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my NEW running shoes came! yay...going for a short run! will swim tomorrow!

brother is barbecuing for us tonight! maybe I should go for a LOOOOOOONG run...he always does it up!!! he went to the culinary school...and everything he makes is AMAZING! his presentation is out of this world! sure hate cleaning the kitchen after him, though!

What shoes are you using? Mine are getting up near 250 miles so I'm getting ready to start breaking in a new pair, same as what I'm currently using.

Yep.  Thanks for the options.

I'll second that.  I feel sore after reading your story.   You'll definitely have some black and blue and purple and yellow spots in the next few days. 

It took me awhile to get to where I pushed it hard enough for it to register a lap.  Also, it says at the end that you hold it for two seconds and then it will count one fake lap........... remove the fake lap and then show you your times/laps.  I have to hold mine longer than 2 seconds, but I finally did see it do the fake lap, remove the fake lap etc.............   

Unfortunately, the thing doesn't have the best tactile feedback (the previous incarnation was better in this regard). I tend to count in my head, too, and then check every 10 lengths that both are in agreement. If I'm counting in my head anyway, why do I need the SportCount? Because I often lose concentration and count when I get to thinking about other things, especially if I start doing math in my head while I'm swimming. That's a guarantee that I lose count.

I wear Asic Gels....and on occasion my Newtons love both! totally different feels in both shoes...what do you wear?

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend! (Julie, Julie and Lyssa) Have fun.

Nice crash Trish, it's good to get it out of the way.:-)

Those darn front brakes sure know how to reak havoc on a ride! glad you were ok Trish!

hence my user name....it is a very good idea (and I sometimes am not the best at!??) but tri to always give the person you are approaching whether, biker, hiker....ON YOUR LEFT...or ON YOUR RIGHT if they seem to be hugging the left side of the trail. My husband is constantly saying....on your left, on your left, on your left if they have thier back to us or or stopped on the trail and not paying attention... 

and finally be very careful of those grates in the gutter areas of the roads. I happened to stick my front tire into one last year and it stopped me dead in my tracks (tire was just the right size to fit!!!...TOTALLY flipping me over the handlebars...was not a pretty site and I was really lucky my leg did not break...it was stuck in my pedal and I was all twisted in the bike by the time it was all over! got lots of cars stopping...making u turns to come back and a few cyclists...and of course it was at an intersection where there were lots of cars to see me and my NOT SO graceful flip! I was a black and blue mess for weeks! and needless to say, I do not get near them now!!!

I have not had problems with mine...not sure...maybe practice doing it out of the pool and make sure it is timing right!? I love mine and can actually see it well in the water..and my eye site is not the best. Have you tried switching hands you have it on?!? maybe you will click it better from the other hand!?

great job Nicole...you are patient!!...I usually leave if it is crowded...maybe that is why I need more swim time! haha

thanks Scot! i am not racing...decided to work and make a little money! I had signed up before my knee incident! will hopefully get to do it next year. It is less then a few miles from my house. ;(

Running and my feet haven't really gotten along very well:

I started out with Asics Gel Evolution-II, high motion control, and then still needed to add custom orthotics because of ankle pain. Went through two pairs of those. When I then went for new shoes I found that compared to other shoes the newer Gel Evolutions plus my orthotics felt like too much motion control. So, I tried a whole bunch of different shoes and ended up with New Balance 768's. They are still motion control but not extreme motion control. To continue my foot saga, I started getting pain in the ball of my right foot and numb toes right after I switched over fully to the new shoes. When it didn't go away I went back to my foot and ankle doctor who said that the new shoes had irritated the nerve in the sole of my right foot. He predicted that if I stayed with them that the irritation would decrease and the problems would go away. He was right. He made the general recommendation that if you find a shoe brand that's working well for you that you should stay within that brand since they tend to make the whole line with the same shape foot last. When you change brands you risk adding in new problems. So, it looks ike I'll be staying in New Balance for a while.

Wow, that was a very long winded answer to a straight forward question! My bad!