CEP Compression Sock Review....and giveaway!

I've read great things about compression socks, and have been eager to try them. So I was excited when I came home the other day to find a package from sportscompression.com on my doorstep, containing a pair of pink CEP compression socks to test out!

If you aren't familiar, compression socks and sleeves are used to help with muscle recovery either during or after exercise. The compression increases circulation, which flushes out lactic acid, thus helping to improve your performance. They also support muscles that have been injured, like shin splints or dreaded plantar fasciitis (which I've dealt with on and off for years now), by reducing the muscle vibration in the tissue.  You can read more about the advantages on CEP's website, http://www.cepcompression.com/.

I put the running socks on as soon as I got them out of the box to see how they would feel, I noticed right off how smooth they are, the stitch at the top didn't bug my toes at all. After a few minutes my legs started to feel lighter, the socks were tight to put on, but they felt good.

Sports Compression suggests that you wear them for 4 - 6 hours after activity, I ran 8 miles yesterday, and put the socks on right after I finished. I had to do a bunch of errands, and get Eliza to story time, so I waited to take a shower (it was raining so I figured I could get away with looking a bit skanky), threw my sweats on over the socks and got to it. My legs felt good all afternoon, I took the socks off at dinnertime when I finally got in the shower. By the time the Biggest Loser started, I put them back on because my legs were getting tired, and they immediately felt better.

I usually have a rest day after a run longer than 8 miles, but today when I got up, I felt like I could go for a run! I think the socks are great, I think I'm going to wear them on a run later in the week to see how they work while running, plus now that it's getting cooler they'll be a great addition to my fall running gear.

Thanks to David at sportscompression.com, here is a chance to win a pair of CEP Compression Running socks, AND if you can't wait to get a pair, you can use the following discount code on sportscompression.com for 15% off your order.  Use code: BLOG15.

To enter the giveaway, please go to sportscompression.com, click around, and let me know what you would like to try out.

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4. Let me know what your favorite running distance is.

Giveaway ends at midnight EST on Sunday October 10th.

*Note, I was provided with a pair of Compression socks for this review, my thoughts on the product are my own.