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The Limping Jogger
"Only a few more laps to go and then the action will begin, unless this is the action, which it is."
Continually running on concrete or a cambered surface will eventually take it's toll on your legs. At least that's my experience. Running on a mixture of surfaces is generally better approach.
DWARP Marathon Madness Mob
With a shoe between you and the surface, it makes no difference, they are the same to you.
The only way to know for sure is to attach an accelerometer to the fibula of a runner. Since there aren't likely to be many volunteers for this little experiment, we are destined to debate it forever. Tom
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Imminent Catastrophe
"Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"
"To obtain the air that angels breathe you must come to Tahoe"--Mark Twain
"The most common question from potential entrants is 'I do not know if I can do this' to which I usually answer, 'that's the whole point'.--Paul Charteris, Tarawera Ultramarathon RD.
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