Foot sweat
An interesting post in my Fleet Feet newsletter:
Top 5 Reasons to Wear Non-Cotton Socks
* At rest, the average foot releases 1/4 cup of sweat each day.
* On a 5 mile run, your feet produce enough sweat to fill an 8oz. glass.
* 55% of foot perspiration evaporates through the shoe's upper. The other 45% is absorbed in the sock and footbed.
* Two trillion bacteria live on your feet (that's 12% of all bacteria in the human body).
* The naked foot temperature is approximately 94 degrees. The non-active foot in a shoe is 105-125 degrees. This temperature increases with activity level.
So, Waits, there's our answer as to why we end our runs in sopping wet shoes :-)
Top 5 Reasons to Wear Non-Cotton Socks
* At rest, the average foot releases 1/4 cup of sweat each day.
* On a 5 mile run, your feet produce enough sweat to fill an 8oz. glass.
* 55% of foot perspiration evaporates through the shoe's upper. The other 45% is absorbed in the sock and footbed.
* Two trillion bacteria live on your feet (that's 12% of all bacteria in the human body).
* The naked foot temperature is approximately 94 degrees. The non-active foot in a shoe is 105-125 degrees. This temperature increases with activity level.
So, Waits, there's our answer as to why we end our runs in sopping wet shoes :-)
posted by Susan at 2:00 PM
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