compression socks

[kelownagirl]

They're all the rage among our marathoners here.

Supposedly, the compression gives better(read, perhaps, longer but maybe not faster) performance and regeneration, and I read instances where they help against shin splints (!!) - something I could use.

They are expensive as hell.

Opinions?

I really want to get a pair of Zensah compression sleeves but I can't buy them in Canada. There are two places that will ship to Canada but the shipping costs almost as much as the product itself ($60 a pair). I've heard great things about them and my PT thinks they probably work too. He says they accomplish the same thing as wrapping them but more efficiently and probably more effectively.

[alpinerabbit]

I tend to make holy socks very quickly so I'd prefer sleeves too.