#78 How Should Your Shoes Fit, plus Saucony Freedom 5 & Axon 2 Reviews
Today at the roundtable Nate, DJ, and Matt discuss how a shoe should fit. How do you asses whether a shoe fits you well? What should you look for when shopping for running shoes? What are the conseque...
9 Mar 20221h 16min
#77 The Resurgence of PUMA Running: An Interview with Todd Falker and Laura Healey
Today Nate and DJ are joined by two very special guests from PUMA: Todd Falker (Senior Product Line Manager) and Laura Healey (Manager, Footwear Innovation). They give us an inside look at how PUMA c...
2 Mar 202252min
#76 Best Shoes for Posterior Tibialis Pain and Saucony Kinvara 13 Review
Today at the roundtable Nate, Matt, and David discuss the tibialis posterior, including its role in the gait cycle, how it can get irritated or injured, and what shoes may be best for dealing with tib...
23 Feb 202258min
#75 What are Rocker Soles and What Benefits do they Have?, How to Deal with Conflicting Evidence, + XTEP RC 260
Today Nate and Matt take a deep dive into rocker soles in running shoes. What exactly is a rocker sole? What's the role of toe spring in a shoe? Who may benefit from a rockered sole and who may not? A...
16 Feb 20221h
#74 Defining Shoe Categories, Favorite Long-Distance Racing Shoes, and Craft Line-Up Review
Today at the roundtable we discuss the continually blurring lines between different categories of running shoes: namely trainers, performance trainers, and racing shoes. We talk about whether performa...
9 Feb 20221h 1min
#73 Selecting Shoes for Newer Runners, How Long Running Shoes Last, and On Cloudboom Echo Thoughts
In today's episode we revisit conversations that have been had regarding foam, namely discussing what changes foam leads to on the body and how long foam may last in a shoe. We then highlight our new ...
2 Feb 202258min
#72 Why are Uppers so Overlooked? Best Uppers of 2021 and a Roundup of Early HOKA 2022 Offerings
Today on the roundtable we have the joy of talking about our second DOR Giving initiative. You'll learn more about the Life Rolls On foundation and the wonderful work they do. You can learn more and d...
26 Jan 20221h
#71 How 43 Years in Running Shoe Innovation Led to BLUMAKA (ft. Stuart Jenkins)
Today to the roundtable we welcome Stuart Jenkins, a seasoned innovator in the running shoe industry who has worked with independent inventors across brands, led Deckers' innovation team, and now has ...
19 Jan 20221h 13min
