Drymax Lite TrailRunning Socks In TrailRunner Magazine

Our soon to be introduced Drymax Lite Trailrunning Socks were just featured in the June 2009 TrailRunner Magazine 2009 Gear Guide. We are in the final stages of 'perfecting' the production model and hope to have this sock available in the very near future. Stay tuned!

Other fun items in this issue you can check out is Drymax athlete Kelly Ridgway featured on page 10 describing the six day Coastal Challenge where she took 3rd overall woman with zero blisters wearing Drymax Maximum Protection Socks.

On Page 19 you can see Drymax Athlete Martine Hofstede in the ad for the Gore-Tex TransRockies Run (on the right) wearing Drymax TrailRunning Socks.

On Page 27 check out Drymax Athlete Luis Escobar sporting Drymax TrailRunning Socks in the full page Montrail ad.

photos and reprints courtesy of TrailRunner Magazine, Luis Escobar, Martine Hoftstede, Gore-Tex

More Great Results With Drymax!

Do to our crazy schedule over the last few weeks I have been remiss in sharing some recent great results turned in by some of our Drymax athletes.

Tony's Blister Free Feet After 100 Miles

First is the great performance turned in by Tony Portera completing the 100 mile course in 21 hours, 39 minutes and 37 seconds - a new PR by about an hour. About Drymax he said, "...thanks to Drymax Socks, no blisters to talk about.... I continue to be amazed by this product. I don't have to stop during the race to address feet issues, and post-race recovery is so much easier when you don't have to deal with blisters." Tony was wearing Drymax Trailrunning Socks. Great job Tony! Now we have to figure out what is going on with Bob's feet!

Meredith Terranova Braving The Cold at Brew to Brew

Also, Drymax athlete Meredith Terranova turned in her 3rd victory of the year at the Brew to Brew 44 Miler beginning at the Boulevard Brewery, in Kansas City, KS at 5:15 am with a beer and ending in Lawrence, KS at the Free State Brewing Company. Most people run this as a relay but Meredith completed it as a solo effort. Her final time was 6 hours 32 minutes which equates to 8:55.6 minute miles for 44 miles, a time that placed her as first overall female.

About the weather Meredith said, " It was the worst weather I have ever run in. I was overwhelmed and frozen at the finish." Even though the course was very cold and wet, Meredith wore Drymax Hot Weather socks with "no blisters!" for two reasons, first this is the sock she normally wears and you shouldn't change it up on race day, second, although the socks are thin and lite they keep your feet as dry as any other Drymax sock and a dry foot in cold temperatures is a happier, more comfortable foot.

Tim Englund and Lisa Bliss At the Spokane River 50k

Drymax athletes Lisa Bliss and Tim Englund had a great outing at the Spokane River 50k with Lisa finishing in 5 hours 8 minutes garnering 2nd female and Tim finishing in 4 hours 33 minutes, 7th overall in a very fast field.

Drymax Athlete Rick Gaston

Recent addition to the Drymax roster of athletes is Rick Gaston who turned in a PR at the Mt. Diablo 50 miler with an impressive 6th male and 9th overall time of 10 hours, 45 minutes. About the race Rick said, "I ran a really good race today. It kind of fell apart on the last 6 miles when I ran out of food but overall it was still a well executed race. I ran hard, chased after a few folks. It felt brutal though; hot, lots big climbs and big descents and technical trails."

Dan Rose Comeback Performance at the Bull Run 50 Mile

Dan Rose took on the Bull Run 50 after not competing for four months trying to recover from a nagging injury. Dan finished in an impressive tie for 10th place in a time of 7 hours 39 minutes.

About his performance Dan said, "I ran an incredibly steady pace the whole way, and most importantly for me, I came out of it injury free... As for gear.. my Drymax Maximum Protection socks kept the blisters away..."

I know I missed a few but I will be making up for lost time in the next few days! Great job Team Drymax!!!

photos courtesy Tony Portera, Meredith Terranova, Lisa Bliss, Tim Englund, Rick Gaston, Dan Rose

Drymax Named Sock Provider To U.S. National 24 Hour Run Team

Drymax Athletes Debra Horn and Jamie Donaldson at the 2008 World Championships

It is with great pride that Drymax has become the sock provider to the U.S. National 24 Hour Run Team that will compete in Bergamo, Italy on May 2-3.

We are so excited to be part of this great team made up of some of the most elite Ultrarunners in the world. Drymax athlete Jamie Donaldson was the leading American woman at the last World Championships in Korea completing 136.75 miles for a 5th overall followed by fellow Drymax athlete Debra Horn completing 125.66 miles helping the U.S. women to 4th overall women's team result.

We are hopeful that removing the worry of inevitable blisters by providing a drier more healthful environment for the team's feet will allow the U.S. team to propel past the international competition.

This year's national team includes the following members who will all be receiving Drymax socks for the competition*:

WOMEN:
Annette Bednosky, Jefferson, North Carolina
Jamie Donaldson, Littleton, Colorado
Connie Gardner, Medina, Ohio
Debra Horn, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Carilyn Johnson, El Paso, Texas
Jen Van Allen, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

MEN:
William Allen, Prince Frederick, Maryland
Matt Chaffin, Manlius, New York
Scott Eppelman, Coppell, Texas
Phil McCarthy, New York, New York
Roy Pirrung, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Bob Sweeney, Louisville, Colorado

All too often the manfacturing of socks have gone off shore. Many of our competitors manufacutre their socks in China, South Africa, Korea and many other countries. We make Drymax socks here in the USA. Drymax being one of the few remaining sock companies still proudly being made domestically makes our involvement with the team that much more special to us.

Good luck to all of the team members of the U.S. National 24 Hour Run Team as they compete with the world!

*Besides Jamie Donaldson and Debra Horn, these athletes may not endorse Drymax socks but they have been provided Drymax socks for training and competition.





photo provided by Jamie Donaldson

Drymax Is One Of Jenny Hadfield's Favorite Things!

Featured are the soon to be released Drymax Lite Trailrunning Socks

Author, columnist, coach, endurance athlete and motivational speaker Jenny Hadfield named Drymax socks as one of "Jenny's Favorites" in the May/June 2009 issue of Women's Running magazine.


Jenny has coached literally thousands of athletes and is the co-owner of Chicago Endurance Sports, Chicago's largest multi-sport company. Jenny, who has a Bachelor's degree in Physiology and a Master's degree in Excercise Science, is also an accomplished ultra athlete having competed in events like Eco-Challenge, Antarctic Marathon and over 30 marathons.


About Drymax Jenny said, "The perfect trail running sock for the warmer months, Drymax Lites (trail running) fit well and provide excellent blister protection. Drymax also offers a variety of warm and cold weather socks for every running season."


We continue to be fortunate to have some of the most elite athletes and coaches in the world wearing and putting their trust in Drymax to keep their feet dry and healthful!

Reprinted courtesy Women's Running Magazine

Drymax: Top Of The World Down Under

Drymax HD Hiking Socks

At Drymax, we continue to test our socks in real world situations in difficult conditions all over the world. One such test was spent in New Zealand's Southern Alps for three weeks of difficult climbing and wildlife filming by my brother John MacGillivray.



About Drymax John said, "During my three weeks in New Zealand, the weather varied greatly. And although my feet sweated a lot on the strenuous climbs up and down the Southern Alps, my feet were always comfortable and I never suffered from a single blister."

We never stop challenging our products in cold and hot weather and having ultrarunners, outdoorsmen, tennis players, soldiers or 5k walkers gives us perspective and input to constantly improve our products.

Photos by John MacGillivray

Jill Perry Dominates Umstead 100 Blister Free In Drymax Socks

Jill Perry During The 2009 Umstead 100 Race

We are very proud and pleased to announce ultrarunner Jill Perry of Manlius, New York, as the newest addition to the Drymax stable of elite ultra athletes. Jill exploded on to the scene to the ultra scene to dominate and shatter the women's record at the Umstead 100 with an amazing time of 16:02:27 (that's an 9:37 per mile pace for 100 miles) beating the record set by fellow Drymax athlete Jamie Donaldson in the 2008 race by about 19 minutes. Jamie's '08 time was good enough to be the fastest 100 mile time ran by a woman in 2008 (in the USA), so it will be very interesting to see if Jill's time holds for the year, Jill certainly set a very high bar to beat.

So impressive was Jill's time that it is the 13th fastest time ever turned in at the race behind only some very elite men. She also garnered 3rd overall in the race behind only Dave James and Joe Kulak. Even more exciting, at least to us, was the fact that Jill didn't have a single blister wearing Drymax socks!

About Drymax socks Jill said, "...I truly believe in your socks - I have worn them for my last two races (Umstead 100 miler which I broke the record 16:02, and Caumsett 50k, second place 3:41) and my feet are in perfect condition... not one blister! ... Your socks are amazing and I thank you for the science you have put in to creating them!"

We are so happy to have Jill as the newest Drymax athlete adding to our impressive roster of elite athletes performing virtually blister free. It will be very exciting to see what Jill has in store for the rest of the season! Welcome aboard Jill!!!

photo courtesy Umtead 100

Drymax Socks Featured Outdoor Life Magazine

The great PR keeps coming, Drymax socks were just mentioned as part of a Fisherman's Essential Gear in the May 2009 issue. We introduced our HD Hiking socks just a few months ago and have already received great reviews and wonderful feedback from outdoorsmen all over the globe keeping their feet dry and toasty warm.

Drymax Socks Featured In Diabetic Educator Magazine

All of the racing is fun but we do have a serious ulterior motive to our involvement in the Ultrarunning world... To save people's feet and their lives.

The rate of foot amputations in the United States from complications of diabetes has increased dramatically, nearing 100,000 annually, according to studies and government statistics.

Amputations are the road to death. The process starts innocently enough because of peripheral neuropathy (numbness of the feet caused by poor circulation.) This condition that effects about 1/2 of adult diabetic patients means that daily inspections of the feet are not only essential but critical. A single blister that goes untreated could lead to an amputation down the road. So prevention is most important.

We use the data collected and the technology developed from our Ultrarunners and carry over to products that may be used to save lives. If you can run 135 miles through Death Valley in 26 hours 51 minutes in the middle of July without a single blister wearing Drymax socks then the chances of a diabetic wearing similar socks suffering a blister may also be greatly reduced.

Above is an article from the March/April 2009 The Diabetes Educator Magazine. We are proud to be considered by the medical field as a viable and real tool in the battle against diabetes.

Reprinted Courtesy of The Diabetes Educator

Drymax Selected Best Blister Protection By Runner's World

Wow, what a day. The phones have been ringing off the hook and emails are streaming in! Why all of the action? Drymax Maximum Protection Socks have named the "Best Blister Protection" sock by Runner's World Magazine in the May 2009 Issue.

There are thousands of hours of development and even more miles put in to testing these socks by our great athletes. The constant evolution of the technology could have only happened with real world abuse that could only be offered by our friends who have been running in these socks and giving constant and honest feedback.

An extra big THANK YOU to Jamie Donaldson and Lisa Bliss who have been doing the primary product testing for us on this, our flagship sock. Without their belief in the system and candid feedback this sock would not have progressed so far so quickly. Both elite athletes have competed virtually blister free for over a year in some of the toughest races in the world.

Check out our website http://www.drymaxsocks.com/ to learn more about them and where to buy them.

reprinted courtesy of Runner's World Magazine

Drymax Athletes Dominate At Sycamore Canyon 50k

Evan Hone Finishing In Record Time At The Sycamore Canyon 50k

We are pleased to announce that two of the newest Drymax athletes Evan Hone and Brian Krogmann took first and second at the Sycamore Canyon 50k trail run this last weekend. Hone torched the Santa Monica Mountain course in a new course record of 4:19:03. Hone finished ahead of Drymax Teamate Brian Krogmann by 11 minutes. Fellow Drymax Athlete Luis Escobar finished very respectable 6th overall.

Brian Krogmann Wearing Drymax Trailrunning Socks

Both Hone and Krogmann are relatively new to ultra running but both have shown their speed early in their respective ultra careers.

About Drymax Evan exclaimed, "First off I have to say I love them. I wore them for the first time in a race in Malibu last weekend and smashed the course record by nearly an hour. My friends Luis Escobar and Brian Krogmann both ran the race and I noticed they were wearing your socks as well. I use to only run in ******* (toe socks) but after tearing my feet up at the HURT 100 in January I went looking for something else." Evan found Drymax and finished without a single blister issue wearing the Black Regular Weight Drymax Trailrunning Socks.

About Drymax 2nd place Krogmann stated, "...as usual finished the race with no issues with the feet. I am not sure how exactly the (Drymax) sock works but I am thoroughly enjoying the product. I used to have all kinds of issues with my feet during and after the race and it is great to not have to worry about my socks any more."

We are pleased that none of the three had any issues with their feet. Congratulations guys!

Top Photo Provided by Evan Hone, lower photo by Bob MacGillivray, Drymax Sports

Drymax Athlete Jenn Shelton Sets Record At Tar 'n Trail

Drymax athlete Jenn Shelton won the Tar 'n Trail 6 mile race shattering the course record by 6 minutes 39 seconds with a time of 41:09.

The course is a mixture of trails and roads around and in Lithia Park, Ashland and Hald-Strawberry Park. Erik Skaggs repeated as winner of the overall title.

Shelton wore the new Drymax Hyperthin socks "without a hitch". Jenn is spending time gearing up for her assault on the Western States 100 in just a couple of months...

photo by Bob MacGillivray

Drymax Featured in Triathlon Magazine Canada

Our good PR keeps coming this month we were featured in Triathlon Magazine Canada.

All to often we hear about triathletes not wearing socks because they were losing time in transition. In the past Triathletes have only been given the choice of wicking socks or no socks at all. Neither works well so why not go with no socks?

Drymax changes the game because we can keep your feet up to 25 times drier in addition we reduce frictional heat that is generated by the wet environment perpetuated by wicking socks or wearing no socks at all.

We are very proud to be included in Triathlon Magazine Canada and to be recognized by the Triathlete culture as a true and effective alternative to keep feet dry and comfortable over the course of a grueling triathlon.

This is a great addition to what Triathlete Magazine said about Drymax in thir January 08 issue when they stated, "These might be the most high tech socks we've ever put on our feet. They guys at Drymax are obsessed with keeping your feet dry and comfortable..."

reprinted courtesy of Triathlete Magazine Canada