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Brilliant Gifts for the Runner in Your Life

Brilliant Gifts for the Runner in Your Life

As Christmas quickly approaches and you struggle for ideas for the perfect gift, we decided to talk about our top gift ideas for the runner in your...
What is COOLMAX® and What are the Benefits?

What is COOLMAX® and What are the Benefits?

Here at Sockmine it is important to us that we provide quality products that deliver the qualities you deserve to enhance your performance. That is...
How Can Socks Impact Your Performance?

How Can Socks Impact Your Performance?

A lot of people assume that your shoes are one of the reasons why performance is impacted. This is true to some extent, however, socks have a great...

What is the GripLock™ Sock and What are the Benefits?

Here at Sockmine we think that it is important that every runner owns a pair of socks that are comfortable and protect you against blisters. With o...
Richard Hayes Summer 2019 Update

Richard Hayes Summer 2019 Update

Guest post from Richard Hayes on his upcoming Charity run. Richard has been a Sockmine ambassador for many years. Based in Sheffield, Richard has d...
5 Ways to Care for your Feet to Improve Your Running

5 Ways to Care for your Feet to Improve Your Running

Your feet are the difference between a great PB beating run and a painful miserable one. So why do we neglect them so much? They have so much power...
GripLock™ Technology Now Officially Patented

GripLock™ Technology Now Officially Patented

Granted at Last After months of waiting our industry leading technology GripLock™ has finally had its patent granted. GripLock™ aims to solve the ...
Ben Lowe - 6 Marathons in 6 Days Challenge Begins

Ben Lowe - 6 Marathons in 6 Days Challenge Begins

Raising money for charity, Ben Lowe, Account Manager at SockMine has undertaken the impressive challenge of completing six marathons in six days.  ...
9 Top tips for the Day Before a Marathon

9 Top tips for the Day Before a Marathon

So it’s the day before the big race and the nerves are starting to set in. Months and months of training and it all comes down to this. With so mu...
My Approach to Training for 6 Marathons in 6 Days

My Approach to Training for 6 Marathons in 6 Days

MY APPROACH TO TRAINING – WHERE TO BEGIN Training for one marathon is in itself a huge challenge. One which takes grit, determination, and many,...
It's Crunch Time – Free Marathon Training Schedule For Beginners

It's Crunch Time – Free Marathon Training Schedule For Beginners

Training for your first Marathon? Try our free marathon training schedule for beginners to get your training off on the right foot! Whether you’...
Marathon Training? Here are the Best Socks for Fartlek Training

Marathon Training? Here are the Best Socks for Fartlek Training

Are you training for a marathon but getting tired of the same old routine? Why not give Fartlek Training a try.   WHAT IS FARTLEK TRAINING? Fartlek...