ashmei merino wool & carbon trail running socks


ashmei have cracked it.

The best & most comfortable running socks, or any type of sock in fact, that I have worn to date.  I've ran nearly 40 miles in them since ashmei kindly donated a pair to us ambassadors on Saturday morning and they honestly still feel & look like, brand new!


As soon as you feel them you can just tell they will be quality, but, as we all know, some things feel good in hand but don't quite do the job you want them to.  I can't say that for this bit of kit though, they do exactly what they promise on the labelling.

As I mentioned, I've ran nearly 40 miles in them already including every type of terrain you can imagine apart from snow!  I've tested them on the roads - flat, up hill and down hill as well as at a casual speed and a race pace.  I've ran up to Darwen tower in them on the trails and I made sure I crossed muddy fields and fells in them.  You can never test something too much can you?  Well, only up until breaking point anyway...and these socks are showing no signs of getting there any time soon!

post run pics: top left - Monday; top right - Tuesday & bottom row - Wednesday

I gave them the real test on Wednesday night however.  They'd done a 5+ miles with the rest of the ashmei ambassador hopefuls on Saturday morning, a 10 mile run including 20 hill sprint reps on Monday, 10 mile fast paced road run on Tuesday and an all terrain, (nearly) all conditions 11.5 mile run, taking in the best parts of Darwen's moor land.


looking on towards the tower before the final climb, just ploughed through the muddy field

I headed up aiming for the tower before dark set in and just about made it with visibility still intact without a head torch.  No blisters, no slipping, no smells, no sweat and no moisture at all...they're doing everything they promise on the label they came attached to.  What more can you ask for in a pair of socks?!

Despite my reservations in using socks that had white on them for mainly off road running, they haven't even become discoloured yet, even with me being the master of finding the deepest puddles and the most uneven flag stones which are holding 12 months worth of water beneath them.  I am, as you can tell, very impressed!


Darwen tower in all it's glory (aided with unintentional light from a mountain biker)

The views from the tower are spectacular on a clear day, on most days actually, to be honest, but in the dark and only armed with an iPhone (other mobile phones are available), I couldn't really get a panoramic of decent quality...I did try but you can't see much so didn't bother putting the pics on here.  When you get to the tower you are approximately at an altitude of 1,227 ft (374m) and the tower itself stands at 85 feet (26m).  My run tonight climbed around 1,150 feet so it's a really, really good training run for getting some climb in the legs and lungs.


we (me & the socks) made it in one piece, just before it became pitch black

So, overall, I can say they are a must buy to be honest.  People will think I'm obviously bound to say this after the weekend but I wouldn't write a review without anything but honesty as I don't see the point.  It would be of no benefit to me or ashmei if I just lied about their product and I think they would find it helpful if I did actually pinpoint a fault, but, that I haven't managed to do!

And, finally, just to top it off, when I got back from the said run, I had a few emails, mainly junk...but, one that did amuse me considering what I was about to write about.  I am heading over to Event City in Manchester on Saturday for the Run Expo and the ashmei gang are also going to be there for the full weekend.  To my delight I will be picking up another pair of socks after winning them via their competition.


If anybody is interested in the socks or ashmei in general, I am more than willing to answer any questions from my experiences so far and I'm sure the ashmei staff would be too.  You can contact them at the follow accounts listed below;

Twitter - @CalFerguson or @ashmei for their official account

Instagram - @CalFerguson or @ashmei_sportswear 

website - www.ashmei.com

sock link - http://www.ashmei.com/shop/mens/mens-trail-running-socks-short-2/

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Asics Gel-Glorify review

Image
So, I have managed to give the Gel-Glorify's a decent run out, 23.5 miles to be exact!  Covering a few miles under marathon distance, running 3 runs in them since receiving them from the guys at The Running Bug on Tuesday morning!  I've kept a close eye on how they run, how I feel when running in them and if the feel good factor wasn't just the brand new shoe feel (you regular runners will know what I mean...you get new shoes and you want to run miles & miles in them, then maybe after 8-10 miles you want to sit down again, ha!) Above are my 3 runs that I have ran so far in the Gel-Glorify shoes (Top to bottom; Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday).  Most of this won't really mean anything to anybody else apart from myself but to feel comfortable running those distances in brand new shoes is a great feature and Asics should be applauded for that!  As soon as I put them on, they just felt like I had worn them in for a few weeks, that's how comfortable th
Read more

Asics Gel-Indicate review

Image
After doing some previous product reviews in the past for The Running Bug, Asics and Intersport UK, they very kindly asked me to test out some more kit, starting with the new Gel Indicate shoes. As most of you runners will agree, you can't beat a fresh pair of running shoes so I was excited to receive the email regarding the new kit.  My road miles have been pretty minimal over the past few months as the fell season hits it's boom over the summer with more races than even I can manage to keep up with, and I'm up to 50 for the season at the minute after running at Whittle Pike on Wednesday night.  But, saying that, what better reason to get myself on the road more than new shoes?!  I don't think there is a better reason! Anyhow, I received my Gel Indicate's in the post a couple of weeks ago and I have got myself used to them now, doing a decent amount of miles, although not as many as I'd have liked due to a hamstring twinge I had over the past 5 or 6 da
Read more

Asics Gel-Luminus review

Image
Following on from my last review, on the Gel-Indicate's, I've also been asked to do some testing of the Asics Gel-Luminus.  They are the 2nd tier of shoe in the structured cushioning section of the Asics road shoe spectrum, only slightly behind the Gel-Kayano.  Again the Gel-Luminus (as with the Gel-Glorify and Gel-Indicate), are InterSport UK exclusives (links at the bottom of the blog!!!) There are other shoes below the Luminus too but if you are looking for a top quality shoe for long distance running, the Luminus is definitely up there and as with competition in a race, you'd settle for a place in the top 2, wouldn't you?! With other brands taking the front in terms of advertising, I feel that Asics are wrongly overlooked by a lot of runners these days, particularly on the road circuit.  People tend to look at the price rather than the quality, which in some cases is fair enough!  But, if you genuinely have the funds to be able to afford a much better q
Read more