Still wearing those old cotton socks you used in gym class?  Here's some information on Synthetic socks and why most runners swear by them, not at them:

• The Science Behind Your Socks
• Socks and your Feet -a great article, scroll to 'The Fiber Story'

Still not convinced?  Here's a few simple reasons why you should make the switch to snythetic:

Cotton

• extremely poor wicking characteristics -retains 3-4x the moisture of a synthetic
• poor friction control
• not very elastic -stretch easily

Snythetic

• excellent moisture management
• excellent friction control
• retain their shape

Brands we offer:

• Balega
• Feetures
• Wright Socks
• drymax