OK need a bit of nerdy technical advice seeing as there are people about at the moment. A wee degree in physiology or sport science may be an advantage..... 
I was looking at a few old photos when I was trying to work out what time I ran in Templeton woods the last time I ran it (about 5 years ago) and noticed that I carried my arms a lot higher when I ran a few years back than they are now. If you put a number in line with your waistband on your shorts I'd say meh erms now swing from waistband height to the middle of the number and further out in front of me rather than from the top of the number to kind of nipple height and tighter to my chest.
Now the theory...........If your legs follow your arms as people sometimes say would a lower hand position like a long pendulum give a longer arm movement and lead to longer stride (possibly an overstride) and slower turn over of your feet than a shorter arm movement that would make your feet move quicker and have more strides/minute even if they are a wee bit shorter.
In summary could I have been busting my bollocks for the last 3 years trying to recover fitness after the chicken pox to no avail whatsoever when I could have just moved my hands 6 inches higher?????? 
Edited: 08/11/2011 at 20:21
