Part of the Terrex trail-running range (the outdoor-oriented wing of Adidas sport and leisurewear), Adidas Terrex Heat.Rdy Trail Running Speed Ankle Socks are quarter-length socks, extending to just over your ankle, which are designed specifically for trail running. Happily, they are made with a minimum of 70% recycled synthetic material – and it’s certainly implied that this percentage is much higher across the two main ingredients (polyester and nylon).
They only come in two colorways, though, and bizarrely one of these is white – why anyone would think this is a good choice for a sock intended to be used on mucky, muddy trails is beyond me, but some people might like it. Putting this quibble to one side, I have been testing these clunkily named (fancy leaving out vowels..
.) but decent-looking socks to see how they compare to the . The socks are left/right foot specific, with an L and an R clearly marked on the big toe area.
It’s tempting to dismiss this as a bit gimmicky, but actually, when socks feature positioned panels with different yarns designed to do something specific – like the looser-knit, highly ventilated sections that feature on the Heat.Rdy Speeds – then it does make more sense (they won’t work unless they’re on the correct part of your foot). These socks are made with strong synthetics materials, woven into what Terrex call an ‘anti-blister’ yarn.
The ventilated sections run across the top of the foot and beneath the arch. The elastane co.
