I stayed up really late last night working on a research paper, but we took it really easy this morning and I took a nap yesterday, so I don't feel too tired now. I ran with Sasha, Daniel, and Matt this morning, meeting Matt partway into the run like normal. We ran out and back for a total of 8 miles. Sasha and I then ran around the block 6 times for 2.1 miles extra to end with 10.1 on the day in 1:21:56. After our run today Sasha and I measured the circumference of our legs. I have been reading some articles for a research paper I am writing and it was claiming that small bone structure of the lower leg and small calf size was correlational to better running economy. Based on the description in the article, running economy sounds a lot like what has been discussed in the forum regarding quality x. Anyhow, Sasha wanted to measure us both to see the relative difference. My measurements at the ankle, calf, and thigh were 7.5, 14.25, and 20 inches. Sasha had measurements of 8.375, 14.25, and 21 inches. It is interesting to see that although Sasha had about an inch on me around the ankle and thigh, that our calves were pretty much the same size.
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