Even in Kyoto

This foot injury is one that I believe results from overuse and too much pressure on the ball of one's foot. I have regular pedals on my bike and have been wearing tennis shoes, and did a heck of a lot of biking last week, so I'm not too surprised that my foot has flared up again. The interesting part is that the injury is pretty easy to mend--I just have to wear a piece of padding in my shoe in just the right place to relieve pressure on the injured part of my foot. But I haven't been able to eradicate the problem completely.

I've been thinking it would be interesting to see if bike shoes would make a difference. I'm sure that I lose a lot of energy because my foot isn't well-attached to the pedal. But that's when I run into the problem that my bike isn't worth spending the money for better shoes/pedals because it's a steel-framed bike with mountain bike tires and it weighs a ton and I mostly use it for commuting purposes. Some day I will get a real bike. Some day...