I know Farah wears them, and people talk about them as "arm warmers". But they surely aren't designed to warm your arms.
What does Nike say they are supposed to do? What do athletes believe they do for them?
I know Farah wears them, and people talk about them as "arm warmers". But they surely aren't designed to warm your arms.
What does Nike say they are supposed to do? What do athletes believe they do for them?
I too was very puzzled by Farah wearing these on Sunday. If the weather had been as it was in Boston - very understandable. but London was run in warm conditions. Surely, the kit for these conditions should be brief, as loose as possible (so why the half tights?) and give maximum exposure to the skin? Or so I was always advised" when I were a lad"!!
larkimm wrote:
I know Farah wears them, and people talk about them as "arm warmers". But they surely aren't designed to warm your arms.
What does Nike say they are supposed to do? What do athletes believe they do for them?
According to Sage you put gels there.
milermb wrote:
I too Surely, the kit for these conditions should be brief, as loose as possible (so why the half tights?) and give maximum exposure to the skin? Or so I was always advised" when I were a lad"!!
I haven't been to England since 1999. So I don't know how lads think. However, wearing tights help prevent chafing. Elite runners don't wear as much tights as slower runners do but it has nothing to do with the temperature. They aren't hot at all. The other reason is that compression tights might help with muscle fatigue. Partly it's placebo. Some runners think that it helps but there isn't much scientific evidence.
If you look closely you'll notice there's ice under them
larkimm wrote:
But they surely aren't designed to warm your arms.
They warm my arms when it's cold outside. And then they're easier to remove and stow away than a long sleeve shirt once I warm up on a run. I don't know why Mo was wearing them when it's hot outside but they do help keep you warm like any other compression garment (under armour) does.
There are such a thing as arm COOLERS, too... they get (feel?) colder when wet... you see people pouring ice water on them at aid stations... I know CEP makes some; I assume Nike does, too...
theJeff wrote:
There are such a thing as arm COOLERS, too... they get (feel?) colder when wet... you see people pouring ice water on them at aid stations... I know CEP makes some; I assume Nike does, too...
I have some from Pearl Izumi that are called "Sun Sleeves". They are actually really, really nice. I've doused them with water and if it's really, really hot, I do put ice in them.
I have a pair from Adidas. They are really nice for those days when it's not cold enough for a jacket, but going out for a run on just a t-shirt feels too chilly the first couple of miles. I roll them down once I'm warm or put them in the pocket in the back of my shorts. Same with gloves, some days just keeping my hands warm is enough.
Some sleeves also have compressive properties, although I think compression is mostly BS. I have Compressport calf sleeves and only use them to keep my calves warm in winter. Otherwise, they make no difference in terms of fatigue, recovery, injuries, etc.
Mizuno fanboy wrote:
They are really nice for those days when it's not cold enough for a jacket, but going out for a run on just a t-shirt feels too chilly the first couple of miles..
FFS. Unbelievable.
larkimm wrote:
I know Farah wears them, and people talk about them as "arm warmers". But they surely aren't designed to warm your arms.
What does Nike say they are supposed to do? What do athletes believe they do for them?
What are shorts supposed to do? What are sleeves supposed to do? What is my brain supposed to do?
Larkimm, great work asking goddamn stupid questions that you can answer yourself.
theJeff wrote:
There are such a thing as arm COOLERS, too... they get (feel?) colder when wet... you see people pouring ice water on them at aid stations... I know CEP makes some; I assume Nike does, too...
Like those towels when wet get "cool".
Is it possible his black arms would be more inclined to absorb heat/sun rather than reflect it? So he wore arm coolers to both reflect the light and stay cool (when wet)? Also noticed him holding onto his bottles and sticking it in the back of his shorts to continue hydrating. Working with Paula's husband is serving him well with intelligent marathon tricks.
Baltsu wrote:
larkimm wrote:
I know Farah wears them, and people talk about them as "arm warmers". But they surely aren't designed to warm your arms.
What does Nike say they are supposed to do? What do athletes believe they do for them?
According to Sage you put gels there.
Old wise Sage is a sage.
They are designed to sleeve your arms.
I could never have run in those conditions (too hot), but maybe for a skinny guy who's lived in Africa for the last 3 months it was cold in London?
It's where I keep my snacks, like corn dogs and Snickers bars.
According to the LetsRun message board posters, anyone who has a tattoo is white trash. So therefore a full arm sleeve would be consider lowest of the low, reserved for thugs and gangstas.
FFS wrote:
Mizuno fanboy wrote:
They are really nice for those days when it's not cold enough for a jacket, but going out for a run on just a t-shirt feels too chilly the first couple of miles..
FFS. Unbelievable.
Huh?
Makes sense to me!
I'm cool with this.
letsrun is the /b/ of the running world.
marathon tricks wrote:
theJeff wrote:
There are such a thing as arm COOLERS, too... they get (feel?) colder when wet... you see people pouring ice water on them at aid stations... I know CEP makes some; I assume Nike does, too...
Like those towels when wet get "cool".
Is it possible his black arms would be more inclined to absorb heat/sun rather than reflect it? So he wore arm coolers to both reflect the light and stay cool (when wet)? Also noticed him holding onto his bottles and sticking it in the back of his shorts to continue hydrating. Working with Paula's husband is serving him well with intelligent marathon tricks.
Like his bottle juggling tricks!
Kipchoge does ok not wearing that shite. A fad