I did races for over 20 years and always used Thorlos socks, then I went to walking and kind of spaced out how important socks are whether you are walking or running. I do 1 race a year now but walk a 5k in my neighborhood at least 5-6 days a week weather permitting, been having issues with my feet and toes for awhile now and I remembered Thorlo socks I bought 2 different styles from my go to ebay and liked them both but I will stick with this style, they do make a huge difference, you really caSee full review