#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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#256 We Rank Our Favorite Race Distances and the Shoes We’d Use for Them

#256 We Rank Our Favorite Race Distances and the Shoes We’d Use for Them

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 the...

20 Elo 202553min

#255 Talking with ASICS about the New Sonicblast and Megablast!

#255 Talking with ASICS about the New Sonicblast and Megablast!

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 ar...

13 Elo 202544min

#254 Buy or Sell? Doping Should Lead to Lifetime Ban? Shoes Need to Be Lower Stacked? 2024 Was a BETTER Shoe Year?

#254 Buy or Sell? Doping Should Lead to Lifetime Ban? Shoes Need to Be Lower Stacked? 2024 Was a BETTER Shoe Year?

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 ar...

6 Elo 20251h 3min

#253 Between Two Feet: Hoka Rocket X 3 and What Happens When There's Too Much Stability

#253 Between Two Feet: Hoka Rocket X 3 and What Happens When There's Too Much Stability

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 ...

30 Heinä 202558min

#252 We Share Our Running Injuries and How We Have Managed Them, Vol. II (Foot and Knee Pain)

#252 We Share Our Running Injuries and How We Have Managed Them, Vol. II (Foot and Knee Pain)

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 ...

23 Heinä 20251h 1min

#251 Mailbag! Can a Foam Cause Pain? The Shelf Life of Shoes? The Science Behind Shoe Rotations?

#251 Mailbag! Can a Foam Cause Pain? The Shelf Life of Shoes? The Science Behind Shoe Rotations?

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 sci...

16 Heinä 20251h 7min

#250 250th Episode Mailbag Special! What's the Impact of 40+mm Stack Height Shoes? All-time Best Shoe Rotation? Worst Shoe Color EVER?

#250 250th Episode Mailbag Special! What's the Impact of 40+mm Stack Height Shoes? All-time Best Shoe Rotation? Worst Shoe Color EVER?

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 f...

9 Heinä 20251h 14min

#249 Our Top Running Shoes of 2025 So Far

#249 Our Top Running Shoes of 2025 So Far

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 favorit...

2 Heinä 20251h 5min

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