#204 All About the Long Run: Benefits and RISKS of Long Runs, How to Pick Your Shoes, and Returing to Long Runs from Injury

#204 All About the Long Run: Benefits and RISKS of Long Runs, How to Pick Your Shoes, and Returing to Long Runs from Injury

Today's episode is all about the long run, one of the most critical, and most fretted over, parts of a runner's training. David and Matt get together to share their expertise on surviving and thriving on those long days. They discuss the physiological and mental benefits you gain over a long run, as well as the risks as you build up to it. Of course they share their favorite shoes and give guidance on how to pick what to put on your feet. Finally they give strategies on adjusting your runs in extreme heat or cold, and how to build back to a long run after dealing with an injury.

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Chapters

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 2:16 - What's the point of a long run?
  • 5:36 - The benefits and risks of long runs
  • 20:00 - What makes a run a "long" run and how do you build to one?
  • 28:20 - How should you pace your long runs?
  • 31:06 - Picking your shoes for your long run
  • 41:58 - How do you adjust your long run for extreme weather?
  • 52:54 - How do you come back to a long run after injury?
  • 58:38 - Wrap-up

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#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...

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#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

#248 Our Top 3 Keys for Strength and Conditioning for Runners

#248 Our Top 3 Keys for Strength and Conditioning for Runners

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 k...

25 Kesä 202554min

#247 Our Best Stable Neutral Shoes of 2025

#247 Our Best Stable Neutral Shoes of 2025

You know we love stable neutral shoes at DOR. Matt & David join up to take a look at the state of stable neutral shoes in 2025 and give their favorite picks. They define some key terms like sole flair...

18 Kesä 202555min

#246 Mailbag! Shoe Fit of the Metaspeed Edge Tokyo, Minimalist Shoes in 2025, Our Favorite Running Apparel

#246 Mailbag! Shoe Fit of the Metaspeed Edge Tokyo, Minimalist Shoes in 2025, Our Favorite Running Apparel

David & Nathan are here with a mailbag, where we answer your questions. They discuss the upcoming Metaspeed Edge Tokyo, the latest in minimalist/zero-drop shoes, running store shoe fitting, and more. ...

11 Kesä 202544min

#245 Between Two Feet: Brooks Hyperion Max 3 and Do Super Trainers Make Good Racing Shoes?

#245 Between Two Feet: Brooks Hyperion Max 3 and Do Super Trainers Make Good Racing Shoes?

Matt & Andrea are back with another installation of Between Two Feet, where they contrast their different experiences in a shoe. Last time it was the Nike Vaporfly 4, and this time it's the Brooks Hyp...

4 Kesä 202531min

#244 Buy/Sell and This or That with Yowana! The Best Long Run Day? Soft or Firm Midsoles? Favorite Shoes to Review?

#244 Buy/Sell and This or That with Yowana! The Best Long Run Day? Soft or Firm Midsoles? Favorite Shoes to Review?

Matt & David are joined by Yowana for a special episode of hot takes only: Buy/Sell and This or That! We put ourselves on the hot seat here–no gray area, no middle ground. We pick between, and argue o...

28 Touko 20251h 21min

#243 Between Two Feet: Nike Vaporfly 4 and the Impact of Geometry Changes to a Shoe

#243 Between Two Feet: Nike Vaporfly 4 and the Impact of Geometry Changes to a Shoe

If you've been following us for a while, you know that Matt & Andrea often experience shoes completely differently, so on this episode they get together to compare & contrast their experiences in Nike...

21 Touko 202540min

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