Time: 18:26 (tie for PR)
Overall: 23/1772
AG: 3/83
Sockiplast wearers: 1/1
That wraps up the Greensboro Race Series. I finished 6th overall, 1st in my age group. Bring on the Banquet!
The race itself went well. Temps were in the upper 30s, and I didn’t feel like my feet would be as warm as I’d like. So I wore Sockiplasts:
I finally own something Swedish besides fish!
I could have taken them off after the first mile or so, but such thoughts just don’t occur to me in a race. They worked well! I even had to do a little off-roading on rocks to salmon my way through the back of the pack on the second lap. No problemo with a 1/8mm film of rubber on some cotton. Not even any wear after approx ten miles.
So how do they compare to Holy Socks?
- Holy socks last about 30 miles. That means at 120 miles in Sockiplasts it’s a wash. We’ll see how long they last.
- Nothing seems able to get in the Sockiplasts, while in Holy Socks little pebbles can be a nuisance.
- Sockiplasts have less “ground feel,” of course, but the colder it gets the more of a perk that will be. And rough terrain needs to be rougher before it gets annoying.
- Sockiplasts are way goofier, while the Holy Socks look, oh, I dunno, homeless. Take your pick.
There you have it, another winter running footwear option.
Oh, right! The race. Here are my splits:
mile 1. 5:44
mile 2. 5:47
mile 3. 6:05
.1. all sprinty and stuff.
Just got to hang on to the pace a little longer, and I’ll be close to a sub 18. Next year.
Look at my flexing toes!
Up next is the Mistletoe Half Marathon. Last race of the year.
I’d count pretty much all of those splits as “sprinty stuff”. Nice work, speed racer!
Josh, taking into account your sub 5 min mile PB [or do you guys say P.R.?].
I think you should be looking at sub 17 mins for 5k in the next year or so.
But might take a bit of special short distance training to get there!
Nicely done, but $16 for socks? Please tell me you got those free! I’d much rather have $16 worth of Swedish Fish. Cheers!
Ash:
It’s getting to be that way. I don’t know what’s happening to me.
Rick:
It all depends on when I plateau and for how long, but I feel like a sub17 is possible. Just gotta keep on keepin on.
Viper:
The wife purchased them with money from our fungible account. So yes, I paid $16 for socks, but not just any socks. Socks dipped in RUBBER, with little linear scratches I think are supposed to be tread. They just have to last 120 miles to equal a regular pair of socks on a penny per mile calculation.
At least you’ve done the calculations to ensure these glorified socks are worth it. Cheers!
Hi! I’m the manufacturer of those socks you’re running in.
When they’re worn out – send them to me so I can let the R&D work on them and I’ll send you some new models and versions for free.
Please feel free to contact me on the email given.
Nice blog by the way!
//Thomas (from Sweden of course)
Excellent! So far they’re still in great condition.
Have any picture of what the sole looks like after all running so far?
Not yet. I’ll take a picture sometime this week.
Ok, sounds excellent. I took the liberty of adding you both in Facebook and Google+…
I noticed you liked my Beachsox group in FB… I have a group for the Sockiplast as well…
I’ll post the link on your wall…
I run barefoot but do own Invisible Shoes and RunAmocs.
Recently I stepped on a shard of glass a few days before a half-marathon and needed to use my running sandals in the HM — at least for the 1st 4 miles until I thought my foot wasn’t so sore once I got to running.
But it got me to looking into some foot protection for the future — either the updated Invisible Shoes or something else like a running sock.
Anyone have any experience with either ZemGear 360, Swiss Protection Socks, Leguana (either Coolmax or Wool), or GoStoneage GoSt-barefoots chain mail socks?
Not me; google them, though. You’ll find a bunch of reviews.