Doctors of Running Podcast

Today we sit down as a team to discuss the most recent initiative from Newton, which is creating biodegradable shoes to help sustainability efforts. Listen for more details! We then give our thoughts on the new Gravity and Motion 10 and the difficulties we had getting used to these shoes compared to some of the other Newtons we have tested (and why). 

We were honored to have Tony Post join us on the podcast this week. Tony, the founder and CEO of TOPO Athletic, has a rich and fun history in the sport of running and in footwear development. Hear more about his journey and how TOPO approaches footwear design today.

David Salas DPT gives his thoughts on the Carbon X2 after 100+ miles. 

Hello everyone! Today we show up clean shaven to talk all things that is  Razor. The Skechers Razor line blew up in popularity with the Skechers  GORun Razor 3 debuting their Hyperburst foam a couple of years ago.  Since then they have taken the Razor and run with it, making a plated  version, a higher stack version, a trail version, and evolving uppers  throughout. In this episode Matt and Nathan dive into all 6 (yes....6) available Razor variants that are currently available from Skechers. The beloved Razor 3 was played with to provide runners with many shoes that serve different purposes, with all of them keeping some Razor 3 DNA.

In today's episode Matt and Nathan dive into the Brooks Launch 8 and Launch 8 GTS (go-to-stability) while drawing comparisons to other high quality budget trainers that are out on the market. They discuss which budget trainers ($100 or less) exist and why some may work better than others for certain people.

This was fun. An unexpected company has produced one of our favorite elite marathon racing shoes to date. Keeping things simple while progressing foam technology and shaping, the PUMA Deviate Nitro Elite is a versatile and fun ride.

Today the team dives into the HOKA ONE ONE Mach 4, a highly anticipated performance trainer from HOKA this year. We also spend a lot of time diving into comparisons with other HOKA and other branded shoes to see where this might fit in someone's lineup.

"I asked her friend, what do you do for Nike? He said he was a footwear designer and I was like whoa, whoa, whoa wait how did you do that? Did you study fashion...? There was just not the knowledge I think there is today. After I heard his job and what he did I was like wait this is the perfect job. I'm a runner. I love art and design. Why can't I put these two things together?"   This week we had the honor of speaking with Valerie Weilert, a footwear designer in the running industry. We go into her beginnings in the footwear industry and talk about thoughts on super shoes and racing flats. A lot of good information on shoe design here for those interested in how the process works. Special thanks to Val for speaking with us and sharing her story!   Chapter Preview 00:00 - Intro, Val's background in running and footwear design 7:19 - What is the normal day of a footwear designer?/Design process   13:23 - Evolution of a shoe design 14:47 - Developing shoes/spikes for athletes to consumers 30:36 - Super Shoe thoughts 44:43 - The classic racing flat, and finding the right shoe for you 56:00 - World Athletic impacts on shoe designing, and thoughts on popular track shoes today 1:01:50 - COVID impact on professional training   1:06:24 - Coffee or tea?

Today we had the pleasure of sitting down to talk with Coach Dave Ames of Ame For It Run Coaching. Dave addresses many audiences including prospective run coaches, new run coaches, and then people seeking a run coach. Listen to find out what makes a someone a good run coach and what to look for if you're trying to find your own run coach. We also dive into where Physical Therapy and Run Coaching merge together and how their unique, divergent skill sets should be utilized. Spoiler: this is a team sport. Finally we talk about optimal training and common training errors that lead to injury. 

We sat down with Lenn Hann to dig into the research he has done regarding the new shoe he is finding via Kickstarter. We go into sample sizes, methods, and outcomes of what his research looked like.