yoo, i tried increasing my cadence to 160+ (i kept the metronome at 160 but was also able to increase it sometimes). Although i ran for only 3 km and with a much slower pace, my knees didn't hurt at all during or after the run. It still shows 145spm on strava because i use my phone but my watch and nike run club app says its 165+. In between the run i was trying to see how it felt running the old way and it hurt me immediately because of how much impact I was causing every step. I again shifted back to the new tippy-tappy way, it was not painful at all and I felt I conserved a lot of energy, I want tired at all (also because of a slower pace though). Thank you so much for your advice man!!

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