#140 Mailbag! Does Footstrike Matter with Super Shoes? Best Stable Neutral Shoes, Pregnancy and Running, and if Super Shoes were a Food

This episode is all about your questions! Matt & David host another Q&A show. Your questions take them all over the place, from stable neutral shoes, building a shoe rotation, running during pregnancy, recovering from an ankle sprain and more! Be sure to stick around for Matt's final, completely absurd question.

Chapters

• 0:00 - Intro
• 6:20 - What are your favorite stable neutral shoes?
• 9:47 - Which shoes are best suited for treadmils? Soft tracks?
• 18:08 - What should you look for in a shoe after an ankle sprain?
• 24:13 - How many shoes are necessary for an average shoe rotation?
• 28:45 - Why do some shoes cause hot spots or tingling in the feet?
• 33:53 - How should training be modified during pregnancy?
• 41:04 - What would you (not) like to see in running shoes over the next 5 years?
• 44:08 - If you forefoot strike in super shoes, do you get the full benefit?
• 47:22 - What causes stiff/painful big toes?
• 51:27 - How does running with a handheld bottle impact mechanics?
• 56:22 - Are carbon orthotics worth using with carbon plated shoes?
• 59:56 - How can you train and compensate for running on heavily cambered road?
• 1:07:42 - If super shoes were a food, what would they be?
• 1:10:44 - Wrap-up

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