Fashion dilemma

tunney

My legs are utterly thrashed. Completely. But I've got a 10km run to do at lunch. Part of me knows the best way to try and get through this uninjured is compression socks and shorts.
Part of me knows that looking like an utter gimp while running from the City Centre is a part idea.

Woddle

Wear them and tell me where and I'll bring my camera

BeepBeep67

Wear them under leggings or pop socks

HardyEustace

Add bows in your hair and a short, plaid skirt and rock that sexy schoolgirl look

scottreynolds

funny -- taking the day of wasn't an option.... do the socks. People won't think any less of you -- they already think your a freak

shels4ever

tunney wrote: »

My legs are utterly thrashed. Completely. But I've got a 10km run to do at lunch. Part of me knows the best way to try and get through this uninjured is compression socks and shorts.
Part of me knows that looking like an utter gimp while running from the City Centre is a part idea.

Who cares what people think, HTFU

rainbow kirby

HardyEustace wrote: »

Add bows in your hair and a short, plaid skirt and rock that sexy schoolgirl look

+1

menoscemo

Do you find those compression socks any good? I wore a pair on an LSR not so long ago and they 'compressed' my calfs a bit too much, left me with pains for about a week after, totally counterproductive.

griffin100

My legs are utterly thrashed. Completely. But I've got a 10km run to do at lunch. Part of me knows the best way to try and get through this uninjured is compression socks and shorts.
Part of me knows that looking like an utter gimp while running from the City Centre is a part idea.

You won't look like a gimp, you'ill look like a serious triathlete:pac:

kennyb3

Are you a model or an athlete? who gives a sh't what people you dont know and prob dont care think

Izoard

Lashings of fake tan on the exposed part of the leg, will give you the pro look.

There were a couple of well- tanned Italians (I think) at Eireman, who made the socks look cool.

Pasty Irish legs on the other hand....

tunney

kennyb3 wrote: »

Are you a model or an athlete? who gives a sh't what people you dont know and prob dont care think

Myabe if I put GAA socks on over the compression socks my new colleagues may not start asking questions.

DustyBin

Wear them - photographic evidence would be good

tunney

menoscemo wrote: »

Do you find those compression socks any good? I wore a pair on an LSR not so long ago and they 'compressed' my calfs a bit too much, left me with pains for about a week after, totally counterproductive.

Yes - very good. Brand specific though, some are crap, some are excellent, I find they, when combined with compression shorts, almost act like a second external fascia that takes some off the load off the fasica thats connected to my ITB and helps reduce the likihood of overloading my TFL.

kennyb3

tunney wrote: »

Myabe if I put GAA socks on over the compression socks my new colleagues may not start asking questions.

Just explain why. most of my colleagues laugh when i arrive into work in my lcyra cycling shorts. i dont let it bother me tho.

christeb

HTFU tunney - you know there's only 1 answer to this. Now, I think I'll find a good spot around Stephen's Green with my camera.....

kennyb3

tunney wrote: »

Part of me knows the best way to try and get through this uninjured is compression socks and shorts.

tunney wrote: »

I find they, when combined with compression shorts, almost act like a second external fascia that takes some off the load off the fasica thats connected to my ITB and helps reduce the likihood of overloading my TFL.

I think you ve answered your question here. If you wanna do that ironman sounda like your going to have to get use to being a gimp

meathcountysec

kennyb3 wrote: »

Just explain why. most of my colleagues laugh when i arrive into work in my lcyra cycling shorts. i dont let it bother me tho.

But are you not supposed to change out of them, not wear them all day

kennyb3

meathcountysec wrote: »

But are you not supposed to change out of them, not wear them all day

trust me i dont walk around in them all day. but to change into my suit i have to go upstairs and past a few people in them. same going home

tunney

Sucked it up, endured the laughter