Worn out? Not you, the shoe

1/12/2006

Is it time for a new pair of running shoes? The winter layover is deceiving. With less total mileage and fewer race events, you may have lost track of cumulative mileage. You can t always tell by looking at the shoe. Try this calculator to project a replacement date.

Run with this

• "I prefer running without shoes. My toes didn't get cold. Besides, if I'm in front from the start, no one can step on them.

Michelle Dekkers, the barefoot South African runner who won the 1989 NCAA cross country title for Indiana