Tracking system with separated tracking device

A method of manufacturing a tracking device, said method comprising:

• including a location determining device in a first portion of a tracking device;
• including a wireless data transceiver in a second portion of a tracking device;
• coupling said first portion of said tracking device to a first article of footwear;
• coupling said second portion of said tracking device to a second article of footwear, said second article of footwear being physically separate from said first article of footwear;
• including a first wireless communication device in said first portion of said tracking device;
• and
• including a second wireless communication device in said second portion of said tracking device, said first wireless communication device and said second wireless communication device being operative to establish wireless communication between said first portion of said tracking device and said second portion of said tracking device;
• and wherein
• said first article of footwear and said second article of footwear are, together, a pair of footwear.

A tracking device including:

• a first portion attached to an article of footwear, said first portion of said tracking device including a location determining device operative to receive signals from a positioning system and to generate location data based on said signals, said location data indicative of a location of said tracking device;
• a second portion attached to a separate article of footwear, said second portion of said tracking device being spaced apart from said first portion, said second portion including a wireless data transceiver operable to transmit data based at least in part on said location data to a remote system;
• and
• means for communicating between said first portion of said tracking device and said second portion of said tracking device;
• and wherein
• said article of footwear and said separate article of footwear are, together, a pair of footwear.