Arm Sleeves

A nice run with Christy, Jill and Katie this morning. We were commenting on how nice it is to run in daylight.

My new running thing is arm sleeves. You probably have seen them on elite runners when weather is a little on the cool side. I was wishing I had some at La Crosse. The seem perfect for keeping you warm at the beginning of a run, but easy to remove when you or the arm temperature warms up. Since Green Bay can be a little cool at the start, I thought I would look into getting some.

Well, I found that they are almost $34. A little to rich for my blood, especially since I may only wear them once or twice a year (on my regular non-race runs a long sleeve shirt will do). In searching for a cheaper price I came upon on posting that said they just got some men's tube socks and cut the foot out. A lot cheaper and since they were so cheap, you can just toss them during a race after you no longer needed. So, when I was in La Crosse this weekend at TJ Maxx, I found a pair of Under Armor baseball socks. The only draw back was that they are bright yellow, but what the heck. So for $4, I had 4 socks. Last night I cut the toe out. I cut them long figuring that I like to have something I can pull my hands into and if I find the are too long, I can cut them shorter. After performed my surgery on them, I decided to give them a test run this morning.

I decided to wear them "upside down". My forearm is thicker than my ankle, so I figured it made more sense to wear them so the cuff of the sock was actually at my wrist. This also worked well because then the finished cuff (the non cut end) was at my wrist.

They worked well!

They didn't feel too tight and they didn't fall down either. At the end I felt like they might be slipping down, but I think they were just getting heavier from sweat. They might not perform as well as the real thing, but they do what I need them to do and for only $1.00 each I can't complain!