Doctors of Running Podcast

It's critical to take time off after a big training block, but as runners it can be hard to convince ourselves to do it. Nathan and Andrea team up to talk all things offseason and base building to help you plan how to build back stronger after your latest training. They give you their favorite strategies and tips as coaches on how to effectively recover, incorporate strength-training, and plan for the next big race. Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! Visit ⁠https://www.skratchlabs.com⁠ LEVER Movement⁠ is portable and effective body weight support systems. Our products, including the LEVER System that allow users to reduce their effective body weight during exercise ( from 0 to 45 pounds off). This reduction is achieved through our bungee system that redistribute a portion of the user’s body weight, making exercises less strenuous and more manageable. LEVER Movement is committed to revolutionizing the way you train and recover, providing you with the tools to achieve your fitness goals with greater confidence and reduced risk. Visit ⁠https://levermovement.com⁠. Chapters

On this episode we've got a bit of a spinoff of our buy/sell format where Matt & David break down what each running shoe brand does best and worst. They take a broad look at what each company offers across their lineups, talk about their most & least favorite shoes from each, talk innovation, and more. We want to hear from you! What's your favorite brand? What do you think each company does best? Email us at doctorsofrunning@gmail.com. Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! LEVER Movement⁠ is portable and effective body weight support systems. Our products, including the LEVER System that allow users to reduce their effective body weight during exercise ( from 0 to 45 pounds off). This reduction is achieved through our bungee system that redistribute a portion of the user’s body weight, making exercises less strenuous and more manageable. LEVER Movement is committed to revolutionizing the way you train and recover, providing you with the tools to achieve your fitness goals with greater confidence and reduced risk. Chapters

Shin splints (or medial tibial stress syndrome) are the bane of many a runner, proving hard to find a cause for and hard to treat. Nate is joined by Dr. Doug Adams to demystify this frustrating ailment. Nate & Doug break down the physiology of shin splints and its most common causes. They offer strategies to both prevent and rehab from shin splints, and offer insights on how your footwear might be affecting your shin pain. Dr. Doug Adams is a Physical Therapist who has published and spoken at an international level on all things related to running. Doug has taught thousands of professionals his systematic approach to providing personalized plans for runners through the Certified Running Gait Analyst and Endurance Running Coaching courses. He also designed and created a portable 3D Motion Analysis system called Helix 3D for analyzing and categorizing running form that is used widely throughout the Department of Defense and commercial sectors. You can find him on Instagram at @RunDNASystem and @DougAdamsPT. Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! Chapters

Time to check the mail! We love answering listener questions and on this round, it's all about shoes. Nathan, David, and Matt talk about the best shoes for Haglunds, fun stable-neutral options, shoes to help with easily-rolled ankles, and more. Want your question on the next mailbag episode? Email us at doctorsofrunning@gmail.com! Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! LEVER Movement⁠ is portable and effective body weight support systems. Our products, including the LEVER System that allow users to reduce their effective body weight during exercise ( from 0 to 45 pounds off). This reduction is achieved through our bungee system that redistribute a portion of the user’s body weight, making exercises less strenuous and more manageable. LEVER Movement is committed to revolutionizing the way you train and recover, providing you with the tools to achieve your fitness goals with greater confidence and reduced risk. Chapters

As physical therapists, we get to see a lot of runners stuck in frustrating situations. Andrea, Matt, and David draw on their years of experience to discuss the most common mistakes they see runners make, some leading to injury and some not. They talk about the risks of over-training, playing the comparison game, idolizing achievements, and more. We'd love to hear from you! What are some of the mistakes you've made in your training or running career? Drop a comment or email us at doctorsofrunning@gmail.com. Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! LEVER Movement⁠ is portable and effective body weight support systems. Our products, including the LEVER System that allow users to reduce their effective body weight during exercise ( from 0 to 45 pounds off). This reduction is achieved through our bungee system that redistribute a portion of the user’s body weight, making exercises less strenuous and more manageable. LEVER Movement is committed to revolutionizing the way you train and recover, providing you with the tools to achieve your fitness goals with greater confidence and reduced risk. Chapters

Over the past few years, On has become one of the most popular running shoe and apparel brands, both in and outside of the running world. With recent offerings like the Cloudmonster, Cloudsurfer, and Cloudboom Strike, they've proven they can make competitive and impressive shoes. They don't have the most clear-cut of lineups like lots of other brands so, Nathan, David, and Matt get together to break down On's shoes. They talk about On's foams, the function of the "clouds" (pods), their favorite On shoes, and more. Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! LEVER Movement is portable and effective body weight support systems. Our products, including the LEVER System that allow users to reduce their effective body weight during exercise ( from 0 to 45 pounds off). This reduction is achieved through our bungee system that redistribute a portion of the user’s body weight, making exercises less strenuous and more manageable. LEVER Movement is committed to revolutionizing the way you train and recover, providing you with the tools to achieve your fitness goals with greater confidence and reduced risk. Chapters

Age comes for us all, no matter how active we are, but that doesn't mean it has to slow us down! Matt & David get together to discuss how aging affects running and how to adapt. They share stories from their journeys & life changes, insights from Matt's research & other studies, and share strategies to adapt your training as you age. Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! Chapters

It's time for another mailbag round, where we answer your questions! Matt, David, and Nathan get together to discuss shoes, injury risk, running form and more. How stable is the Asics Megablast? Is heel-striking as bad as the influencers make it out to be? How does heel-to-toe drop effect knee pain? Listen in for this and more. Want your question answered in the next mailbag? Email us at doctorsofrunning@gmail.com Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! Chapters

Andrea Myers and Megan Flynn host two very special guests, Selene Yeager and Jennifer O’Donnell-Giles MS RD CSSD. They discuss a broad range of topics surrounding women's health & training–nutrition, hydration, the menstrual cycle, strength training, and more. Jennifer O’Donnell-Giles MS RD CSSD, a registered dietitian/nutritionist, is a board certified specialist in sports dietetics. The mission of her private practice for the past 24 years is to educate, motivate and inspire athletes to use food as a tool to become the fastest, strongest and best athlete they can be. Learn more about Jennifer at her website: ⁠https://www.jenngilesrd.com⁠ Selene Yeager is a certified personal trainer, USA Cycling certified coach, pro mountain bike racer, and All-American Ironman triathlete. She's also a top-selling professional health and fitness writer and has authored, co-authored, and contributed to more than two dozen book titles. Check out Selene's website at ⁠www.seleneyeager.com⁠ Chapters

With a feat as monumental as the marathon, it can be yet another stressor to figure out the "right" shoe for your race. Matt & David are here to try to help you figure out the best shoe for you when it comes to 26.2. Do you need a super shoe? What about "super trainers"? How does stability factor into it? They answer these questions and more as they guide you through the shoe choices for runners of all abilities & paces. Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! Chapters

It's time for the gang to put themselves on the hot seat yet again with a round of "This or That?". ASICS new Megablast or Superblast? What about the Sonicblast vs. the Novablast? They argue about annual shoe updates, durability, treadmill running and much more. Want to have your topic on the next This or That? Email us at doctorsofrunning@gmail.com! Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! Race day is the ultimate test of your training, and a solid plan can set you up for success. Stryd’s Race Power Calculator eliminates the uncertainty by analyzing the course, weather, and your personal capability to create a custom power target. This lets you pace with precision—conquering hills, battling headwinds, or enduring heat without overdoing it. No more fading late or finishing with regrets—just a race executed to perfection. With Stryd, you’re strategizing for your best performance. Ready to own race day? Visit ⁦stryd.com⁩ and see how Stryd powers your plan to the finish line. Chapters

Nathan and David team up to talk all things racing! They rank their favorite distances to race and what shoes they'd race them in. Also, with the elite track circuit in full-swing, they talk about their favorite races to watch. Finally, they wrap it up with a couple questions from our mailbag. What are your favorite races to run? Have any questions to add to our mailbag? Email us at doctorsofrunning@gmail.com! Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! Stryd’s Race Power Calculator eliminates the uncertainty of race day by analyzing the course, weather, and your personal capability to create a custom power target. This lets you pace with precision—conquering hills, battling headwinds, or enduring heat without overdoing it. With Stryd, you’re strategizing for your best performance. Ready to own race day? Visit ⁦stryd.com⁩ today. Chapters

On this special episode, Nathan is joined by Paul Lang, ASICS's Senior Manager of Global Performance Footwear, to talk about two brand new models to their "Blast" line of shoes!. Coming September 1 are the Sonicblast, a brand new PEBAX-plated trainer, and the Megablast, both featuring their new FF Turbo Squared foam! These new additions join the team-favorite Novablast and Superblast models to round out the Blast family of shoes. Nathan and Paul discuss how ASICS plans, designs, and tests their shoes, the specific features of the two new shoes, what's next for ASICS in the upcoming months, and more. Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! Stryd’s Race Power Calculator eliminates the uncertainty of race day by analyzing the course, weather, and your personal capability to create a custom power target. This lets you pace with precision—conquering hills, battling headwinds, or enduring heat without overdoing it. With Stryd, you’re strategizing for your best performance. Ready to own race day? Visit ⁦stryd.com⁩ today. Chapters

Time for another round of Buy or Sell, where we force ourselves outside of our "it depends" comfort zone and make things black & white. David, Matt, and Nathan get together for hot takes only. They argue about performance enhancing drugs, max, stack shoes, the state of Nike, and much more. We want to hear your hot takes too! Leave a comment or email us at doctorsofrunning@gmail.com. Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! Stryd’s Race Power Calculator eliminates the uncertainty of race day by analyzing the course, weather, and your personal capability to create a custom power target. This lets you pace with precision—conquering hills, battling headwinds, or enduring heat without overdoing it. With Stryd, you’re strategizing for your best performance. Ready to own race day? Visit ⁦stryd.com⁩ today. Chapters

Matt & Andrea are back with another installation of Between Two Feet, where they contrast their different experiences in a shoe. In this edition, they share another polar experience they had with the Hoka Rocket X 3, a super shoe that features a surprisingly good amount of stability. See why these two feet felt differently about this new release. Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! Stryd’s Race Power Calculator eliminates the uncertainty of race day by analyzing the course, weather, and your personal capability to create a custom power target. This lets you pace with precision—conquering hills, battling headwinds, or enduring heat without overdoing it. With Stryd, you’re strategizing for your best performance. Ready to own race day? Visit ⁦stryd.com⁩ today. Chapters

Foot pain and knee pain are all too common ailments for runners, but it can be hard to pin down the source or figure out how to treat it. Nathan and Matt team up to take a look at some common sources of forefoot, heel, plantar, and anterior knee pains. They explore different possible causes, strategies for rehab/strengthening, and things to look for in shoes. Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! Stryd’s Race Power Calculator eliminates the uncertainty of race day by analyzing the course, weather, and your personal capability to create a custom power target. This lets you pace with precision—conquering hills, battling headwinds, or enduring heat without overdoing it. With Stryd, you’re strategizing for your best performance. Ready to own race day? Visit ⁦stryd.com⁩ today. Chapters

Join Nathan, David, and Matt as they continue answering you the mailbag questions they started on our 250th episode! They explore how different foam compositions can affect injury pathologies, the science behind shoe rotations, adapting to super shoes, and much more. We love hearing your questions, so email us at doctorsofrunning@gmail.com! Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! Stryd’s Race Power Calculator eliminates the uncertainty of race day by analyzing the course, weather, and your personal capability to create a custom power target. This lets you pace with precision—conquering hills, battling headwinds, or enduring heat without overdoing it. With Stryd, you’re strategizing for your best performance. Ready to own race day? Visit ⁦stryd.com⁩ today. Chapters

We've got a special mailbag episode for our 250th episode! We've put together tons of questions from long times friends of the podcast (Drew from Weartesters, Tina & Evan from Brooks, and more!) and from our listeners. Matt & David discuss pre-race rituals, post-run snacks, their worst shoe color, GOAT shoe rotations, and much more (shoes as ice cream?!). Want to hear your question on our next mailbag? Email us at doctorsofrunning@gmail.com. Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ This episode is sponsored by our friends at Running Warehouse. We're all about variety here, which is why we love the large selection of options they offer online. You can find all of today's best shoes at ⁦runningwarehouse.com⁩ today. Also, did you know we have our very own DOR page there? Find all of our team's favorite Running Warehouse picks at the official ⁠Doctors of Running shop⁠. Chapters

As we head into the back half of the year, it's time to make our picks for our favorite shoes of the 2025 so far. Matt, Andrea, David, and Nathan put together a 4-shoe rotation from their 2025 favorites: daily trainer, long run, workout shoe, and race shoe. We want to hear your picks! Email us at doctorsofrunning@gmail.com or leave a comment. Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ This episode is sponsored by our friends at Running Warehouse. You can find all of our favorite shoes of the year so far at ⁦runningwarehouse.com⁩ today. Also, did you know we have our very own DOR page there? Find all of our team's favorite Running Warehouse picks at the official ⁠Doctors of Running shop⁠. Chapters

Strength training and cross training are some of the best things runners can do to help their performance, and we're passionate about them here at DOR. Nathan, Matt, and David join up to share their keys when it comes to strength & conditioning. They'll give you practical strategies on how to approach strength training in a way you can consistently accomplish, because the best routine is the one you can do on the regular! Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! Chapters