again, we're just gonna begin the discussion around running socks the different types and then also look at The different factors that might go into your decision-making for race day for long runs for recovery days for Freezing, you know freezing weather hot weather when it comes to running socks. Thank you Solomon Oh my goodness. I put them on the feet and mixing them in with the Mizuno Wave Knit R2. That's right Solomon in Mizuno today And in case you missed my first impressions of the Mizuno Wave Knit R2 Upper right hand corner go check it out and this is not gonna be my first impression of the Solomon socks I will do that in a second video But you know, I love Solomon running shoes for the trails especially so it'll be interesting to see how these socks perform See if they can live up to the to the running shoe lineup of Solomon. All right Haven't been to the post office in three or four days I guess that's what's gonna happen if you don't check the mail in three or four days. Oh My goodness YouTube family Wow So so when I first opened the box at the post office a minute ago. I had a little freak out I thought for a second. Oh, no all the shoes that I sent out last week were returned because I either had the wrong address Or I didn't put the address down correctly or I missed the zip code, but have no fear These are not returned shoes. These are all shoes from all of you out there Okay, I don't have time to open all of the boxes But we're definitely gonna dive in to a few of them before we get into the sock. So oh man Let's go get the knife. I Think I know what this is. All right first box Basically, I believe I know what this is. I've never raced a marathon and so I am trying to dial in my nutrition So this box is a box of basically hydration Mix from you can remember I talked about you can at the live stream about probably two weeks ago now and a lot of elite Marathon runners use this it spelled you the letter you can next shoe for the giveaway. Oh Oh Yeah, I actually know what this is. I almost got this shoe So this is a sketcher shoe and this is last year's iteration from the Boston Marathon 2018 all right you ready for this Oh Yes, oh that looks amazing. Look at that. So I believe I believe this is the go run ride seven Brand new brand new never worn and it's the Boston 2018 version so just last year's model But look and it's so cool because the Boston Marathon is coming up in my three weeks from now This is obviously not a shoebox This is coming from Ohio Okay, I've no clue. Let's figure it out here. Hold on. Oh What could this be what is this? Are you serious? Oh My goodness that is amazing. Can you see that? Cleveland, this is the Cleveland Marathon. It even has my name on it May 19th 2019. Oh my this is a map of the Cleveland Marathon Somebody I don't know who yet somebody put my name on it. It already says finisher. So that's a good sign May 19th 2019 and guess what I'm like, you know what I'm liking as I look at this map a lot of straight aways That's what I like in a marathon course not a ton of turning Jacob oh shout out to Jacob. You're the best. That's amazing. Thank you so so much And now we are in the studio talking about running socks. Yes running socks I will say that I am not a running sock expert if you really really really love running socks Let us know down in the comments. I must say I would say in the last 12 months especially and even a really in the last nine months I've really started and I know this sounds a little strange But I've really started to dial in my running socks meaning the types of socks that I really enjoy Running in the ones that really bring me comfort. I'll just save readability A little bit of cushion for the long runs Etc. Etc. This is a very very Specific topic within the running gear lineup and you're probably wondering right now Especially if you are a newer runner, which there are a lot of Viewers out there that have told me in the comments that like listen I just discovered running three months ago, and I'm 50 years old or I've I've been running for six months And I'm training for my first half marathon or whatever the case may be Believe it or not. There are differences out there in the running sock Lineup and we're not gonna get into all of the Nuances of the different socks that are in my hand right now. This is simply a conversation starter and Okay, I also want to dive in hold on real quick to some comments on Strava today So today's run I did 11 miles and the title of the run was running socks Testing and a couple people had commented about some of their favorite socks and just giving their opinions on socks So listen to this. This is from Fred. My favorite is my favorite sock is smart wool PhD Ultra light cushion. That's amazing Fred. Very specific. I love it. Let's see Boutsoo says I've done a little bit of the same testing lately I had to find good enough socks for the Hoka Mach 2 So that's interesting kind of pairing socks to a to a particular shoe And let's see Jack said here's a curveball for you true socks really popular popular amongst soccer players To stop turf toe or heel slippage would love to see your take on them. I must say Jack I don't know if I've ever heard of true socks and that is and then here's another comment from Jeremy He said I have some true socks which are great for soccer shoes very pricey though So that's good to know Jeremy. Anyway, that's a little bit of the conversation happening And yes, there are differences in running socks. So let me run you through my lineup here So like for example Mojo, these are my compression socks that go all the way up to basically my knee and it provides some Compression on my calf when I'm sore. All right So that's Mojo and the next sock is stance and I don't know the whole story behind stance But I must say this is a top three sock for me very very comfortable Okay, moving on next sock smart wool. Yes wool. I know it sounds a little strange. I why would you want to wear wool? And I have not tested smart wool very much in the summertime, but in the winter time I'm bullish on smart wool love smart wool. Okay moving on Drymax I used to be a bigger fan of drymax. I'm not as a big a fan right now I think they have a little too much polyester or whatever the the kind of the fake Thread thread is inside this sock. It just feels a little too. I just call it plasticky When it wraps around my foot So I'm not as excited about drymax these days. Sorry if you're a drymax fan Oh, and then we've got Solomon This is like the high-tech sock that arrived in the mail in the last couple days I ran in this sock today and I need to put more miles into the sock before I can give you my first impression But yeah, it's just a very very a lot of I know it's crazy But a lot of thought process and technology and different types of threads went into this sock from Solomon so again stay tuned for my first impression on Solomon So those are a few of my socks in the lineup and there are more for example. I forgot my darn tough sock inside It's an orange one You've probably seen it before and I love that darn tough feel for longer mountain days I don't know why but it just has enough cushion, but anyway, yeah darn tough I love it for my longer mountain days and okay with running shoes and running shoe reviews You can like feel the ride of the shoe. It's a I will I'm just gonna call it now it's gonna be a little easier to give a review or an opinion on a shoe versus a Running sock like I foresee this being a almost a bigger challenge because it's a little more nuanced The differences between socks that I get I know we're splitting hairs just a little bit talking about running socks But believe it or not there are differences And I'll also say just kind of one last point is in high school I was in cotton socks and yes, I even wore cotton socks in college like listen Socks are socks like let's not get too overly concerned about running socks, but I do think You can dial in just especially as the distance of the race you're doing gets longer and longer I think it really can make a difference in how maybe not in how you perform But in your comfort level Which could impact your psychology and your mental strength in a race like if you're if you have a Hotspot developing on the inside of your foot that was caused because a sock was too thick or a sock was Scrunching up because it wasn't you know, it wasn't designed well or whatever the case may be That's really gonna impact your race So it might not give you in a direct advantage as far as how fast you're going to go, but it will it could help you Remain calm in a race by not even having to think about the sock that you're wearing Does that make sense? And of course the keyword is socks. That's right. We're talking about socks today on the vlog I love it. It's like, you know, we're starting to make some some inroads into the running world when we're now talking about Running socks, right? Right. All right question of the day. I I Struggled a little bit. I don't know if I want to ask you All right, let's just do it. Let's just do it. Yeah, we're gonna we're gonna talk more about socks in the future as well But what is your favorite brand of running socks and why make your case down to the comments? And I guarantee you I'm gonna be going down reading the comments because there are endless endless Opportunities for running socks out there. All right, and let's see like who knows Maybe you'll learn something and you'll be able to investigate one of these pairs further Are you ready for this? Okay? Yeah, and open We are ready But it means I gotta finish We're gonna finish right shout out to Jacob. Thank you again for sending it. Isn't that so cool. I know I don't know how we even did that. I love the colors. I love the quality 26.2, baby Very cool. So this is so awesome because this is historic. It's first ever Marathon. You know, we're going big We're going big. Oh my gosh babe. We're framing this. I think we frame it actually a Frame arrived in the mail, but it kind of broke in the transit. Anyway, we'll figure it out. We'll figure it out So seek beauty work hard