Cool Race Photo Thread (credit the photog)
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I have become pretty good at putting them on. I actually put them on before I leave home, then I leave them in place on my calf/ankle but fold up the toe and heel and tuck them under the ankle opening. I travel to the race, register, warm up, etc with them in place over my sock. And then right before the race, I pull them over the toe and heel of my shoe just before I head off to the race start, its literally the last thing I do.
This moves struggling with the shoe covers to the non-stressed part of race day- getting dressed while still at home- from the pre-race stressed part of the day.
As far as the exact method of putting the covers on- I just do it they way the video on the website shows.
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The height of the sock is limited by UCI.
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It's weird and unexpected. Somehow it's not about each individual race. Good or bad attitude, I don't know. But it leaves me pretty non-stressed on game day.
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Hope I was doing something useful at this point:

Photo by Allan Crawford

Photo by Allan Crawford
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Will Stoger photos from our TNW:
Out in the break, 22 secs on the field:

What happens when you start playing track sprinter with only 22 seconds on the field:
Out in the break, 22 secs on the field:

What happens when you start playing track sprinter with only 22 seconds on the field:

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Great pic Sara.