Originally Posted by
carpediemracing
I don't know about the jogging bit - I know next to nothing about running. I'm guessing that you've probably optimized your body for a certain rhythm of pulses (your legs pump blood when they contract).
I know I'm going on a tangent here..
I think there's something more to it -- I mean, it's not just me and my legs. Compare Eddy Merckx's cadence in his hour record ride and Olympic 800m and 1500m races -- I counted about 105 rpm in all three videos (the runners' left feet hit around 105 bpm):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-U0g...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWsAACwEki4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge6_o...eature=related
Or, for sprints, Usain Bolt over 150m and a track cycling sprint race, both around 125 "rpm":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0d69bXakUo&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ac9H02rYEk