Can you toughen your feet over time to be able to run without socks and not get blisters? I would really like to do this if it's possible since I'm in a dorm, and use up socks really fast and I hate having to put them back everytime I wash them which is quite often.
Give it a shot. But be prepared to stink.
if that's your only reason, why don't you just go buy more socks?
it can be done, i did it. but your feet will stink... bad. it's much easier than washing socks all the time, especially if you have 2 a days.
or you could just wear the same pair of socks 3 or 4 times before washing them. welcome to college
yeah the stench is severe. and the worst thing is the shoes get funked up after like 1 or 2 runs and then they are permenantly fouled. Id say chuck d is right u can get 6 pairs of socks for like 5 bucks usually get two bags of those and that should be enough for an extra week of running just about.
We used to run sockless all the time (late 60's-70's), the only exception being very COLD weather in winter.
Some still do. Back then most shoes weren't built up as much as they are today (usually weighing 6-8, with 10 oz.
being considered a bruiser) and I for one thought nothing of tossing them in the washer if they got gamey. The usual shoes were the very early NIKE and the classic Onitsuka Tigers that you got from Blue Ribbon Sports.
Today shoes cost as much as $100, which in my opinion is shameful (how much money do you need Phil?) so it's far more of an investment I suppose.
i will also say it will prevent foot injuries...i will never go back to running w/ socks...
imagine you can do hard workouts on the hardest of tracks and still feel good..no soreness!
bg
I run without socks several times and find that as my feet sweat a subsequent sqeaking noise occurs as my foot slides around in the shoe. Sometimes nasty blisters will occur. Unless you store your shoes outside, you will smell up your house, car, our wherever you put your shoes. Why I am responding to this thread? Diposable socks would be a great invention!
i run without socks, in racing flats all the time. never a hint of an injury, blisters at first but those go away soon enough. most people dont think of this, but electrical tape, as well as duct tape, wrapped around a toe makes a great way to cover up a blister on a run.
I wear the asics ultimate 81's.
Here's what I did:
1. Rinse your socks in the bathroom sink after a run.
2. Take a shower in your run shorts to wash off the sweat.
3. Jump in a pool with your clothes on after a run.
4. use the chlorinated ice bath as a washing machine
5. steal your roomates socks
6. baby powder
kingofthehalf wrote:
i run without socks, in racing flats all the time. never a hint of an injury, blisters at first but those go away soon enough. most people dont think of this, but electrical tape, as well as duct tape, wrapped around a toe makes a great way to cover up a blister on a run.
YES I love duct tape. In the fall I'll wrap my mid foot in it & go sockless. It works great. I only do it in the fall because I wear sandals in the summer. I also use duct tape for guarding the nipple. It stays on much better.
Definetely wash your socks & shorts in the shower & let them hang out to dry. Works wonderfully.
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Why I am responding to this thread? Diposable socks would be a great invention!
About disposable socks. Everytime I go to a shoe store to get new shoes I don't wear socks & I use a different pair of those ankle high length panty hose things they have & I take them home & use those as a disposable sock. Works great. I want to find out where I can get a box of those.
i never wear socks when i run.
We used to run sans- socks but the shoes or my feet..... cut me like a knife anymore.
i ran sockless for a while in high school and i found the biggest problem other than the stench was that your feet would sweat so much that you would be moving all around in your shoes and and making interesting noises with the sweat and the shoes rubbing