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A tale of toe.

 While I was training for the Nike Women's Marathon I was carefully working on keeping all my toenails. I did not realize what a great undertaking this toenail-keeping business would be. Up until a few days ago I was happily wearing my cotton socks (don't you judge me!) and running my longest toe into a painful and unsightly condition.

However, this weekend I was lucky enough to be painting pottery with my little people at Paint Yourself Silly on Tanque Verde (bulls in a china shop, what?) when I realized I was near Fleet Feet. Upon completion of our masterpieces, Kyle and our brood headed over to Fleet Feet in the search of socks that might save me from really ugly feet (side note: "Really Ugly Feet" might be an alternative name for a cotton sock store).

As the dozen of us entered the store we were greeted warmly and sent to the sock wall (my god, my toes must look really bad, thought I!). Imagine my delight to see … a box full of toys! With the children distracted, we set to finding socks; there were dozens of pairs, all sounding equally high tech and useful.

Enter Jeanne Snell, owner of Fleet Feet and a fellow Tri Girl. Sympathetic to my toe situation, she recommended the Balega Seamless low cut socks. My toe screamed "Buy them you fool!" With two pair for me and two pair for Kyle we headed out the door, and then we remembered we left like fifty kids in the store and went back and our wares (read:kids), we went home to try out the new socks. A five mile run in my new socks had me sold.

All of this to recommend socks, you ask? Well, yes! Because these socks are amazing. Simply ouchless. Wonderful, second-skin-on-your-feet-not-going-to-lose-a-toenail-if-I-can-help-it, comfy, comfy socks. My toes are happy and I think I might just get by with wearing flip flops another winter. Whew.

Holly J
Sock reviewer and owner of 10 toenails, all firmly attached.

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