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Oxysox performance socks - great for all sports
Oxysox performance socks - great for all sports: "These socks might be your new secret weapon
July 2003
Socks That Breathe
These socks might be your new secret weapon
he latest device promising to help you run faster is one of the last you'd ever expect: your socks. British star Paula Radcliffe has run her world-record marathons in kneehigh socks, and now a handful of American runners are also reporting success with the geeky-looking hose.
Last February, four of the top 10 finishers in the U.S. Marathon Championships wore knee-highs, including third- and fourth-place finishers Clint Verran and Jeff Campbell. Campbell improved his marathon personal record from 2:19:18 to 2:16:26. "1 use them after hard workout days to help flush out my legs," he says. "After my 2:16, my lower legs definitely felt better than the rest of my body. The socks really work for me."
Executives at Oxysocks claim their Lycra -and-CoolMaxbased pressure socks can improve a runner's max VO2 by increasing blood return from the legs to the heart. They note that patients with vascular disease in the legs have benefited from similar socks, and that compression tights were shown to improve leg strength in a Penn State University study. Skeptics point out that the natural pounding motion of running does an excellent job of pushing blood back to the heart.
OUR TAKE: You might run faster from sheer embarrassment. For more, go to RevelSports.com.
-AMBY BURFOOT
July 2003
Socks That Breathe
These socks might be your new secret weapon
he latest device promising to help you run faster is one of the last you'd ever expect: your socks. British star Paula Radcliffe has run her world-record marathons in kneehigh socks, and now a handful of American runners are also reporting success with the geeky-looking hose.
Last February, four of the top 10 finishers in the U.S. Marathon Championships wore knee-highs, including third- and fourth-place finishers Clint Verran and Jeff Campbell. Campbell improved his marathon personal record from 2:19:18 to 2:16:26. "1 use them after hard workout days to help flush out my legs," he says. "After my 2:16, my lower legs definitely felt better than the rest of my body. The socks really work for me."
Executives at Oxysocks claim their Lycra -and-CoolMaxbased pressure socks can improve a runner's max VO2 by increasing blood return from the legs to the heart. They note that patients with vascular disease in the legs have benefited from similar socks, and that compression tights were shown to improve leg strength in a Penn State University study. Skeptics point out that the natural pounding motion of running does an excellent job of pushing blood back to the heart.
OUR TAKE: You might run faster from sheer embarrassment. For more, go to RevelSports.com.
-AMBY BURFOOT
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