#148 Mailbag! Shoe Rotations for Easy and Long Runs, Mach X and Kinvara Pro, Bucket List Races, and Balancing Life at DOR

#148 Mailbag! Shoe Rotations for Easy and Long Runs, Mach X and Kinvara Pro, Bucket List Races, and Balancing Life at DOR

Time for more listener questions! Nathan and David dig into the mailbag to answer your questions. They take a look at two new "super trainers": the Hoka Mach X and the Saucony Kinvara Pro. They lend their expertise on rehabbing from Achilles tendinopathy and how shoes might impact it. They give some practical advice on making sure you're getting enough protein in your diet to stay fueled and strong, and even more. Be sure to listen til the end to hear David get put on the hot seat for his taco preferences!

Chapters

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 2:13 - Should you rotate different shoes for easy and long runs?
  • 9:29 - Mach X vs. Endorphin Speed 3
  • 20:35 - Kinvara Pro Comparisons
  • 30:23 - Running & Achilles rehab with Silbernagel Protocol
  • 36:35 - Heel Drop with Insertional Achilles Tendinopapthy
  • 44:47 - How much protein should runners eat?
  • 53:56 - How do we balance DOR, running, work, family, and more?
  • 1:01:19 - Footshaped vs non-footshaped shoes?
  • 1:07:38 - Bucket list destination races
  • 1:12:22 - Kiss, marry, kill: chorizo, carnitas, or steak
  • 1:14:42 - Wrap-up

Be sure to check out this week's sponsor, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Running Warehouse⁠⁠⁠⁠. They've got a bunch of new shoes hitting the shelves! Check out Hoka's brand new Cielo Road, a 5K/10K racing flat with a PEBA Foam. Want something with some more cushion for those easy days? Take a look at the updated Saucony Triumph 21, a team favorite. If you need some stability for your runs, the ASICS Kayano 30 has been reimagined from the ground up. Find all of these and more by visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠runningwarehouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ today.

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#271 Inside Mizuno’s High Tech Future: 2026 Shoe Preview

#271 Inside Mizuno’s High Tech Future: 2026 Shoe Preview

With 2026 right around the corner, we've got a series of conversations with running brand to take a deep dive on the shoes they've got coming up next year. Andrea is joined by Mizuno's Shunsuke Aoi, G...

10 Joulu 202547min

#270 Top Shoe Brand of the Year? Most Innovative Shoe? Biggest Disappointments? | Our 2025 Recap

#270 Top Shoe Brand of the Year? Most Innovative Shoe? Biggest Disappointments? | Our 2025 Recap

As we approach the end of 2025, we take some time to recap the year in running. David, Matt, and Nathan team up to talk about their favorite shoe brands, most innovative shoes, most disappointing shoe...

3 Joulu 20251h 2min

#269 Mailbag! Is Heel Drop a Lie? Toe Numbness? Our 2025 Shoe Rotation?

#269 Mailbag! Is Heel Drop a Lie? Toe Numbness? Our 2025 Shoe Rotation?

It's time for a mailbag round where we dig through our emails and DMs to answer your questions! Matt & David team up to tackle questions about heel drop, stable-neutral speed shoes, treadmill shoes, h...

26 Marras 202555min

#268 We Rank Our Top 5 Shoes of 2025

#268 We Rank Our Top 5 Shoes of 2025

It's that time of year! We get the whole team, Nathan, Andrea, Matt, and David, together to round up our favorite shoes of the year. This time we're doing things a little differently for the pod: no c...

19 Marras 20251h 27min

#267 Can We Blame Super Shoes for Overuse Injuries?

#267 Can We Blame Super Shoes for Overuse Injuries?

Matt is joined by a familiar face this week as Saucony’s Senior Performance Engineer Cory Hofmann joins for a discussion about super shoes. Matt and Cory debate whether this unique footwear is the cau...

12 Marras 20251h 3min

#266 Do Not Make These Offseason Running Mistakes

#266 Do Not Make These Offseason Running Mistakes

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 hel...

5 Marras 20251h 9min

#265 The Best/Worst Things Each Running Shoe Company Does

#265 The Best/Worst Things Each Running Shoe Company Does

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 a...

29 Loka 20251h 24min

#264 Answering the Most Common Questions about Shin Splits with Dr. Doug Adams

#264 Answering the Most Common Questions about Shin Splits with Dr. Doug Adams

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 ailmen...

22 Loka 20251h 5min

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