Triangle Adventure Racing Team

Foot care is extremely important in adventure races or any long distance event for that matter. Another important factor specific to multi-sport events is the ability to use individual gear for multiple disciplines. In my opinion, these socks are perfect. They stay tight on your feet after hours and days of racing, they aren’t too thick so you can switch from running to biking without changing socks, they dry quickly and even seem to work just fine if they’re wet, they’re kind of “slick” in the shoes, so the shoes rub against the sock, but the sock doesn’t rub against your foot. At $15 a pair, they’re kind of pricey and I think they’ve recently even been marketing them as “adventure racing socks” which doesn’t excite me, but I still wouldn’t consider using anything else. I do recommend getting different colors so when you’re changing from wet dirty socks into dry dirty socks, you’ll be able to keep track of which ones might be filled with sand. I prefer the mini crew which come just above the ankle.
JT
3-17-2007

After checking out differant options for a water shoe, mainly the Salomon models, I resigned myself to either pay high prices for the amphib models 80-100.00 or wear open toed TEVAs etc. I found these while breezing through an LL BEAN catalog. I have worn them while on the river in WV including kayak runs, swimming and white water rafting. They were comfortable from day one, drain quickly and dry just fast. Though I havent run in them for an extended period of time..they do appear to have enough support that they would work if needed….say for a long boat portage. The great thing about LL BEAN is their guarantee…no hassles…no arguing..just return it for replacement or refund. At 34.50 you can’t beat the quality…..

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This is another fantastic product from RailRiders. I’ve had this for as long as I’ve had my weather pants, and it’s been used in most of the same ways. It provides great sun protection during the day and bug protection at night. It is extremely light weight and cool, so it even works in the middle of the day in the heat of a Florida summer.

Highly recommended.

These pants from RailRiders are simply fantastic — they are my do everything pants. I’ve had a pair for over four years now, and they have been used to race across Florida three times (in the annual Florida Coast to Coast race), other adventure races and orienteering events including the 2003 National Championship Rogaine, to paint my Mom’s house, to clear the lot of the home we built, and to do lots of other yard work!

They are light weight, dry fast, and are incredibly tough. After everything they’ve been through, I only have a few minor snags on them. They are a bit covered in paint now, though. The paint looks like dried blood, so I do get some interesting stares! I highly recommend these to anyone that needs protection from the sun, bugs, and bushwhacking.

Note: I have a small frame — 5′8″ and 140 lbs. I typically wear a size 29 waist / 30 inseam. I had to get the woman’s small for these to f it comfortably.