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So the question for today comes from the United Kingdom from Pat who writes,

Hi Michael, what is your take on running in calf compression sucks? After reading a few journals,

I can't seem to find any scientific evidence to support them, but can find several studies

highlighting the dangers with blood pooling in the foot because

of the tight compression around the ankle and other dangers of deep vein thrombosis especially

more so if you are female thank you pat that is a good question and yeah very relevant

because when you go to races whether it be running or triathlon,

you'll see a lot of athletes wearing compression socks or sleeves.

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