running shoes

Episode Summary
JF Esculier, expert on running shoes, discusses the range of running shoes and common running injuries

Show Notes
01:50 – JF introduces himself
04:10 – Running shoes and its relationship with injuries
06:35 – Views on running shoes from minimalist to cushioned shoes
10:45 – Barefoot running
12:30 – Importance of daily shoes
14:20 – Views on using different type of running shoes
17:05 – Do you need more than one running shoe?
18:40 – Views on pronation
23:20 – Factors to consider when buying running shoes
26:15 – How much mileage can you run in a shoe?
27:55 – Injury prevention methods
32:55 – Knee injuries
37:05 – Plantar heel pain
39:50 – Calf and Achilles injuries
41:30 – Recommendations on resources

Resources from JF and Contacts
Website: http://therunningclinic.com/
Twitter: @JFEsculier
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRunningClinic.runninginjuries

Previous Podcasts discussed on this show
Episode 29 with Brodie Sharpe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/273726/6469402

Recommendations on other Resources
The Run Smarter Podcast by Brodie Sharpe (https://breakthroughrunning.physio/the-run-smarter-podcast/)
Run Chat Live Podcast by Matt Phillips (https://www.runchatlive.com/)

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In this episode, host Jason Koop speaks with Sebastien Pavailer Ph.D. and Marlene Giandolini Ph.D. of the Salomon Sports Science Laboratory about footwear innovation. They discuss how science ends up on your feet, what the process looks like, and how runners benefit from the research done out of the Salomon lab. 

There are no conflicts of interest with the KoopCast and Salomon or the Salomon performance laboratory.

www.salomon.com

Papers referenced: 

• Biomechanics and Physiology of Uphill and Downhill Running 
• Fatigue Associated with Prolonged Graded Running

After listening to the 3 interviews that are included in Episode 03 of the Run Matters Podcast, you will understand why we call this the “Inspiration Episode”. From the first segment that features running coach, Amanda Brooks, to the last segment with Colin Peddie from Marathon Sports in New England, we focused on what inspires you and how we can all be better in 2021.  Hang in for the end of the segment with Amanda as she agrees to take on a project in 2021 and inspire Neil to get out running. Sandwiched in between Amanda and Colin, running superstar and Skechers Ambassador, Meb Keflezighi inspires us all by relating his story on how he got from his village with no electricity and running water in Eritrea to the top of the running world with big marathon wins in New York, Boston, and a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.  Also, be sure to check out Marathon Sports social media for a chance to win a free pair of Skechers Running Shoes.  

In this episode of the First 99 Gear Review, our co-host Mike Turner delves into the Topo Athletic Trailventure trail running/light hiker shoe. He explores the reasons he decided on this shoe initially and then the experiences he had with it running and hiking all over the harsh trails of the Northern California river canyons and volcanic rock formations of the high mountains.

Tune in to hear the whole story!

Topo Athletic Trailventure shoe models: https://www.topoathletic.com/search?keywords=trailventure
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Your hosts: Greg Larkin / Mike Turner / Jessica Harris
Intro/outro music: Joseph McDade - Elevation: https://josephmcdade.com/music/elevation

What gives SHOEphoria Podcast listeners the best bang for buck in relation to athletic footwear and injury?

Dr. Matt Klein epitomises this as a physical therapist, ex footwear retail guy, runner and now industry insider.

Matthew Klein is a residency and fellowship trained physical therapist from Southern California. He is currently a PhD Student at Azusa Pacific University

With a focus on human and footwear interaction, a faculty member at Stanbridge University Physical Therapy Assistant Program and practices as a clinician with a special interest in runners and masters athletes in Monrovia, CA. 

He is the founder and chief editor of Doctors of Running, a website dedicated to footwear reviews and biomechanics. https://www.doctorsofrunning.com/

Matt is uniquely placed to comment on running footwear as an elite runner, as well as having a history working in running retail and of course his profession physiotherapy

He continues to run and train as much as time allows, pacing his elite runner fiancé on most good days.

We are also deligted to welcome Matt and his team at Doctors of Running as contributors to our sports medicine and athletic footwear education page www.bartoldclinical.com where he will drop a few articles that will literally blow your mind!

We had such a fun chat with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella! Dr. Cucuzella is a family medicine doctor working in West Virginia. He discovered the low-carb diet in 2012, and has been using it successfully in his practice since. His amazing and free PDF program teaches people how to successfully execute the ketogenic diet on any budget. He has also used the diet to help himself and others in applying the diet to endurance sports! Dr. Cucuzzella has run over 100 (wow!) marathons and ultra-marathons in his career, including this 100 mile race earlier this year! As a Lt. Col. in the US Air Force, he writes the USAF Efficient Running Program. He is also the author of the book "Run For Your Life", which he wrote in 2018. He owns the running store Two Rivers Treads, which focuses on minimalist shoes. We could go on and on. He was an amazing guest, we are so grateful for all the work he does and shares freely, and we had a blast!

Find Dr. Mark Cucuzzella at-

https://runforyourlifebook.com/

https://www.drmarksdesk.com/

Special love to-

Jennifer Isenhart and her fantastic movie Fat Fiction

Generation UCAN

Vivobarefoot

What If It's All Been a Big Fat Lie? 2002 New York Times Article by Gary Taubes

Find Boundless Body at-

myboundlessbody.com

Book a session with us here!

The coaches respond to more questions about GPS watches, discuss when to buy new shoes, what to do about post-season and post-training cycle letdown, plus how to deal with your family harassing you about running at Thanksgiving.  

Exercise Week: Mark Spewak is an extraordinary running coach, helping his clients to learn how to become better runners not only from establishing a running plan, but also learning how to master the voices in your head that try to talk you out of pushing through and achieving your goals. Vance Crowe and Mark Spewak discuss the voice of resistance, the unity that comes from seeing someone else running in the cold and rain and the reason we all want to give up when we are ¾ through a challenging journey.

Mark Spewak is a highly respected running coach in Saint Louis, Missouri.  He has helped adults and students achieve their running goals, even when they didn’t start out as a runner.  

Learn more about Spewak Training: https://spewaktraining.com/

To join the Articulate Ventures Network: https://network.articulate.ventures

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“In life, you have to start your own adventure. You have to be the instigator of your own story.”—Toby Tanser

So many times, we focus on the results of a success story. And we miss the “small” but monumental life lessons in the day-to-day experiences.

In this episode, Jon and Bryan are captivated by the unexpected exploits of Toby Tanser. He shares multiple accounts of “seemingly insignificant” crossroads he faced. And you’ll learn the unbelievable series of events that eventually led to Shoe4Africa and the realization of Shoe4Africa Children’s Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya.

Show Notes

(3:07) When a theater is your personal playground…  Toby shares about his early childhood and teen years.

(9:43) “It was miserable because now I didn't know where food was coming from...we budgeted ourselves one cheese sandwich a day, and we didn't have money for anything over that.”

(12:03) Gaining an understanding of how an immigrant feels…

(15:16) From banjos and soccer balls to quitting the cross country team, Toby tries to find his own identity.

(21:29) “Everything in my life I've done that’s positive has been by mistake.” Toby recounts all the jobs and random opportunities that allowed him to live his “gypsy” lifestyle.

(28:33) A blast from the past—Sebastian Coe and his impact…

(33:47) “It’s time to actually change.” Toby began to run.

(35:25) Negative influences were all around.

(41:30) Police motorbikes, spectators, a big win, and a Nike rep…

(48:06) A millionaire’s lifestyle without the money and a move to Sweden.

(52:00) An “Irish Leprechaun,” Noel Berkeley strikes a deal for a Swedish wife, and two friends plan to go to Kenya.

(59:43) Getting dumped, lost bags, and judging cabbies by their teeth…

(1:06:15) How a 40-minute run achieves a lifelong dream of running with Kenyans.

(1:13:18) Not being able to sleep turns into producing a bestseller.

(1:21:37) “And I'm standing next to a guy who can't even get the pair of shoes, but you know, can run ten times faster than me. So I started to think like maybe my position in life is not to be the runner that I wanted to be. Maybe I can be the person that helps you.”

(1:27:03) A picturesque run on the beach almost cost him his life.

(1:35:06) “And it was very strange because it felt like somebody was coming with a bullhorn and screaming get up, you're not supposed to end here.”

(1:41:58) A wooden bench, a Somali nurse, and no fluorescent lights… Toby’s 1st experience with an African hospital.

(1:53:46) Brain surgery 11 days later…

(1:59:38) Running with Martha Stewart’s assistant in New York on 9/11…

(2:02:30) “And I said, I need to stop doing races, and I need to put time on this shoe program and health program.”

(2:05:32) The problem with charities…

(2:11:30) Empowerment, education, and health…

(2:15:02) “The best gift you can give a nation is healthy citizens.”

(2:18:43) 9 out of 10 kids with cancer in East Africa die.

(2:23:36) 152 hospital beds can save 500 lives.

(2:25:03) What does Go Be More mean to Toby?

(2:29:21) “So a hundred dollars donation was what turned into a hospital that's treated over 500,000 children. So don't ever think that anything is, you know, insurmountable. It's standing up, to go be more.”

If you liked this episode, check out our interviews with entrepreneur Ron Sarmiento and 5-time Olympian Abdi Abdirahman.

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Recorded September 7, 2020.

References:

Shoe4Africa - homepage

Train Hard, Win Easy by Toby Tanser - Amazon

More Fire: How to Run the Kenyan Way by Toby Tanser - Amazon

The Essential Guide to Running the New York City Marathon - Amazon

Guest:

Toby Tanser - Tanser.org, @shoe4africa

Hosts:

Bryan Green - @sendaibry, Go Be More Blog

Jon Rankin - @chasejonrankin, Go Be More

Links:

Go Be More website

Go Be More YouTube Channel

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Creatives Collective Marketing

It is difficult to know where to start with our guest on this episode of SHOEphoria.

She honed her distance running craft as a cross country champion winning two silver medals (2002 Dublin, long race; 2003 Lausanne, long race) in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

She then switched focus to the marathon distance and set her best time of 2:19:36 at the 2006 London Marathon. 

This time stands to this day as the American record.

She is an Olympic Bronze medallist.

She holds or has held numerous other American distance records, including the women’s road 10 mile, women’s road 15km and women’s road 8 km, and formally the women’s half marathon and women’s 10,000 metres.

Track and Field magazine named her the Best female marathon runner in the world in 2006.

Deena Kastor is quite simply one of the best female distance runners of all time, and I have been privileged to have know her for many years.

Deena has a unique insight into athletic footwear, as a long term ASICS sponsored athlete and Ambassador, a role she has performed with great distinction and grace.

In this fascinating episode of SHOEphoria, Deena shares her knowledge of what it is to be an Olympian, how much difference footwear can make to an elite athlete…and what happens when you get injured. She also shares with us the role of mental toughness for the endurance athlete, something.. she has written the book on (link below).

https://www.amazon.com.au/Let-Your-Mind-Run-Thinking/dp/1524760757

Welcome to episode 10 of SHOEphoria, the wonderful Deena Kastor! 

Part 1 of a 2 part podcast with Dr Martyn Shorten

It is not often one gets the opportunity to chat with someone who has worked with Nike Founder Phil Knight AND the legendary Nike innovator Bill Bowerman. Or for that matter with Mark Parker and Tom Clarke, both of whom started in the Nike Sports Research Laboratory and rose through the ranks to become CEO’s of the entire shebang!

My guest today on Shoephoria episode 6 is considered one of the true legends of the world of footwear and footwear biomechanics and with a career spanning 42 years, there is not a lot he has not seen or done.

Dr. Martyn Shorten

He joined Nike the year after a young college basketballer named Michael Jordan was snapped up as an endorsed athlete by the company, a relatively new concept at the time. It is fair to say this turned out to be an Ok investment for Nike!

Martyn sharpened his teeth on the very first of the visible air shoes, natural successors to the very first Nike Air running shoe, the Tailwind.

After a very successful stint at Nike, eventually as director of the Sport Research Laboratory, Martyn moved to the global body of Puma, to take on the role as Director of Research, Design and Product Development.

Martyn is not short of an opinion, however that opinion is invariably followed by hard evidence to back it up.

He is scathing of some of the trends that have, and continue to drive the athletic footwear industry, not  the least the concept of overpronation, motion control in footwear and analysis of footwear by heel angle.

This is a fascinating and at time challenging interview, one of the best, and not to be missed.

Such is Martyn’s knowledge,  and the depth of his experience, that this is part 1 of a 2 part Shoephoria podcast. Enjoy!

Thanks you for listening to SHOEphoria Podcast and we hope you will find the time to leave a little review.

Motion control features in running shoes are a thing of the past but we can't seem to shake it in retail or clinician referrals.

Paul Griffin and Simon Bartold discuss the disconnect that exists between running shoe development and what is being advised to consumers via running retail and referring health clinicians.

We discuss some results from a recent Bartold Clinical running industry survey where 200 responders, mainly made up of referring health practitioners, told us what we already knew.... the landscape is a 'dogs breakfast'.

The message is clear, It's time to move on and talk a new evidence based language and those who do not adapt can expect to have poorer outcomes and risk losing the most valuable thing to us all, consumer and patient trust.

Education is the key and we hope to provide Bartold Clinical listeners and followers with the tools to stay on top of the latest evidence based developments from brands and segue this to retail and health clinicians.

As always, we would appreciate if you could subscribe to our SHOEphoria Podcast channel and place a review.

If you are wondering who we are, Bartold Clinical is an educational platform that delivers evidence based lower limb sports medicine and athletic footwear education to a global audience.

You can read more about your podcast host and guest below;

https://www.bartoldclinical.com/about/about-simon-bartold/

https://www.bartoldclinical.com/about/about-paul-griffin/

SHOEphoria Podcast is seeking sponsors.  If you are interested in being involved in the platform moving forward, please email us on info@bartoldclinical.com

https://www.bartoldclinical.com/podcasts/James Edward Monahan III (Jim) was always going to have a career based on sport. His father was a professional baseball coach, and say a bad word against his beloved NY Yankees at your peril! As it turns out, Jim Monahan has had a distinguished career in sports footwear, one that I have been privy to witness first hand. 

Jim’s entry into the athletic footwear industry commenced with ASICS in the USA, and remained there for over 20 years. Starting as an underprepared tech rep at the NYC Marathon, Jim rose through the ranks to become Vice President, Footwear, ASICS America, a role he executed with distinction. Jim Monahan oversaw what can only be described as the golden era of technical brilliance from ASICS, and was a key (if not THE key) player in an exception team of individuals from around the globe that stamped ASICS as the brand of choice for athletes. During his tenure as VP footwear, Jim had a direct hand in such exceptional product as the iconic Gel Kayano, the 2000 series, the Gel Nimbus and the fabulous Gel Kinsei, to name but a few. In 2016, Jim was hand picked to head up the USA operation of the Chinese footwear giant 361 degrees, a role he holds today as President of the company. In this tour de force interview you will get a fascinating glimpse into the power years of ASICS, and the challenges of leaving a multi-billion dollar company, to establish what essentially was a start up in the USA.. and.. succeed!

Thanks for listening to SHOEphoria,  we are looking for podcast sponsors.  If you of anyone you know are interested please contact info@bartoldclinical.com 

For more of our content, please check out www.bartoldclinical.com - the single best resource for independent lower limb sports medicine and athletic footwear education in the world.https://www.bartoldclinical.com/podcasts/

Codi Ramsey is a loud and proud scientific fence sitter, and refuses to be pigeonholed into one profession or another. Although her expertise crosses sports and exercise science, biomechanics and even clinical sports medicine and physiotherapy, she identifies only as  a scientist. And this may be one reason she has been able to achieve a lot in her relatively short time since completing her PhD at the University Of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. Her pragmatic approach to footwear science and research may also stem from her upbringing in rural Northwestern Montana, U.S.A.

Dr Ramsey has an enviable CV including a swag of publications, but her greatest passion is to explore the topic of footwear from a complex systems perspective and try to help bridge the gap between the athletes, footwear retailers, manufacturers, researchers, and governing bodies. And this, is EXACTLY what is needed in this space right now. I am sure you will enjoy this fascinating insight into how, or if athletic footwear can influence injury in runners.

Jeff is Runner-in-Chief for Runner's World, guiding the brand's shoes and gear coverage. A true shoe dog, he's spent more than a decade testing and reviewing shoes. In 2017, he ran in 285 different pairs of shoes, including a streak of 257 days wearing a different model.

In this 30 minute podcast episode of SHOEphoria, Simon Bartold from Bartold Clinical talks with Jeff all things surrounding the current state of play with COVID-19 and its direct effect on the running industry as a whole.  We also look into how the landscape looks post COVID19.  Don't worry, we also talk about shoes!

Check out Jeff's contribution at Runners World below.

https://www.runnersworld.com/author/211463/jeff-dengate/

We hope you enjoy the episode and thanks for subscribing to the podcast.

In the 3rd episode of THE RUN LAB, host Brendon Ip, a Registered Physiotherapist, Gait Analyst and an avid runner himself, dives into the mindset of a runner and how to start running. 

Along the way, Brendon shares some of the experiences he has had which contributed to his love of the sport and he highlights the 5 principles that help build a healthy and longterm approach to running, 1) Setting goals and defining purpose. 2) Making it EASY, 3) Enjoying the little moments, 4) Celebrating achievements and 5) Consistency. 

"Learn to live for the moments – not the events and activities of your life but for the breaks in between. Learn to love the process of pushing yourself, of hearing the rhythmic pace of your feet striking the asphalt or gasping for air as you race to make a pedestrian light. Learn to love solitude and the last rays of sun as it sets behind the trees or the smile your partner gives you as you both jog along at whatever speed your legs want to. Just learn to love being in the present."

Right now we are negotiating many interesting aspects of athlete performance. Not the least of these is performance enhancement, either by drugs, blood doping  or even with the new “Super Shoes”.

We have seen stunning performances in recent times, with world records falling, and even one of the most enduring and challenging records in athletics, the sub 2 hour marathon, falling. Almost exclusively, the finger has been pointed at the shoes these athletes are wearing, especially in relation to carbon plates, construction and geometry. Are they “EPO for the feet”? Or, are they masking something else?

When we see personal best times with elites falling by many minutes, when traditionally improvement is measure in seconds, it may just be that the new shoe technology is providing a smokescreen for something a bit more sinister.

Today’s guest on Shoephoria is esteemed sports scientist and sports journalist Alex Hutchinson, and we explore these issues and others in today’s episode.

Alex is a fearless reporter on the science behind athletic performance and what it might mean. This is a must listen interview with one of the best brains in sport.

If you are interested in performance, sports footwear, and the state of play of athletics right now, you must tune in!

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In the 2nd episode of THE RUN LAB, the host, Brendon Ip, a Registered Physiotherapist based in Vancouver, British Columbia gives his thoughts on the landscape of running shoes, where to start looking and shopping and the infamous minimalist shoe debate. 

In this episode, we learn about the components that go into a running shoe and what makes each shoe ideal for each situation which is something every runner needs to know before they get themselves on the road. 

"Because once again, we come back to the notion of improvement. And that every single time I lace up my shoes to go run, I have the chance to better myself and beat a previous time. "

Simon Bartold talks with Prof Benno Nigg all things Nike 4%, Next Percent and Alphafly.

Will Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next% Shoes be BANNED? This episode discusses one of the very hotly debated topics in the running world right now... the legality of the Nike's ZoomX Vaporfly Next% Shoes. Should these record shattering shoes be allowed to pound the pavement any further? Whether you are a fan of Nike or some other brand, listen as we tackle some of the talking points surrounding whether the shoes are fair and where we think everything will shake out in the end.

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