Anyone run withOUT socks

No socks in spikes & racing flats for races only. I wear socks when training, unless I happen to put my spikes on, which is extremely rare.

I've always used spikes for racing only. If I can run mile pace workouts in trainers, then with spikes, who knows the possibilities...

I tried it, but my feet sweat too much. On the few occasions that I didn't have socks with me, I ended up with some serious bloody, blistered feet.

that was considered 'cool' and many did it in the late 60's to early 70's, but coolness gave way to comfort and practicality. I wore the little footsie socks or womens, cotton tennis socks in my spikes back then, to still look cool but have the 'sock comfort'.Today, anything goes.

Races only. Cons: you could get sweaty and thus slippery. if its hot or your shoes arent made to go sockless, you could also get a blister.

Pros: If your shoes are made for it, you could get more airflow to cool down your feet without sweat accumulating.

Old old Guy wrote:

I tried it, but my feet sweat too much. On the few occasions that I didn't have socks with me, I ended up with some serious bloody, blistered feet.

Ditto.

When I used to race it was always without socks. First race of the year I normally got blisters but after that I was fine. I figured if I am going to buy spikes and worry about a tenth of an ouce leaving the socks at home would be a good idea. Also with the spikes I had they were really kinda like wearing socks not shoes.

Since high school in the 70's, it has always felt too uncomfortable to wear my racing flats or spikes with socks.

I did try once when it was around 20 degrees out, but had to take the socks off before the race started.

Every once in a while I might get a blister - like a humid 10 miler in August, for example, if my shoe laces are not tied tight enough.

i wear socks with racing flats usually but never in spikes.. thats just how i roll

pros ... i dunno, it just makes me feel so sexy!

cons - shoes that smell so bad that they make people want to vomit, blisters, blisters, and more blisters. did i mention blisters?

Been doing it since high school, except when its really, really cold.

I probably do it because I've played hockey since I was 4, and I stopped wearing socks in my hockey skates around age 12 because they were too tight, and I never wore them again.

My feet are disgustingly calloused.

it always seems like the 400/800m guys don't wear socks, the 800/1600m guys do.

I've been training without socks for the past 3 or 4 years. Did it a couple of days in a row one summer, and just couldn't go back - my shoes always feel too tight and my toes too restricted when I wear socks now. I personally love the way it feels, and don't really have problems with slippage. The only downside really is that, like a few people have already mentioned, it makes my shoes stink like hell after a while. This isn't a bad thing, necessarily, though. I train in flats, and by the time my shoes get to be unbearable, it's usually time for a new pair. So, the stench ensures that I'm not putting too many miles on a pair of shoes. Not the best strategy, I'm sure, but what the hell? Works for me.

Trainers, yes. Flats, no.

One guy here said that it was "cool" to do in the late sixties, and I do recall some serious distance guys running in training shoes "Addidas" without socks. One guy in particular in Central CA, who went on to take 2nd in state in the 2 mile as a jr. and then 1st in state as a senior in the 2 mile, (a sub-9:00 guy) usually worked out mornings in the old leather Addidas--I know I bought a couple pairs of is cast-off stinky shoes from him for my runs. I had to wear socks; I have weird feet.

I've never worn socks, with spikes, road shoes, trainers. Never had a blister either. That goes for leather shoes, nylon shoes, mesh shoes, all manner of interior construction methods and lasts and manufacturers - Although the old leather Tiger Cortez used to eat my big toe-nails off, and some of the long-ago shoes from various manufacturers might dye your feet blue or red.

after going sock-less in flats and spikes i finally converted full-time about a year ago. shoe smell like... but i wash them regularly. i dont buy that crap that they cannot be thrown in the washing machine. i have never had a problem with it and the mileage seems to be about the same, plus id much rather have friends then another 50 miles out of my shoes.

i recently tried some oder eaters foot deodorant spray. seems to work well. they don't smell as bad and keeps my feet from getting too sweaty. florida is already 80 degs and its working fine so far.

and on my long runs i use body glide on the toes and outsides of ball of foot area. i have gone 20 like that (trails/roads) and have had no problems.

I wore socks up until last year when a meet was about 80 degrees. My feet sweat a little before my race, making my socks damp. In the 800 i was running, i felt the blister form in the first lap, then burst in the second. It was a blister on the whole pad of my foot, it sucked terribly. Formed due to the extra friction of my sock between my feet and the spikes. Since then i've never worn socks in a race and never had a blister.