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#225 This or That, 2025 Shoe Edition! Mizuno Wave Rebellion Pro 3, Saucony Endorphin Elite 2, Hoka Clifton 10 and More
It's time for another "This or That" episode where we willingly back ourselves into a corner and force ourselves to take sides (when we'd much rather say, "It depends.") Here, Matt, David, and Nathan make their picks for some new and upcoming shoes like the Hoka Clifton & Bondi, Mizuno Neo Zen & Neo Vista, and Endorphin Trainer & Speed, and more. Have you tried any of these shoes? Do you have any this-or-that questions for our team? DM us on Instagram or email us at [email protected].
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:23 - Hoka Clifton 10 or Hoka Bondi 9
12:32 - Wide toebox or high volume toebox
15:36 - Mizuno Neo Vista or Neo Zen
23:52 - Mizuno Wave Rebellion Pro 2 or Rebellion Pro 3
29:36 - No-show socks or crew socks
34:00 - Saucony Endorphin Speed or Endorphin Trainer
37:58 - Plyometrics or heavy lifting
47:56 - Diadora Cellula or Asics Nimbus 27
53:04 - Endorphin Elite 1 or 2
58:20 - Wrap-up
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#224 Mailbag! The Best and Worst Shoe Characteristics for Knees? How Does Stability Impact Gait?
We love a mailbag episode, where we get to answer your questions! Nathan, Matt, and David field listener questions about everything from walking in carbon-plated shoes, the impact of different styles of shoes on knee pain, to cutting holes in the uppers of shoes (you'll never guess what Matt used to do to shoes). We want to hear from you! DM us on Instagram or email us at [email protected].
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
3:00 - The use of carbon plated shoes for walking
9:16 - The impact of rockers, cushioning, and heel drop on the knee
18:00 - Should we ever modify the uppers of our shoes?
29:20 - Cushioned, orthotic-friendly trail shoes for long races
40:36 - How do stability shoes impact gait mechanics?
49:22 - Wrap-up
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#223 Our Favorite Shoes of 2024, Part 2
Here's part 2 of our favorite shoes of the year! If you missed the previous episode, we covered daily trainers, stability shoes, long run shoes, and trail shoes. Onto the fast stuff for part 2: workout shoes, plated trainers, and racing shoes! Plus we wrap it up with our votes for most impressive shoe brand from 2024. As always we'd loved to hear from you! DM us on Instagram or email us at [email protected] to let us know what your favorite shoes of the year have been.
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:29 - Favorite workout shoes
12:28 - Favorite plated trainers
22:50 - Favorite racing shoes
35:40 - Company that impressed us the most
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#222 Our Favorite Shoes of 2024, Part 1
It's that time of year again, now that 2024 is coming to a close we'll wrap up the year with our favorite shoes. On this special two part episode, the entire four-person team (Nathan, Matt, David, Andrea) get together to talk about their favorites from a year full of phenomenal shoes. On part 1 they discuss daily trainers, stability, long run shoes, and trail. Be sure to tune in next week for part 2! We'd love hear your favorites too! DM us on Instagram or email us at [email protected]
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:36 - What was your favorite running related memory this year?
6:38 - Favorite daily trainers
19:50 - Favorite stability trainer
30:13 - Favorite long run shoe
44:55 - Favorite trail shoe
58:50 - Wrap-up
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#221 Buy or Sell: Are Vaporflys Not the Best Super Shoe Anymore? Are Stability Shoes the Best They’ve Ever Been? Do We Like that Shoes are Over 40mm?
Your favorite game show is back! Matt and David play Buy or Sell with a number of end-of-year topics. They talk about the hot new trend of trainers skyrocketing pass 40mm, discuss whether stability shoes are better now than they’ve ever been before, and question if the Vaporfly is no longer the king of the marathon.
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
3:30 - Signature daily trainers over 40mm stack
7:02 - Nike is no longer the leader of super racing shoes
12:04 - Apparel brands making shoes is a good thing
15:50 - Stability shoes are better now than they have ever benn
23:24 - There are still many voids in the running market to be filled
28:34 - It's harder now than ever to select a shoe for a new runner
41:28 - Crossover/athleisure running shoes
51:54 - Wrap-up
We are Doctors of Running, a group of doctors of physical therapy all working to provide you all with information about the art and science of running and what we are putting on our feet. In this podcast we will be giving evidence-based deep dives into running related topics as well as detailed running shoe reviews. You can also check us out at our website -- doctorsofrunning.com, and on social media @doctorsofrunning
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