kaburns1214 and UHCoog's Mentor Group-Closed (Page 20)

I would lance it.  Needle, alcohol, gauze pad, lance. 

Also good are hot compresses or soaking in a hot bath with epsom salts (epson salts are awesome for lots of thing).

I also find these to be really effective in preventing saddle sore / under carriage skin conditions : http://www.blissworld.com/bliss-ingrown-eliminating-pads-50-pads/?cid=2596&gclid=CM_drsjCmLcCFSjZQgodOW0A5w&

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I'll be there as well.  Be sure to wave behind you ever now and then I'll be somewhere way back there.

I'll be down there Saturday, but will miss the meeting.  I really wanted to get down there Fri night.  The friends I'm staying with have their two sons doing the Powerkids Tri Sat morning.  It would have been great to cheer them on, but I have a bunch of stuff around the house to do Sat morning. 

The heat from a bath/compress can help bring it to the surface to be lanced.  Rubbing alcohol should be used on the needle, a bottle of wine should go in your mouth.

You wont be able to miss Larkin on course -- he'll be wearing this:

Good Luck. Please post results and little blurb.

Will do, I'm curious to see how I'll do. 

Sorry I've been awol today.  Athlete check in is done.  Steady drizzle here today off the gulf so the village was dead.  Here is my GPS info

Kelly - So I read up about the Hoka One One and I think I get the pros associated with their shoes. I also read some reviews that did not look upon it favorably. Here is one that is a proponent of the more minimalist shoe.

http://naturalrunningcenter.com/2013/01/12/comfort-question-running-pillows-hoka-one/

I know nothing about shoes and have a couple of questions. 1) I think you tended to favor the more neutral shoe - so could you explain the pros that you see associated with Hoka One One.

And (this goes out to all)...the proponents of the more minimalist shoe say that it helps with form/running whereas the extra cushion and support of some shoes do the opposite. How would these arguments apply for someone with flat feet (me).

Good luck to you this weekend as well!!!!

x2!

Sorry I have been quiet lately. I had a work conference last week and then met my family in VA at my inlaws. I raced Sunday, here is the race report:http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=488177.

Work has been crazy this week as well as kid activities.

Wishing ALL of our racers a great race!!

Here's my favorite article on the shoes:

http://www.slowtwitch.com/Products/Running_Footwear_by_brand/Hoka_One_One/What_Hoka_Means_3376.html

Here's another one on shoe height and ramp angle:

http://www.slowtwitch.com/Products/Running_Footwear_by_type/Shoe_Height_and_Ramp_Angle_1948.html

You're correct that I generally favor the most minimalist shoe an individual person can wear. 

While the Hoka One One is cushioned, its cushioned on both the forefoot and heel, has a low ramp angle (4 mm -- the same as they Saucony Kinvaras) and doesn't have over design in a roll bar, heel crash pad or fore foot lugs.  In fact it has no high-density foam on the insole's medial side, no post, no plate, no wave.  I haven't run much in the One One but I can tell you because of the way the outsole is design its almost impossible to heel strike in these shoes.  Also while the shoes look huge they're incredibly light. 

After a few more runs, I'll write up a review.  For now I think they're interesting and they're likely to encourage good form without tons of over design.