Runningmonkeys

I have been doing a bit of research on the whole running cadence concept and I have found out some interesting results. 
Aparently the number of steps per minute (cadence in cycling terms) that an elite athlete will take on average doesn’t vary as much as I would expect.  For any elite distance runner (over about […]

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Living in Tsukuba, Japan, means fairly diverse seasons.  Besides perfect spring and Autumn (Fall) conditions, we get a seriously humid summer ending in a saturated rainy season that leaves even the driest character thoroughly mouldy. 
Then there is winter. 
I hate winter at the best of times.  The whole season reaks of bad design.  Just when you […]

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So I have a lump…what`s new.  Everyone has something unusual about them. 
But mine is a running related lump.
Last year my running gradually brought on a lump, sort of behind my right shin.  There is a corresponding bit of gristle on my left leg but I wouldn`t call it a lump.  I think the gristle is supposed to […]

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