Thorlos Happy Feet / Speedy Feet Giveaway

Recently our local Thorlos sales rep attended one of our Rush Hour track workouts.  They provided many of the runners with a pair of the Experia socks.  The Experia sock has been ranked by Runner's World as a Most Pillowy sock!  Thorlos is an American made brand whose tag line is "Your Feet will feel better."

Disclosure: I received a free pair of Thorlos socks to review and two pairs to give away to my readers.  I have also purchased Thorlos Experia socks myself and all opinions are my own based on my experience with the product.

The Thorlo Experia sock is "anatomically engineered for aero-dynamic fit and protection without weight."  Thorlos are a different type of sock...they have a padded sock to protect your foot on impact and also prevent the friction that can lead to blisters.  The socks are made with CoolMax material to be moisture wicking.  The Experia is a lighter weight sock that offers a combination of the cushion in the ball of the foot and the heal while offering a light weight snug fit around the rest of the foot.  I really like the fit of these socks, the material really hugs your foot through the arch.  The sock is a micro-mini crew so it just barely peeks out of your shoe.

Obviously I missed my calling as a sock model! 

I originally bought some Experia socks for the fun colors...I had no idea that I was buying a sock that would protect my feet as well.  I wasn't aware that as we age we lose the fatty pads that help protect our feet as we walk and run.  Below illustrates how the Thorlo padding aligns with your natural foot structure to provide cushioning under those fat pads to absorb the impact.  So in addition to all this great benefit to your feet you can also match your running outfits or shoes with the 15 different colors offered! I usually feel feet fatigue after wearing work shoes that have little structure.  I can see how helpful the cushioning is to help reduce that shock and impact and keep my feet happy.  The cushioning is engineered to help transfer the forces as you walk and run from the fat pads of your foot to the tightly knitted loops of the cushion pads.



Happy Feet matter so that you can have Speedy Feet! Our Thorlo rep attended our track session and that night we focused on a true progression workout.  Give this workout a try next time you are looking to build your aerobic capacity and also work progressively harder in order to train your body to function and process through lactic acid buildup. It was a tough workout and looking back through my data file I was very happy to see that I did execute the progressive build on my pace.  I need to push a little harder to differentiate between 1000m and 800m pace though since those intervals were all pretty close.  I tend to keep a little left in the tank just in case and usually my ending intervals are my strongest.

Thorlos Happy Feet Speedy Feet Progression Track Workout
Warm up - 10-20 minutes at easy pace.

Main Set -
2 x 1000
2 x 800
2 x 400
2 x 200

Run each interval at a progressively faster pace.  Take 1 minute rest between each interval.  The 200's at the end should be at or near your all out pace.  If you are like me, you'll finish feeling a little on the pukey side.  That's okay...that means you were working it!

Cool down - 10 minutes at easy pace

And now for the giveaway...no need to complete the workout to enter but bonus points if you do! One reader will receive two pairs of the Experia micro mini crew sock.  Use the Rafflecopter below to enter.
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