Zensahhh

So my calves have still been acting up. Tuesday I decided to wear my cheapo calf sleeves while on the treadmill. These are just knee high tube socks cut at the ankles which I normally just wear while asleep if needed. They actually provide a good bit of compression for just cotton. Anyway, after my run with them on, my calves felt better. So I went to the running store, what the hey , and finally got some proper calf sleeves by Zensah. I have to admit, running outside with them on made me feel a little dorky. I'm not sure if it's just me feeling better, but my shins actually felt much fresher after. It's like I could feel when I was compensating with my shins and I could adjust. There's also a certain added heat, that felt good. It was cool outside today though, so that could be a neg in the summer heat.

At the running store, I had a brief discussion with they guy working there. He said, if nothing else has changed, it's gotta be your shoes. Dude, don't give me an excuse to buy new shoes! I told him I actually keep logs on how many miles I have on all 6 pairs of shoes I run in and only one pair is approaching the wear out limit. He didn't think I was crazy though. We talked about hydration issues, and he suggested I try coconut water at my local grocer. I don't think I've ever seen such a thing. Is it fattening? haha I'll give it a shot though. Why not! I also got to try out some new massaging tools from a company called Moji. gomoji.com and you can see these crazy little steel ball things that look like S&M tools.

As for the Zensah sleeves, I expected them to be much tighter. They do have a nice smoothness slipping on. And like I said, I felt them compressing my shins more, which may be a function of me and not the sleeves. I will continue to wear them for a while.