I used to run a lot because I was into triathlon and marathons before.
You can see it from below my “Okay, I come back to my parents home running all the way” record.
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But I haven’t run/jog long distances for a long time…
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In warm and comfy California, I just chill in my home…
Then gradually over past months, I have gained weight……
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Trust me, as a triathlete, I bike for sure, more often than jogging because my gears of cycling are perfectly complete.
And one reason I shy away from jogging was with my old running shoes I didn’t have good socks to fit which makes me confident to run 10K for example without any pains or blisters on my feet.
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Five-finger socks may look good, but they give you pain between fingers
Cycling socks are no good for jogging
Ancle-fixing type is not flexible when you don’t have any injury
Usual ones don’t have “grips” at the sole and your feet moves inside shoes and eventually blisters etc.
But I found “Activital” socks with a lot of design innovation derived from Japanese socks and functions to support my feet!
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You can see some “gripping” structure on the soles
Okay, let’s hit the road.
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As was expected, both of my knees hurt…
And as my legs felt some pain, I changed parts of my sole to focus on. But those socks gave me perfect fit and my feet didn’t move inside the shoes which is desirable when you long-run.
As my jogging was slow as it was a first long-run in a long time, it got darker on Foothill road… but the socks supported me all the way along.
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The socks gave me courage and support to run 10K for the first time over one plus year without any pains or blisters on my feet.
I will keep on running with them, at least to bring me back to the desirable weight.
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