Sunday, November 4, 2012

Injinji Toesocks: Review & Giveaway

I rolled out of bed this morning at 5am (really 6am, thank you Daylight Savings Time) to squeeze in my run before my hubby left for work. The morning temps in Illinois have dropped into the low 30's now, so I've had to dig out the "winter run gear" box. This year's newest addition to that box is Injinji toesocks.

Injinji kindly jumped on board to sponsor this year's Cupcake Classic virtual race. While sending a generous supply of prizes, they also provided me with a couple pair of toesocks to review. Now I gotta tell you, I was suspicious about these odd looking socks. I thought surely they'd be uncomfortable and/or itchy around my toes... Boy, was I proven wrong and now I'm simply in love with my Injinji toesocks!


The PINK are definitely my favorites!
The first pair of Injinji that I tried (lightweight crew style) was during my "comeback" from a broken little toe. I thought the fabric encompassing my toe would provide a bit more structure to hold the lil toe in place. I carefully wiggled my toes into the sock. It felt weird at first, but once I slipped on my running shoes, I completely forgot about the socks. That was over a month ago and the weather was still warm. I ran 6 miles that day and was pleasantly happy with debut of Injinji toesocks into my wardrobe.

Since then, I've worn the toesocks on long runs, short runs, and in both hot and cold temperatures. Injinji's Performance Series is constructed with 75% CoolMax, 22% Nylon and 3% Lycra to help keep feet dry, cool and comfortable, available in both lightweight and original interfaces.

In Injinji's Outdoor Series, the CoolMax is replaced with NuWool to better control temperature. NuWool adds an ultra fine trans-seasonal yarn that keeps your skin temperature cool in summer and warm in winter.

I've been extremely lucky in my running career with my feet. I've never lost a toenail. I've never had a black toenail. And I don't get blisters. Seriously, I log a lot of miles, but my feet are tough.  There have only been a couple times (scorching hot or soaking wet) when my feet have overheated on a long run and I ended up with a couple tiny blisters in between my toes. I have been told by others that these toesocks are the cure for that. So now whenever I expect my feet to get wet (like my recent 20 miler in the rain), I wear my Injinji toesocks and come away with blister-less toes. Proven. I'm a believer.

And I love all the different colors to choose from...

Shop Injini's Basement Shop through Monday, November 5th and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. There are some great deals here... including my favorite pink toesocks for only $6 each!


You want to give Injinji toesocks a trial run??
Enter below to win a pair!
I have THREE extra pair to giveaway!
Winner will be announced on Wed, Nov. 14

a Rafflecopter giveaway

15 comments:

  1. I have been wearing Injinji toe socks for a couple years now, and I love them. I wear them with my Vibram Fivefinger toe shoes and in my regular running shoes. If you don't want to get the NuWool for winter, another option is to wear the lightweight socks inside your regular pair of running socks.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I just bought a pair of rainbow ones as a congratulations gift to myself for my recent half marathon (or rather, I decided I deserved them despite the price tag, because I ran the half marathon...they were actually an impulse buy) and I LOVE them! I thought they felt weird for the first five minutes I had them on, then I didn't even notice. And I'm sure they would have helped me out if I had had them on for my first half marathon, where I got a HUGE blister under my pinky toe. Definitely need some more pairs!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. I have one pair that I wear in winter with my VFFs (and sometimes just to sleep in the night before I run- my feet get so cold!). Love those socks!

    ReplyDelete
  4. I LOVE Injinji! For my first four marathons I was crippled with very large blisters between my first two toes! Ouchie!!! They were so large and so painful that I couldn't run for a good two weeks after! Ugh! For my fifth marathon, I used Injinji socks for all my long runs and also at the race. Not one single blister! Not even a hot spot! I was running two days after the marathon. Love those socks!

    ReplyDelete
  5. I've been thinking of trying these socks out..when I have run longs I have been having blister and/or toenail issues..maybe these will solve the problem I've already gone up a half size in my shoes

    ReplyDelete
  6. Would be interesting to try these.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Thanks Jess. i just ordered two pairs to try - $6.00 each and free shipping!!!

    ReplyDelete
  8. I LOVE my injiji toe socks, but would also love more! Going to look at their website now too! :) Thanks for having this giveaway! :)

    ReplyDelete
  9. I'm in love with injinji's! Seriously I have always battled with blisters when hiking and running. Now whenever I hike and run over 4 miles I wear mine and I have not had a SINGLE blister!!!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Would love to try these for my Vibram Five Finger shoes! Loved your review and crossing my fingers for this giveaway! :D Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  11. I really want to try these. I love my Vibram Fivefingers, but I have just been running in them without socks. Now that it is getting cold, I need something to keep my feet warm!

    ReplyDelete
  12. LOVE those socks, run all my runs in them for the last 2 years!

    ReplyDelete
  13. I would love to give these a try!

    ReplyDelete
  14. I love Injinji socks but I always get holes in the big toes and have to throw them out before they're worn out. :-(

    ReplyDelete
  15. I recently bought a pair of the pink performance socks. I've only worn them on short runs, but for someone who absolutely hates toe socks, I love these. I forget all about the toes when I put my shoes on. I'm definitely prone to blisters between my toes and black toenails so hopefully these do the trick.

    ReplyDelete

I appreciate your feedback and comments!